Books

dc 638a Books:

Required Reading for the Strand

Collaborative Center for Action Research- This will be a "living textbook" which you should return to for each step in the process of doing action research.

McNiff, J. & Whitehead, J.(2009) You and your action Research Project. (Version 3)

Kindle version

Coghlan, D. and Brannick, T. (2009) Doing action research in your own organization. Sage Publications Ltd:

Or ...James, A, Tracesea, S. , Bucknam, A. (2011)Action Research for Business, Nonprofit, and Public Administration: A Tool for Complex Times

Berieter, C. & Scardamalia, M. (1993). Surpassing Ourselves: An Inquiry into the Nature and Implications of Expertise.

Academic Writing for Graduate Students, Essential tasks and skills (Second Edition).

These books will be read this first semester and reread throughout the year. We will focus on the first part of the books this semester, learning what action research is, why and when it's valuable, and how to do it in your local setting. By the end of August you should have a plan in place.

Reading Resources

Action Research

The Participatory Action Research Network (listserv)

Network of Action Researchers in Education and Training

Action Research at Queensland University

Ethical Issues

Short article" Action Research and Implications for Ethics in Human Research"

addressed to CSU's Ethics in Human Research Committee

http://www.csu.edu.au/research/committees/human/ehrc_actnres.htm

Required Tutorials

IRB Tutorial

http://cme.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning/humanparticipant-protections.asp