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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783903603321

Titolo

International perspectives on validity in action research [[electronic resource] /] / guest editors, Robert MacIntosh and Marc Bonnet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, : Emerald Group Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-92900-6

9786610929009

1-84663-447-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (75 p.)

Collana

Management Research News ; ; 30, no. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

MacIntoshRobert

BonnetMarc

Disciplina

658.4/012

Soggetti

Decision making

International economic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Introduction to the special issue; Rebels without applause: time, politics and irony in action research; Insider action research: opportunities and challenges; From epistemology to gnoseology - understanding the knowledge claims of action research; The social ecology of action research; Quality in research as ''taking an attitude of inquiry''; Exploring the complexities of validity claims in action research

Sommario/riassunto

This e-book draws together contributions from leading scholars in the US, Australia and Europe to consider the tricky question of validity in the conduct of action research. In particular, the contributors offer views on the relative standing of action research in their own national communities. Individually the papers are thought provoking and interesting. Collectively they point to clear international differences in the way(s) in which action research is perceived by peers, funders, publishers and students.