Action Research: Building Knowledge Democracies is designed tserve as a primary textbook for graduate level courses in action research What sets it apart from other texts is its emphasis on action research as a vehicle through which schools can build knowledge democracies This text goes beyond the how to of action research texamine the why—the historical origins, the rationale behind practice-based research, the related theoretical and philosophical perspectives, and the major paradigms of action research A discussion of collaborative action research and action research as professional development along with a presentation of research methods and case studies demonstrates how action research can contribute tthe creation of schools as centers of democratic inquiry
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