02668nam 2200565Ia 450 991078390360332120230721025455.01-280-92900-697866109290091-84663-447-4(CKB)1000000000337270(EBL)306225(OCoLC)648296897(SSID)ssj0000465890(PQKBManifestationID)11316538(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000465890(PQKBWorkID)10439487(PQKB)10303630(MiAaPQ)EBC306225(Au-PeEL)EBL306225(CaPaEBR)ebr10185536(EXLCZ)99100000000033727020070112d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInternational perspectives on validity in action research[electronic resource] /guest editors, Robert MacIntosh and Marc BonnetBradford Emerald Group Pressc20071 online resource (75 p.)Management Research News ;30, no. 5Description based upon print version of record.1-84663-446-6 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 researchThis 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.Decision makingInternational economic relationsDecision making.International economic relations.658.4/012MacIntosh Robert1541440Bonnet Marc641653MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783903603321International perspectives on validity in action research3828452UNINA