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Action research.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Action research.
- Genre:
- Internet videos
- Nonfiction television programs
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Internet videos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (29 min., 31 sec.)) : sound, colour
- Place of Publication:
- London, United Kingdom : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016.
- Language Note:
- Closed-captions in English.
- Summary:
- Professor Eileen Piggot-Irvine explains action research as research that doesn't conclude with data collection, but continues through an action in response to the research findings. She discusses how action research can be utilized best and where it is going in the future. Piggot-Irvine also discusses some of the drawbacks to using action research.
- Contents:
- How would you define action research? How would you explain it to your students?
- Why is learning about research methods important? Why is it interesting?
- How would you describe the value of learning about action research to a student or early career researcher?
- What kind of questions can action research help you answer?
- What limitations do action researchers face?
- What are some common criticisms found in action research?
- How has the field of action research changed over time, and which developments do you consider most significant?
- Which key thinkers or theories have most inspired you?
- What advice would you give to a student embarking on an action research project for the first time?
- What are the common mistakes made by new researchers when doing action research fieldwork for the first time?
- What does being an ethical researcher mean to you? Why are ethics important?
- What new research directions do you find most exciting? Where would you like to take your own research?
- Do you see business and management as a field which is ahead of or behind the curve in terms of innovation in research and research methods?.
- Participant:
- Presenter, Eileen Piggot-Irvine Ph. D.
- Notes:
- Online resource; title from home page (viewed May 27, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781473978171
- 1473978173
- OCLC:
- 1001624679
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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