Action research
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- A separate article is about the British charity organisation Action Research.
Originally formulated by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, action research is a disciplined method for intentional learning from experience.
Action Research is a type of applied research characterised by intervention in real world systems followed by close scrutiny of the effects. The aim of Action Research is to improve practice and it is typically conducted by a combined team of practitioners and researchers.
The action research cycle:
Data Collection > Evaluation > Action > Critical Reflection > Data Collection > Evaluation...
Also related to the Participatory Action Research (PAR) method.
External links
- CARN (http://www.did.stu.mmu.ac.uk/carn/) Collaborative Action Research Network
- Action Research Resources (http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/arhome.html) from the Southern Cross University
- Action Research (http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc/act_res.html) by Martin Ryder at the University of Colorado at Denver (School of Education)
- Teacher action research (http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/tar.html) from Edchange.