| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Action Research for Sustainable Development in a Turbulent World; Copyright Page; About This Book; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Reviewers' Comments; About the Authors; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Appendices; List of Acronyms; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1. Introduction to Action Research for Sustainable Development in a Turbulent World; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Working Definitions; 1.2.1. Action Research; 1.2.2. Derivatives of Action Research; 1.2.3. Sustainable Development; 1.2.4. Turbulence; 1.2.5. PALAR Values and Worldviews for a Turbulent World |
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1.3. Structure and Contents of the Book1.4. Conclusion; References; PART II: PRACTICAL THEORIES; 2. Action Research and Action Learning for an Uncertain and Turbulent World; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. My Story; 2.3. The Triumph of Specialization; 2.4. The Challenge of Reality; 2.5. Research Quality; 2.6. Action Learning and Action Research in the Classroom; 2.7. Action Learning and Action Research in the Field; 2.8. Increasing Turbulence; 2.9. Complexity Theory; 2.10. Action Research for Turbulent Situations; 2.11. Conclusion; References; 3. Systemic Action Research, Turbulence and Emergence |
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3.1. Introduction3.2. Critical, Systemic, Action Researching Praxis; 3.3. The Systems Idea; 3.4. Coming to be a Critical Action Researcher/Developer; 3.5. A Latin Retrospective; 3.6. The Enduring Legacy; 3.7. Conclusion; References; 4. Living Educational Theories for Action Research in a Turbulent World; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Insights from the First and Second World Congresses; 4.3. Accounting for Ourselves in Living Educational Theories; 4.4. Examples of Living Theories for Sustainable Development in a Turbulent World; 4.4.1. My Own Living Theories |
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4.4.2. Other Action Research Accounts for Sustainable Development in a Turbulent World4.4.2.1. Japan; 4.4.2.2. Africa (Rwanda and Kenya); 4.4.2.3. South Africa; 4.4.2.4. Ireland; 4.4.2.5. Canada; 4.4.2.6. Israel; 4.4.2.7. Europe and China; 4.4.2.8. Australia; 4.5. Conclusion; References; PART III: VALUES AND WORLD VIEWS; 5. Creating Authentic Collaboration: A Central Feature of Effectiveness; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Definitions and Delimitations of Collaboration; 5.3. Collaboration and Action Research; 5.4. Deepening Collaboration |
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5.5. Values and Strategies that Lead to Authentic Collaborative Interactions5.6. Case Study: Action Researchers Improving Their Collaborative Practice; 5.6.1. Context; 5.6.2. Approach; 5.6.2.1. Step 1: Gap Analysis; 5.6.2.2. Step 2: Diagnosis of How They Were Maintaining Defensiveness; 5.6.2.3. Step 3: Identification of Improvements Needed; 5.6.2.4. Step 4: Skill Development; 5.6.2.5. Step 5: Practice/Implementation of New Skills; 5.6.2.6. Step 6: Reflect and Monitor; 5.7. Conclusions; References; 6. Sustainability of Research Practice for Social Justice: A Generation of Politics and Method |
| Summary |
This book presents and celebrates over 20 years of Action Learning and Action Research (ALAR) through stories, experiences, reflections and specific works of key proponents and participants in Action Learning and Action Research World Congresses. Authors discuss wide-ranging possibilities and argue for the benefits of action research for sustainable development and problem solving in a turbulent world in the 21st century. They practise what they preach: collaborative, participatory action research based on learning outcomes from projects, discussion and debate. All chapters argue for, justify |
| Notes |
6.1. Introduction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 24, 2019) |
| Subject |
Sustainable development -- Research
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Action research.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
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Action research
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Sustainable development
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun, editor
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| ISBN |
9781780525495 |
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1780525494 |
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