{"id":213,"date":"2007-06-18T14:08:13","date_gmt":"2007-06-18T14:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conclave.open.ac.uk\/r.m.ferguson\/?p=213"},"modified":"2007-06-18T14:08:13","modified_gmt":"2007-06-18T14:08:13","slug":"action-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/r.m.ferguson\/?p=213","title":{"rendered":"Action research"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m not engaging in action research at the moment but, if I ever decide to take part in an action research study in the future, here are the methodological principles:<\/font><\/p>\n

Methodological principles of action research<\/font><\/p>\n

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  1. Action research integrates research and action in a series of flexible cycles. The collection and analysis of data, the planning and introduction of strategies for change and the evaluation of these changes is an iterative process.<\/font><\/li>\n
  2. Action research is carried out by a collaborative partnership of participants and researchers.<\/font><\/li>\n
  3. Action research involves the development of knowledge and understanding of a unique kind.<\/font><\/li>\n
  4. Action research has a vision of self transformation and has aspirations for greater social justice for all.<\/font><\/li>\n
  5. Action research involves a high degree of reflexivity.<\/font><\/li>\n
  6. Action research involves exploratory engagement with a wide range of knowledge drawn from other fields.<\/font><\/li>\n
  7. Action research engenders powerful learning for participants through its combination of research and reflection.<\/font><\/li>\n
  8. Action research locates any inquiry in its broader context.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Somekh, B. (2006). Action research: a methodology for change and development. Maidenhead: Open University Press.<\/font><\/p>\n

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    I’m not engaging in action research at the moment but, if I ever decide to take part in an action research study in the future, here are the methodological principles: Methodological principles of action research \u00a0 Action research integrates research and action in a series of flexible cycles. The collection and analysis of data, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research-tools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/r.m.ferguson\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/r.m.ferguson\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/r.m.ferguson\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/r.m.ferguson\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/r.m.ferguson\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/r.m.ferguson\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/r.m.ferguson\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/r.m.ferguson\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/r.m.ferguson\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}