LEADER 02701nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910451271903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-92900-6 010 $a9786610929009 010 $a1-84663-447-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000337270 035 $a(EBL)306225 035 $a(OCoLC)648296897 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000465890 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11316538 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000465890 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10439487 035 $a(PQKB)10303630 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC306225 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL306225 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10185536 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000337270 100 $a20070112d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aInternational perspectives on validity in action research$b[electronic resource] /$fguest editors, Robert MacIntosh and Marc Bonnet 210 $aBradford $cEmerald Group Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (75 p.) 225 0 $aManagement Research News ;$v30, no. 5 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84663-446-6 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aDecision making 606 $aInternational economic relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDecision making. 615 0$aInternational economic relations. 676 $a658.4/012 701 $aMacIntosh$b Robert$0867583 701 $aBonnet$b Marc$0641653 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451271903321 996 $aInternational perspectives on validity in action research$92213356 997 $aUNINA