Action Research
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
| Hilary Bradbury | AR + Action Research Plus Foundation |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, Australia |
| 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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