Action research was conceived as a method of collaborative,
self-reflective problem-solving in a community context. Yet many
believe it has evolved too far away from its original, directly
activist roots. As a direct response to calls for a rejuvenation of
the social agenda of action research, this volume provides an
all-inclusive road map to generating and implementing politically
active grass-roots research activities. It is a priceless practical
guide for the newly minted researcher wanting to make a tangible
difference in their profession and in the world. Where some action
research models have been criticized for losing focus on the
participatory and social justice roots of this type of research,
this book puts social justice activism squarely center stage,
guiding the researcher through the theoretical, methodological and
practical considerations and constraints of developing,
implementing and sustaining research in the cultural
professions.
Lcating and contextualizing the history and theory of action
research, critical theory and other related methodologies and
concepts, this volume takes the reader on a journey that begins
with the formation of a question, puzzle or research idea right
through to the publication of a report on your finished project.
Including discrete sections on every stage in the process, from
generating a social justice activism agenda, through forming a team
and empowering participants, to ensuring the implementation of your
agenda and publishing and disseminating your work. Engaging their
readers with a fresh acronym, PAtR Participatory Activist Research
the authors give fresh impetus to those looking for a systematic
way to understand and shape practice in their daily work, their
profession and their world.
This is an outstanding book that represents a critical research
process sorely needed in the academy today. Any researcher
interested in making an intervention into the egregious social
conditions wrought by neoliberal capitalism would do well to read
this book. An important contribution to the literature on research
methodology.
"Peter McLaren, Professor, School of Critical Studies in
Education, University of Auckland"
This is an outstanding book that represents a critical research
process sorely needed in the academy today. Any researcher
interested in making an intervention into the egregious social
conditions wrought by neoliberal capitalism would do well to read
this book. An important contribution to the literature on research
methodology.
"Peter McLaren, Professor, School of Critical Studies in
Education, University of Auckland""
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