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Action theory : a primer for applied research in the social sciences / Ladislav Valach, Richard A. Young, and M. Judith Lynam.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Valach, Ladislav.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Research.
- Social sciences.
- Action theory.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
- Summary:
- Presents a theory of goal directed action, helping us see our everyday behavior in a systematic manner relevant to our lives.
- Contents:
- Part I Conceptual and Methodological Considerations
- 1 Action: Problem, Concept, Explanation, Method, and Theory 3
- Situating the Problem 3
- Action Theoretical Conceptualization 4
- Issues of Explanation 8
- Empirical Access to Behavior and Action 11
- Theory of Action 20
- Group Action 29
- Project and Career 35
- 2 Research Procedures for Using Action Theory in Applied Research 45
- Framing Research Questions: Action, Group Action, Project, and Career 48
- Accessing Data 49
- Observing and Analyzing Data: Elements, Functional Steps, and Goals 52
- Everyday Observation: Accessing Social Meaning in Naive or Lay-Person Observation 62
- Reports of Subjective Processes: Monitoring and Recording Internal Processes 66
- Analysis of Actions: Integrating the Three Methods 69
- Analysis of Project and Career 70
- Conducting Research 73
- Criteria for Evaluating Adequacy 79
- 3 Action Theory Research 83
- Issues of Conceptualization 83
- Procedures, Data, and Results 86
- Part II Application of Action Theory: Research Reports
- 4 Empowerment, Praxis, and Action Theory in Health-Promotion Research / M. Judith Lynam, Richard A. Young 123
- Theoretical Premises of Empowerment and Partnership 125
- Family Conversation as Health-Promotion Action 128
- The Research Studies 129
- Research as Praxis 137
- 5 The Reasoning of Parents and Children in Conversation about Marital Transitions / Deanna Bader, Richard A. Young 139
- Children's Reasoning about Marital Transitions 140
- Application of Action Theoretical Framework 143
- The Joint Project of "Making Sense" of Marital Transitions 144
- Examination of the Interactions of Parents and Children from Multiple Perspectives 146
- Immediate Practical Implications of Action Theory Research 147
- Case Illustrations 147
- 6 Stories of Attempted Suicide: Suicide Career, Suicide Project, and Suicide Action / Ladislav Valach, Konrad Michel, Richard A. Young, Pascal Dey 153
- Results 156
- 7 Action Theoretical Perspective in Rehabilitation / Ladislav Valach, Jaye Wald 173
- The Rehabilitation Processes 174
- A Goal-Directed Organizational Framework 182
- Integrative Attempts 182
- Action Theory 183
- Some General Features of Rehabilitation 184
- A Word of Caution on Dealing with Hierarchies 190
- Some Methodological Issues in Analysis of System Processes in Rehabilitation 191
- Action Systems in Rehabilitation, Rehabilitative Processes, and Rehabilitation Organization 192
- Appendix The Family Health-Promotion Project Research Manual 203.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-250) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0275970868
- OCLC:
- 48656067
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