Research, actionable knowledge, and social change : reclaiming social responsibility through research partnerships / Edward P. St. John ; foreword by Penny A. Pasque.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

St. John, Edward P.

Series:

Actionable research for social justice in education and society series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Action research in education.

Education--Social aspects--Research.

Education.

Social justice--Study and teaching.

Social justice.

Education--Social aspects.

Research.

Physical Description:

xiv, 253 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, 2013.

Summary:

This is the inaugural volume in the Actionable Research for Social Justice in Educational and Society series. Written for social science researchers, practitioners, and students, this professional text provides strategies and frameworks for using social science research to engage in critical social and educational problem solving. It is based on lessons learned and insight gained over four decades from the author's work in evaluating interventions, conducting policy research, and supporting university partnership with schools and community organization. Combining critical analysis and traditional research methods, this book offers guidance for using the action inquiry model (AIM), a transformative model for successfully conducting action-oriented research in a multitude of professional service organizations. It aims to encourage a new generation of research-based partnership and reforms that promote equity and access for under-served populations. This book provides researchers with a meta-methodology for using both quantitative and qualitative methods that meets peer-reviewed publication standards while working in partnership settings. It is also appropriate for students enrolled in higher education master's and doctoral programs and other programs that involve social science research, providing practical guidance for developing dissertation and other research projects that support social change, promote students justice, and contribute to the research literature. Using this text in research design courses will facilitate open discussion of the practical problems encountered in the research process. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Refraining Social and Educational Research 25

2 Critical-Empirical Approach 59

3 Action Inquiry Model 83

4 Professional Development 102

5 Organizational Change 140

6 Public Policy 165

7 Leadership and Public Responsibility 188

8 Conclusions 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781579227340

1579227341

9781579227357

157922735X

OCLC:

847528981