TY - BOOK AU - Greenwood,Davydd J. AU - Levin,Morten TI - Introduction to action research: social research for social change SN - 1412925975 (pbk.) AV - HM571 .G74 2007 U1 - 300.72 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Publications KW - Action research N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-277) and index; 1; Introduction : action research, diversity, and democracy --; 2; A history of action research --; 3; Action research cases from practice : the stories of Stongfjorden, Mondragon, and programs for employment and workplace systems at Cornell University --; 4; An epistemological foundation for action research --; 5; Scientific method and action research --; 6; Social science research techniques, work forms, and research strategies in action research --; 7; Knowledge generation in action research : the dialectics of local knowledge and research-based knowledge --; 8; The friendly outsider : from AR as a research strategy to the skills needed to become an action researcher --; 9; Pragmatic action research --; 10; Power and social reform : southern PAR, education, feminism, and action research --; 11; Educational action research --; 12; Participatory evaluation --; 13; Participatory rural appraisal, rapid rural appraisal, and participatory learning and analysis --; 14; Varieties of human inquiry : collaborative, action, self-reflective, and cooperative --; 15; Action science and organizational learning --; 16; Educating action researchers --; 17; Action research, participation, and democratization UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006014042-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006014042-t.html ER -