Qualitative Research Methodology
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Action Research
Action Research
There is this underlying philosophy on trying to work on something related to social justice, with the goal of empowerment. There is an emancipatory, critical aspect in action research.
The idea is that it works in a cycle.
The initial observation was that researchers were kind of a closed community that were conducting research that was totally theoretical and didn't involve the community but also didn't reach the community.
There are different streams and definitions of action research.
It is a disciplined process of inquiry conducted by and for those taking the action.
The general process of conducting action research was briefly introduced as a four-stage procedure. To reiterate, these four stages are:
1. The planning stage
2. The acting stage
3. The developing stage
4. The reflecting stage
However, it is critical at this time that we begin to examine the specific steps of conducting
an action research study. The focus of this chapter is to introduce the nine specific steps that
comprise the process of action research. These steps will then be detailed across Chapters 3
through 8. The nine steps in the process (followed parenthetically by the chapters where
they are addressed in this book) are as follows:
1. Identifying and limiting the topic (Chapter 3)
2. Gathering information (Chapter 3)
3. Reviewing the related literature (Chapter 3)
4. Developing a research plan (Chapter 4)
5. Implementing the plan and collecting data (Chapter 5)
6. Analyzing the data (Chapter 6)
7. Developing an action plan (Chapter 7)
8. Sharing and communicating the results (Chapter 8)
9. Reflecting on the process (Chapter 8)
Action Research (AR) VS Participatory Action Research (PAR)
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