A Systems View Across Time and Space
Reasons and methodological principles of the action research |
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1. The combination of research and action |
2. Collaborative partnership of researchers and participants or so called “insiders” of the case |
3. The development of knowledge and understanding of a particular case |
4. Action research starts from a vision of social transformation and personal engagement of individuals representing the organisation |
5. Action research involved a high level of reflexivity and sensitivity of individuals influencing the whole research process |
6. Action research involves exploratory engagement with a wide range of existing and interdisciplinary knowledge testing its usefulness |
7. Action research evokes learning for participants through combining research, actions, and reflection of the practice |
8. Action research requires a deep understanding of the broader historical, political, economic, and ideological contexts shaping the behaviour of individuals |