Action research / Ernest T. Stringer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stringer, Ernest T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human services--Research.

Human services.

Action research.

Physical Description:

xxv, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1999]

Summary:

Community-based action research seeks to involve as active participants those who have traditionally been called subjects. This book provides a a simple but highly effective model for approaching action research.

The author describes a simple and effective model for approaching action research: "Look" - building a picture and gathering information; "Think" - interpreting and explaining; "Act" - resolving issues and problems.This revised edition contains summaries which provide a practical checklist fo researchers, and an appendix of electronic resources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-222) and index.

ISBN:

0761917128

0761917136

OCLC:

41278343