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Action Research

Action Research


eISSN: 17412617 | ISSN: 14767503 | Current volume: 22 | Current issue: 3 Frequency: Quarterly

Action Research is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal, which is a forum for the development of the theory and practice of action research.

The aim of the journal is to offer a viable alternative to dominant 'disinterested' models of social science, one that is relevant to people in the conduct of their lives, their organizations and their communities.

The journal publishes quality articles on accounts of action research projects, explorations in the philosophy and methodology of action research, and considerations of the nature of quality in action research practice.

"Action Research offers a greatly-needed forum at a time of growing recognition around the world that engagements between researchers and practitioners are central to generating both new knowledge and innovations in practice relevant to many critical problems." L. David Brown, Harvard University, USA

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Action Research is a new international, interdisciplinary, refereed journal which is a forum for the development of the theory and practice of action research.

Our purpose with this international, peer reviewed journal is to offer a forum for participative, action oriented inquiry into questions that matter – questions relevant to people in the conduct of their lives, that enable them to flourish in their organizations and communities, and that evince a deep concern for the wider ecology.

The aim of the journal is to offer a viable alternative to dominant 'disinterested' models of social science, one that is relevant to people in the conduct of their lives, their organizations and their communities.

The journal publishes quality articles on accounts of action research projects, explorations in the philosophy and methodology of action research, and considerations of the nature of quality in action research practice.

Interdisciplinary
Action Research is essential reading for both academics and professionals engaged within the fields and disciplines of:

  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Development
  • Management
  • Social Work
  • The Arts
  • Gender and Race

 

Editor in Chief
Hilary Bradbury AR + Action Research Plus Foundation
Associate Editors
Marina Apgar Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK
Koen Bartels University of Birmingham, UK
Felix Bivens The Regenerative School, USA
Cherese Childers-McKee Northeastern University, USA
Simon Divecha Independent Scholar-Practitioner, Australia
Victor Friedman Ruppin Institute, Israel
Barbara Groot Leyden Academy, Netherlands
Tetsu Hirasawa Chuo University, Japan
HO, Denny Kwok-leung Hong Kong Polytechnik, China
Chris Riedy University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Rob Warwick Chichester University, UK
Joanna Wheeler University of Western Cape, South Africa
Julia Wittmeyer DRIFT Institute at Erasmus University, the Netherlands
Associate Editor Emeriti
Mary Brydon-Miller University of Cincinnati, USA
Maria Teresa Castillo Burguete CINVESTAV, Mexico
Dusty Columbia Embury Wright State University, USA
Kent Glenzer Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, USA
Paul Gray Boston College, USA
Davydd James Greenwood Cornell University, USA
Hsiao-Chuan Hsia Shih Hsin University, Taiwan
Sofia Kjellström Jönköping University, Sweden
Hok Bun Ku The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Miren Larrea Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness
Ann Mitchell Open University, UK
Alfredo Ortiz University of the Incarnate Word, USA
James Traeger Hult Ashridge Business School, UK
Lyle Yorks Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
Advisory Editorial Board
Steve Abah Default for Journals, UK
Muhammad Ashiqur Rahman Research Initiatives, Bangladesh
Oguz Baburoglu Sabanci University, Turkey
Frank Barrett Naval Postgraduate School, USA
Richard Boyatzis Case Western Reserve University, USA
L. David Brown Harvard University, USA
Denis Clement Gent, Belgium
David Coghlan Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
John P. Cooke Stanford University, USA
Andrea Cornwall School of Oriental and Asian Studies (SOAS), London
Bob Dick Southern Cross University
Olav Eikeland Work Research Institute, Norway
Ibrahim Abu Elhaija Masar Institute of Education, Israel
Michelle Fine City University of New York Graduate Center, USA
Werner Fricke Institute for Regional Cooperation, Germany
John Gaventa University of Sussex, UK
Kenneth Gergen Swarthmore College, USA
Bjorn Gustavsen Work Research Institute, Norway
Budd Hall University of Victoria, Canada
John Heron South Pacific Centre for Human Inquiry, New Zealand
Marcia Hills University of Victoria, Canada
David Jamieson University of St. Thomas, USA
Karim-Aly Kassam Cornell University, USA
Stephen Kemmis Charles Sturt University, Australia
Bertha Koda University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Donna Ladkin Antioch University, USA
Morten Levin Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
M. Brinton Lykes Boston College, USA
Judi Marshall Lancaster University, UK
Victoria J Marsick Columbia University, Teachers College, USA
Mwajuma Masaigana Default for Journals, UK
Geoff Mills Southern Oregon University, USA
Meredith Minkler University of California, Berkeley, USA
Susan Albers Mohrman University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Sonia Ospina New York University, USA
Peter Park Fielding Graduate Institute, USA
Mike Pedler Henley Business School, UK
Michel Pimbert Coventry University, UK
Ann Rippin Bristol University, UK
Tom Rodriguez-Villasante Prieto Default for Journals, UK
Jenny Rudolph Boston University, USA
Shankar Sankaran Univeristy of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Marja-Liisa Swantz Finland and Tanzania
Rajesh Tandon Society for Participatory Research in Asia, India
Steve Taylor Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Katharine Tee Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA
William Torbert Boston College, USA
Philip Tsao Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Yoland Wadsworth University of Melbourne, Australia / Action Research Issues Association, Australia
Tom Wakeford University of Edinburgh, UK
Ailing Zhuang NPO Development Center Shanghai CHINA, China
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