TY - BOOK AU - Greenwood,Davydd J. AU - Levin,Morten TI - Introduction to action research: social research for social change SN - 1412925975 (pbk.) AV - HM571 .G74 2007 U1 - 300.72 23 PY - 2007/// CY - London. PB - Sage KW - Action research N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-277) and index; Introduction: Action research, diversity, and democracy -- A history of action research -- Action research cases from practice : the stories of Stongfjorden, Mondragón, and programs for employment and workplace systems at Cornell University -- An epistemological foundation for action research -- Scientific method and action research -- Social science research techniques, work forms, and research strategies in action research -- Knowledge generation in action research : the dialectics of local knowledge and research-based knowledge -- The friendly outsider : from AR as a research strategy to the skills needed to become an action researcher -- Pragmatic action research -- Power and social reform -- Educational action research -- Participatory evaluation -- Participatory rural appraisal, rapid rural appraisal, and participatory learning and analysis -- Varieties of human inquiry, collaborative, action, self-reflective, and cooperative -- Action science and organizational learning -- Educating action researchers -- Action research, participation, and democratization UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006014042-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006014042-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2006014042-b.html ER -