The SAGE handbook of action research / edited by Hilary Bradbury.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bradbury, Hilary, editor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Action research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Action research.

Participant observation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Participant observation.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xliii, 806 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

Handbook of action research

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications, [2015]

Summary:

The third edition of the SAGE Handbook of Action Research presents an updated version of the bestselling text, including new chapters covering emerging areas in healthcare, social work, education and international development, as well as an expanded 'skills' section which includes new consultant-relevant materials. Building on the strength of the previous editions, editor Hilary Bradbury-Huang has carefully developed the third edition to ensure it follows in their footsteps by mapping the current state of the discipline, as well as looking to the future of the field and exploring the issues at the cutting edge of the action research paradigm today. This volume is an essential resource for scholars and professionals engaged in social and political inquiry, healthcare, international development, new media, organizational research and education. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Practices

1 Introduction to Practices / Alfredo Ortiz Aragón Aragón, Alfredo Ortiz, María Teresa Castillo-Burguete Castillo-Burguete, María Teresa 13

2 The Practice of Learning History: Local and Open System Approaches / Hilary Bradbury Bradbury, Hilary, George Roth Roth, George, Margaret Gearty Gearty, Margaret 17

3 PRA, PLA and Pluralism: Practice and Theory / Robert Chambers Chambers, Robert 31

4 Developing the Practice of Leading Change Through Insider Action Research: A Dynamic Capability Perspective / David Coghlan Coghlan, David, Abraham B. (Rami) Shani Shani, Abraham B. (Rami) 47

5 Innovations in Appreciative Inquiry: Critical Appreciative Inquiry with Excluded Pakistani Women / Graham Duncan Duncan, Graham 55

6 Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry / Aftab Erfan Erfan, Aftab, Bill Torbert Torbert, Bill 64

7 Systematization of Experiences: A Practice of Participatory Research from Latin America / Elza Falkembach Falkembach, Elza, Alfonso Torres Carrillo Carrillo, Alfonso Torres 76

8 Empowerment Evaluation and Action Research: A Convergence of Values, Principles, and Purpose / David M. Fetterman Fetterman, David M. 83

9 Action Evaluation: An Action Research Practice for the Participative Definition, Monitoring, and Assessment of Success in Social Innovation and Conflict Engagement / Victor J. Friedman Friedman, Victor J., Jay Rothman Rothman, Jay 90

10 Theatre in Participatory Action Research: Experiences from Bangladesh / Meghna Guhathakurta Guhathakurta, Meghna 100

11 Using T-Groups to Develop Action Research Skills in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous Environments / Lisa Stefanac Stefanac, Lisa, Michael Krot Krot, Michael 109

12 The Action Research Practice of Urban Planning - An Example from Hong Kong / Hok Bun Ku Ku, Hok Bun, Jackie Y. C. Kwok Kwok, Jackie Y. C. 118

13 The Artistry of Emancipatory Practice: Photovoice. Creative Techniques, and Feminist Anti-Racist Participatory Action Research / M. Brinton Lykes Lykes, M. Brinton, Holly Scheib Scheib, Holly 131

14 Action Science Revisited: Building Knowledge Out of Practice to Transform Practice / Diana McLain Smith Smith, Diana McLain 143

15 Systemic Intervention / Gerald Midgley Midgley, Gerald 157

16 Community-Based Participatory Research with Communities Defined by Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: Translating Theory to Practice / Christina Nicolaidis Nicolaidis, Christina, Dora Raymaker Raymaker, Dora 167

17 Action Learning / Mike Pedler Pedler, Mike, John Burgoyne Burgoyne, John 179

18 The Network Leadership Innovation Lab: A Practice for Social Change / Elissa Perry Perry, Elissa, Robin Katcher Katcher, Robin, Mark Leach Leach, Mark, Laurie Mazur Mazur, Laurie 188

19 Awareness-Based Action Research: Catching Social Reality Creation in Flight / Otto Scharmer Scharmer, Otto, Katrin Kaeufer Kaeufer, Katrin 199

20 The World Café in Action Research Settings / Frederick Steier Steier, Frederick, Juanita Brown Brown, Juanita, Flavio Mesquita da Silva Silva, Flavio Mesquita da 211

21 Ethnographic Action Research: Media, Information and Communicative Ecologies for Development Initiatives / Jo Tacchi Tacchi, Jo 220

22 Re-Fashioning Citizens' Juries: Participatory Democracy in Action / Tom Wakeford Wakeford, Tom, Michel Pimbert Pimbert, Michel, Erin Walcon Walcon, Erin 230

23 The Practice of Helping Students to Find Their First Person Voice in Creating Living-Theories for Education / Jack Whitehead Whitehead, Jack 247

