Action research

Description

"Community-based action research seeks to involve as active participants those who have traditionally been called subjects and is intended to result in a practical outcome related to the lives or work of the participants. Author Ernest T. Stringer provides a series of tools that assist the researcher in working through the research process. Action Research, Second Edition provides a simple but highly effective model for approaching action research."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

For many people, professional and service occupations such as teaching, social work, health care, and other forms of public service provide appealing avenues of employment.

Excerpt

For many people, professional and service occupations such as teaching, social work, health care, and other forms of public service provide appealing avenues of employment.

Description

"Thoroughly revised and updated, the Third Edition is a succinct and readable text that provides clear direction to those involved in professional, organizational, and community research. Ernest T. Stringer presents detailed step-by-step procedures for engaging in effective and productive processes of inquiry."--Jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

• Action researchSage2005-01-01
• Action researchSage Publications1996-01-01
• Action ResearchPaperbackSage Publications, Inc1999-06-29
• Action ResearchHardcoverSage Publications, Inc1999-07-02
• Action ResearchSAGE Publications, Incorporated2007-01-01
• Action ResearchPaperbackSage Publications, Inc2007-03-22