April 2023
Beginner
608 pages
21h 24m
English
DOI: 10.4324/9781003377986-20
Action Research has a long history in social science research and, while there has been some debate in the literature about whether it is uniquely a qualitative method, we believe that the lack of clarity on this point is due largely to confusion about the method’s philosophical and disciplinary origins. Both Action Research and Participatory Action Research (PAR), regardless of the model, align more closely in philosophical underpinnings and approach with a qualitative research tradition than a quantitative one, and we note that researchers who undertake the approach most often do so from a qualitative rather than quantitative perspective. Action research is a part ...
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