24 The Practice of Teaching Co-Operative Inquiry / Lyle Yorks Yorks, Lyle 256

Part II Exemplars

25 Introduction to Exemplars / Svante Lifvergren Lifvergren, Svante, Kent Glenzer Glenzer, Kent 267

26 Symbiosis of Action Research and Deliberative Democracy in the Context of Participatory Constitution-Making / Oguz N. Babüroglu Babüroglu, Oguz N., Gülru Z. Göker Göker, Gülru Z., Emre Koyuncu Koyuncu, Emre 270

27 Action Research in Universities and Higher Education Worldwide / Rebecca Boden Boden, Rebecca, Davydd J. Greenwood Greenwood, Davydd J., Budd Hall Hall, Budd, Morten Levin Levin, Morten, Judi Marshall Marshall, Judi, Susan Wright Wright, Susan 281

28 'I'm Not Afraid of Him; That Dog Barks But He Don't Bite'. PAR Processes, Gender Equity and Emancipation with Women in Yucatán, Mexico / María Teresa Castillo-Burguete Castillo-Burguete, María Teresa, Carmen García-Gómez García-Gómez, Carmen, Pedro Castro-Borges Castro-Borges, Pedro, Federico Dickinson Dickinson, Federico 291

29 Insurgent Inquiry: Connecting Action Research, Impact Evaluation, and Global Strategy in a Rights-Based International Development NGO / Kent Glenzer Glenzer, Kent, Elisa Martínez Martínez, Elisa, Michael Drinkwater Drinkwater, Michael 301

30 Action Research with Marginalized Immigrants' Corning to Voice: Twenty Years of Social Movement Support in Taiwan and Still Going / Hsiao-Chuan Hsia Hsia, Hsiao-Chuan 315

31 Improving Health and Well-being: Researching Alongside Marginalized People Across Diverse Domains / Tina Koch Koch, Tina 325

32 After a Decade of Action Research: Impactful Systems Improvement in Swedish Healthcare / Svante Lifvergren Lifvergren, Svante, Tony Huzzard Huzzard, Tony, Andreas Hellström Hellström, Andreas 337

33 Action Research as a Transformative Force in Management Education: Introducing the Collaboratory / Katrin Muff Muff, Katrin 351

34 Achieving Equity in Education / Ernie Stringer Stringer, Ernie 362

Part III Groundings

35 Introduction to Groundings / Hilary Bradbury Bradbury, Hilary 377

36 Praxis - Retrieving the Roots of Action Research / Olav Eikeland Eikeland, Olav 381

37 Core Issues in Modern Epistemology for Action Researchers: Dancing Between Knower and Known / Gill Coleman Coleman, Gill 392

38 Social Construction and Research as Action / Kennerii J. Gergen Gergen, Kennerii J., Mary M. Gergen Gergen, Mary M. 401

39 How to Succeed in Action Research without Really Acting: Tracing the Development of Action Research to Constructivist Practice in Organizational Worklife / Bjørn Gustavsen Gustavsen, Bjørn, Øyvind Pålsliaugen Pålsliaugen, Øyvind 409

40 Organization Development: Action Research for Organizational Change / David Coghlan Coghlan, David 417

41 Evolutionary Systems Thinking: What Gregory Bateson, Kurt Lewin and Jacob Moreno Offered to Action Research that Still Remains to be Learned / Davydd J. Greenwood Greenwood, Davydd J. 425

42 How Change Happens: The Implications of Complexity and Systems Thinking for Action Research / Danny Burns Burns, Danny 434

43 Complex Systems and Emergence in Action Research / Benyamin Lichtenstein Lichtenstein, Benyamin 446

44 Critical Theory and Critical Participatory Action Research / Stephen Kemmis Kemmis, Stephen, Robin McTaggart McTaggart, Robin, Rhonda Nixon Nixon, Rhonda 453

45 Power and Knowledge / John Gaventa Gaventa, John, Andrea Cornwall Cornwall, Andrea 465

46 Research, Participation and Social Transformation: Grounding Systematization of Experiences in Latin American Perspectives / Danilo R. Streck Streck, Danilo R., Oscar Jam Holliday Holliday, Oscar Jam 472

47 Knowledge Democracy, Community-based Action Research, the Global South and the Excluded North / George Ladaah Openjuru Openjuru, George Ladaah, Namrata Jaitli Jaitli, Namrata, Rajesh Tandon Tandon, Rajesh, Budd Hall Hall, Budd 481

48 Participatory Action Research: Its Origins and Future in Women's Ways / Marja-Liisa Swantz Swantz, Marja-Liisa 489

49 The Location of Race in Action Research / Erica Gabrielle Foldy Foldy, Erica Gabrielle 497

50 Sex and Sensibilities: Doing Action Research while Respecting even Inspiring Dignity / Lauren Martin Martin, Lauren 505

51 Crowdsourcing and Action Research.

Fostering People's Participation in Research through Digital Media / Chiara Certomà Certomà, Chiara, Michel Pimbert Pimbert, Michel 512

52 Naturally Emerging Regulation and the Danger of Delegitimizing Conventional Leadership: Drawing on the Example of Wikipedia / Dariusz Jemielniak Jemielniak, Dariusz 522

