Action research literature: Themes and trends
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Recent action research books are reviewed. I give attention to books on appreciative inquiry, action science, systems approaches and action learning. Community, health, education and organizational applications are included. Major action research journals are noted. Based on this literature I identify a number of current trends: the growth of action research and especially appreciative inquiry; an increasing sense of community among action researchers; and growing attention to the practical details of participation and involvement. I question the absence of more material on building theory from action research, and on action research and complexity.
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Mitchell, H. A. (2020) · Frontiers in Sociology · doi:10.3389/fsoc.2020.00023
- Authors
- Dick, B.
- Affiliations
- Southern Cross University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Dick, Bob
- ORCID
- Dick, Bob
- Venue
- Action Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2004-12
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 425-444
- ISSN
- 1476-7503 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-2617
- OpenAlex
- W2031902388
- Cited by
- 140
- References
- 112
- Citations by year
- 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 11.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Action Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change
- Social Sciences › Education › Education and Art Integration
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Research and Methods
- Keywords
- appreciative inquiry, action science, systems approach, action learning, community, organizational applications, participation, complexity, theory development
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