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Action Research is an invaluable guide to both novice and experienced researchers from a diversity of disciplines, backgrounds, and levels of study for understanding how action research works in real-life contexts. The Fifth Edition builds on the experiences of the authors by acknowledging the dramatic changes taking place in our everyday lives, including developments of social and digital media that have become central to modern life. Author Ernest T. Stringer and new co-author Alfredo Ortiz Aragón aim to provide a meaningful methodology arising from their extensive field experience for both students and practitioners.  Presenting research that produces practical, effective, and sustainable outcomes to real-world problems, Action Research helps students see the value of their research in a broader context, beyond academia, to effecting change on a larger scale.

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Action Research

SECTION I: An Introduction to Action Research

Chapter 1: Understanding Action Research

Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations of Action Research

SECTION II: Action Research Practices and Processes

Chapter 3: Setting the Stage: Initiating an Action Research Process

Chapter 4: Look: Generating and Gathering Data

Chapter 5: Think: Reflecting and Analyzing

Chapter 6: Act: Implementing Practical Solutions

SECTION III: From Local to Global-Action Research for Social Change

Chapter 7: Reporting: Informing Stakeholders and Other Audiences

Chapter 8: Developmental Approaches to Social and Organizational Change

Chapter 9: Action Research and Digital Media

Appendix: Case Examples of Formal Reports

References

Index