Introduction to Action Research: Social Research for Social Change

By Davydd J. Greenwood and Morten Levin

Book Overview

How do social researchers know how to select the action research (AR) approach most appropriate for their study? This book provides an overview of the different approaches. The authors introduce the history, philosophy, social change agenda, methodologies, ethical arguments for, and fieldwork tools of AR. They present an extensive range of cases, some from their own experience and, untypically, they rehearse failures as well as successes. The book will prove invaluable for both newcomers and experienced researchers and practitioners.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761916768
• ISBN13: 9780761916765
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Amazingly thorough....

....and worth the money spent. I recommend this book to undergrad and graduate students interested in knowing about the history, background, epistemology, and various approaches to research specifically geared for engaged social change.