Introduction
This is the introduction to a series of occasional pieces on action research methodology. The pieces appear at semi-regular intervals of the action research methodology mailing list, "armnet-l". The intention there is that the occasional pieces may provide a trigger for deeper discussions about methodology. They are collected here as they appear on armnet, for ease of access.There is an index to the pages, below.
The origins of armnet-l are relevant here. My reasons for starting it were mainly twofold.
First, there seemed to be a growing interest in qualitative methodologies generally, including action research. So a list on action research methodology seemed timely.
Second, the discussion on arlist-l (a companion action research list) became very technical from time to time. This often displeased many of the participants, some of whom informed me that it was too academic for them. Armnet-l was intended to provide an alternative venue for people who wished to explore issues in a depth that wasn't relevant for most subscribers.
The "occasional pieces" are intended to be consistent with both of these aims.
Links to the pieces follow ...
piece 1 "Good" researchpiece 2 What is action research?
piece 3 Critical thinking (1)
piece 4 Critical thinking (2)
piece 5 On maps and territories
piece 6 The ladder of inference
piece 7 Abstraction, and theories
piece 8 Cycles within cycles
piece 9 Cyclic critical reflection
piece 10 Emergent methodologies
piece 11 Participation (1)
piece 12 Participation (2)
piece 13 Rigour (1)
piece 14 Rigour (2)
piece 15 Qualitative and quantitative
piece 16 Grounded theory (1)
piece 17 Grounded theory (2)
piece 18 Grounded theory (3)
piece 19 Grounded theory (4)
piece 20 Grounded theory (5)
piece 21 Generalisation (1)
piece 22 Generalisation (2)
piece 23 Generalisation (3)
piece 24 Varieties of action research (1)
piece 25 Grounded theory revisited (1)
piece 26 Grounded theory revisited (2)
piece 27 Grounded theory revisited (3)
piece 28 Grounded theory revisited (4)
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These "occasional pieces" form part of a substantial action research site at
Southern Cross University. To access the "front page" of the site, click here