TY - BOOK AU - McNiff,Jean AU - Whitehead,Jack TI - Action research: principles and practice SN - 0415219949 AV - LB1028.24 .M398 2002 U1 - 370.72 PY - 2002/// CY - London, New York PB - RoutledgeFalmer KW - Action research in education KW - Action research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-160) and index; TOC; Part I: What do we know? The principles of action research -- How do we come to know? Linking theory and practice -- Who has influenced our thinking? Key theorists in action research -- What do we need to know? How can we develop our work? -- Part II: What do we do? The practices of action research -- How to do action research -- Practical issues -- Making sense of data and generating evidence -- Validating claims to knowledge -- Part III: How do we share our knowledge? Stories from action research -- Action research in the home / Christopher McCormack -- Expect the unexpected / Conchur o Muimhneachain -- Where will we put the computer? / Ray O'Neill -- My involvement in action research / Kevin McDermott -- Part IV: Contributing to good social orders through education -- Action research and good social orders -- Significance of the work -- Epilogue: An educative conversation / Jean McNiff and Jack Whitehead; Sociology; Other N2 - This new edition provides updates on methodological discussions and includes new sections on case study material and information on supporting action research UR - http://www.worldcat.org/title/action-research-principles-and-practice/oclc/46937537&referer=brief_results UR - http://lib.ewubd.edu/ebook/3593 ER -