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Download or read book Introduction to Action Research written by Davydd James Greenwood and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1998-09-25 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.