53 Action Research in an Online World / Dusty Columbia Embury Embury, Dusty Columbia 529

54 Large Scale Change Action Research / Steve Waddell Waddell, Steve, Milla McLachlan McLachlan, Milla, Greta Meszoely Meszoely, Greta, Sandra Waddock Waddock, Sandra 536

55 Companions to Action Research: Reaching Beyond our Networks to Build Alignments and a Common Repository of Resources / Gabrlele Bammer Bammer, Gabrlele 547

56 Action Research and Ecological Practice / Peter Reason Reason, Peter, Susan Canney Canney, Susan 553

57 Ecofeminism and Systems Thinking: Shared Ethics of Care for Action Research / Anne Stephens Stephens, Anne 564

58 The Integrating (Feminine) Reach of Action Research: A Nonet for Epistemological Voice / Hilary Bradbury Bradbury, Hilary 573

59 Expanding Reach and Justice with PAR: Working with More than Humans / Debra Merskin Merskin, Debra, Debra Durham Durham, Debra 583

Part IV Skills

60 Introduction to Skills / Dusty Columbia Embury Embury, Dusty Columbia 593

61 Widening the Circle: Ethical Reflection in Action Research and the Practice of Structured Ethical Reflection / Mary Brydon-Miller Brydon-Miller, Mary, Amy Rector Aranda Aranda, Amy Rector, Douglas M. Stevens Stevens, Douglas M. 596

62 The Skillful Means of Engaged Research / Jacques M. Chevalier Chevalier, Jacques M., Daniel J. Buckles Buckles, Daniel J., Michelle Bourassa Bourassa, Michelle 608

63 Feelings in First Person Action Research / Hanne Been Been, Hanne 619

64 Clearing Obstacles: An Exercise to Expand a Person's Repertoire of Action / Elaine Herdman-Barker Herdman-Barker, Elaine, Aftah Erfan Erfan, Aftah 626

65 A Cross-Cultural Approach with East-Asian Epistemology: Developing Soft Skills in Action Research / Noriyuki Inoue Inoue, Noriyuki 636

66 Cultivating Intention (As we Enter the Fray): The Skillful Practice of Embodying Presence, Awareness, and Purpose as Action Researchers / David McCallum McCallum, David, Aliki Nicolaides Nicolaides, Aliki 643

67 Holding Theory Skillfully in Consulting Interventions / Grady McGonagill McGonagill, Grady, Dana Carman Carman, Dana 653

68 You Better Check Your Method Before You Wreck Your Method: Challenging and Transforming Photovoice / Angie P. Mejia Mejia, Angie P. 665

69 Discovering Philosophical Assumptions that Guide Action Research: The Reflexive Toolbox Approach / Chad Gonnerman Gonnerman, Chad, Michael. O'Rourke O'Rourke, Michael., Stephen J. Crowley Crowley, Stephen J., Troy E. Hall Hall, Troy E. 673

70 Radical Epistemology as Caffeine for Social Change / Alfredo Ortiz Aragón Aragón, Alfredo Ortiz, Juan Carlos Giles Macedo Macedo, Juan Carlos Giles 681

71 Mediated Dialogue in Action Research / Charles J. Palus Palus, Charles J., John B. McGuire McGuire, John B. 691

72 Teaching the Heart of Action Research Skills: Breaking Free in the Classroom / Timothy Pyrch Pyrch, Timothy 700

73 Practice of Mindful Intuition: Bi-directional Openness: The Skill of Expressing and Sensing Leadership that Serves a Group / Yumi Sera Sera, Yumi 708

74 Designerly Ways for Action Research / Howard Silverman Silverman, Howard 716

75 Nurturing Creative Destruction: Bringing Management and Influence Skillsets to Health Care / Nicole A. Steckler Steckler, Nicole A., James J. Huntzicker Huntzicker, James J. 724

76 Teaching and Learning Reflective Practice in the Action Science/Action Inquiry Tradition / Steven S. Taylor Taylor, Steven S., Jenny W. Rudolph Rudolph, Jenny W., Erica Gabrielle Foldy Foldy, Erica Gabrielle 732

77 From Research 'on1 to Research 'with': Developing Skills for Research with Sex Workers / Emily van der Meulen Meulen, Emily van der 742

78 Shared Inquiry Capabilities and Differing Inquiry Preferences: Navigating 'Full Cycle' Iterations of Action Research / Yoland Wadsworth Wadsworth, Yoland 750

79 Unlocking the Secrets of Personal and Systemic Power: The Power Lab and Action Inquiry in the Classroom / Nancy C. Wallis Wallis, Nancy C. 760.

Notes:

"Sage reference"

Previous edition : The SAGE handbook of action research : participative inquiry and practice. London : SAGE Publications, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

1446294544

9781446294543

OCLC:

915115903

Publisher Number:

99965669897