Action Research is one of the most practical and down-to-earth ways of doing research into working life. Beyond Theory draws on examples and actual cases to discuss action research within the framework of the modern, and postmodern, theory of science debate. While action research has been much criticized by the traditionalists, the book reflects a convergence between action research and positions emerging out of the critique of scientific traditionalism. Discussions between these two fields of knowledge, originally so very different, can enrich both. The book will be useful not only to researchers and academics but to anyone who is interested in the role and use of knowledge in social and organizational development.
“[...], this book is making an important contribution in arguing strongly that the core of action research is the development of democratic dialogue.”
Peter Reason (University of Bath, UK)
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Carney, Gemma M, Tony Dundon & Áine Ní Léime
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2009. Leadership: an action research approach. AI & SOCIETY 23:1 ► pp. 69 ff.
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2007. In Defense of Being “Native”: The Case for Insider Academic Research. Organizational Research Methods 10:1 ► pp. 59 ff.
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2006. Employee Participation in the Management of Working Life: An Historical Analysis Focusing on Danish and Scandinavian Conditions. International Review of Sociology 16:1 ► pp. 79 ff.
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