Product Description

Thoroughly revised and updated, the scope of the Third Edition has been broadened to include the literature and theoretical movements that have taken place since the previous edition. Updated web links and expanded appendices provide cutting edge information on action research along with new case studies and examples as well as an expanded section on doing a literature review.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #71007 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Review
'Stringer's book on action research provides an accessible introduction to conducting participatory inquiries for social change...This is a very good introductory volume that can spark ideas, dicussions, and (self-) reflection on how to better link theory and practice'
--Forum: Qualitative Social Research, Vol.10, No.1, Art.10, January 2009

About the Author
After an early career as primary teacher and school principal, Ernest T. Stringer was lecturer in education at Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. From the mid-eighties, based at Curtin s Centre for Aboriginal Studies, he worked collaboratively with Aboriginal staff and community people to develop a wide variety of innovative and highly successful education and community development programs and services. His work with government departments, community-based agencies, business corporations and local governments assisted them to work more effectively with Aboriginal people. In recent years, as visiting professor at the University of New Mexico and Texas A&M University, he taught research methods courses and engaged in projects with African American and Hispanic community and neighborhood groups. As a UNICEF consultant he recently engaged in a major project to increase parent participation in the schools in East Timor. He is author of the texts Action Research (Sage 2007), Action Research in Education (Pearson 2008), Action Research in Health (with Bill Genat, Pearson 2004), and Action Research in Human Services (with Rosalie Dwyer, Pearson 2005). He is a member of the editorial board of the Action Research Journal and Past President of the Action Learning and Action Research Association (ALARA).

Customer Reviews

Easy to read and understand
This book was extremely useful for my dissertation and I would recommend it to anyone who has not had a lot of experience with qualitative research or action research. It was easy to read and written in layman's terms with lots of examples to follow. The outline of the book was also helpful and gives a step-by-step guide on how a project should be followed through. One thing in particular which struck me throughout the book was its accessibility, after having to struggle through a lot of academic books this was a joy to read.