Action Research
All You Need to Know

First Edition

Jean McNiff - Independent Academic Consultant

Courses:
Action Research | Action Research | Action Research in Education | Action Research in Education | Public Health Research

June 2017 | 288 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

This practical text supports readers on their journey to becoming self-reflective practitioner-researchers. It provides the ideas and frameworks necessary to understand action research and expertly guides readers through the practicalities and complexities of doing research in their own context.

Inside you will find:

An action plan to help you embark on your project
Guidance and advice on learning to ask the right questions as you progress
A full resource on writing up and communicating your results
Inspiration to explain the significance of what you have achieved, so that other people can learn with and from you

Accessible and insightful, this is the complete start to finish guide to doing influential action research. It is the ideal companion for students and researcher-practitioners in any research setting, from education and health to business.

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART I: WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?

Chapter 1: What is action research?

Chapter 2: Who can do action research?

Chapter 3: The values base of action research

Chapter 4: Critical times for action research

PART II: WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW?

Chapter 5: Why do action research?

Chapter 6: The responsibility of practitioner-researchers: contributing to new practices and new learning

Chapter 7: The responsibility of practitioner-researchers: contributing to new thinking and ideas

Chapter 8: The responsibility of practitioner-researchers: engaging with the literatures

PART III: HOW DO I FIND OUT?

Chapter 9: Thinking about doing an action research project

Chapter 10: Planning to do your action research

Chapter 11: Carrying out your action plans

Chapter 12: Evaluating the quality of your plans, practices and research

PART IV: HOW DO I GENERATE EVIDENCE TO TEST THE VALIDITY OF MY KNOWLEDGE CLAIM?

Chapter 13: Monitoring practices and gathering data

Chapter 14: Working with data: analysing, authenticatin and interpreting

Chapter 15: Generating evidence from the data and making knowledge claims: summary chapter

PART V: HOW DO I TEST AND CRITIQUE MY KNOWLEDGE?

Chapter 16: Testing the validity of your knowledge claim

Chapter 17: Establishing the legitimacy of your knowledge claim

PART VI: HOW DO I REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE MY KNOWLEDGE?

Chapter 18: Thinking about writing your dissertation

Chapter 19: Writing up your dissertation

PART VII: HOW DO I SHOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MY KNOWLEDGE?

Chapter 20: The significance of it all

References

Index

A practical approach to understanding action research, I would recommend this book for any student interested in research and professional inquiry.

Kim Moore

Faculty of Health, Birmingham City University

March 5, 2018

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A good read on action research. Provides in depth guidance to any researcher pursuing action research.

Dr Elfrieda Fleischmann

Geography and research, Cedar College

November 25, 2017

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A useful text that guides the reader through the practicalities and complexities of the action research process / cycle in an effective step-by-step method. Particularly useful to doctoral students embarking on this type of research method for the first time.

Professor Jayne Elizabeth Marshall

Health, University of Leicester

August 15, 2017

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I do not receive the book for the reading, so I could not provide a reason.

Professor Micheal van Wyk

Curriculum and Instructional Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA)

November 22, 2017

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This book will inspire, support and enable your students to successfully use Action Research. Outstanding - it truly is 'All You Need to Know'.

Ms Therese Lewis

Faculty of Health, Social Work & Educ, Northumbria University