International perspectives on validity in action research / guest editors, Robert MacIntosh and Marc Bonnet.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

MacIntosh, Robert.

Bonnet, Marc.

Series:

Management Research News ; 30, no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decision making.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (75 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford : Emerald Group Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This e-book draws together contributions from leading scholars in the US, Australia and Europe to consider the tricky question of validity in the conduct of action research. In particular, the contributors offer views on the relative standing of action research in their own national communities. Individually the papers are thought provoking and interesting. Collectively they point to clear international differences in the way(s) in which action research is perceived by peers, funders, publishers and students.

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Introduction to the special issue; Rebels without applause: time, politics and irony in action research; Insider action research: opportunities and challenges; From epistemology to gnoseology - understanding the knowledge claims of action research; The social ecology of action research; Quality in research as ''taking an attitude of inquiry''; Exploring the complexities of validity claims in action research

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-92900-6

9786610929009

1-84663-447-4

OCLC:

648296897