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Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization, Paperback by Coghlan, David, ISBN 1526458829, ISBN-13 9781526458827, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Concise and unintimidating, the fifth edition of this bestselling book is the only pragmatic, quick-start guide to the main theories, issues, and approaches to insider action research.

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PublisherSAGE Publications, The Limited

ISBN-101526458829

ISBN-139781526458827

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Number of Pages240 Pages

Publication NameDoing Action Research in Your Own Organization

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

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AuthorDavid Coghlan

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Edition Number5

ReviewsThe book is life-changing for me as a management practitioner and academic researcher. It has led me to acquire the habit of reflection and consequently, depth in my analysis and practice. No other book could have guided me in this manner., Grounded in research and thoughtful reflection, David Coghlan's fifth edition of Doing Action Research in Your Own Organizationoffers an accessible new structure, and conceptual illustrations provide highly useful guidance that is well-tailored to the student's own learning journey., Clear and engaging, this updated and enhanced edition is essential reading for anyone interested in insider action research. It provides a comprehensive guide to the processes and challenges of action research, as well as helpful reflective exercises and recommended resources. I would highly recommend to students, novice researchers and academic supervisors of all disciplines. -- Jane Jervis This seminal text about insider action research will guide and inspire readers through content, exercises and compelling practical examples. David writes with high integrity as he personifies how to be attentive, humble and responsible when inquiring with people into the organizational dynamics they want to change. -- Danielle Zandee Grounded in research and thoughtful reflection, David Coghlan's fifth edition of Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization offers an accessible new structure, and conceptual illustrations provide highly useful guidance that is well-tailored to the student's own learning journey. -- Birgit Helene Jevnaker The book is life-changing for me as a management practitioner and academic researcher. It has led me to acquire the habit of reflection and consequently, depth in my analysis and practice. No other book could have guided me in this manner. -- Cristine Margaret R. Atienza A book that recognises and values the way people engaging in insider action research put their 'heart and soul' into the endeavour. It speaks to the heart, whilst also providing insights into how best to use 'our heads and hands' as insider action researchers. -- Edel Roddy * Action Learning: Research and Practice, Routledge *, Clear and engaging, this updated and enhanced edition is essential reading for anyone interested in insider action research. It provides a comprehensive guide to the processes and challenges of action research, as well as helpful reflective exercises and recommended resources. I would highly recommend to students, novice researchers and academic supervisors of all disciplines.

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal300.72

Table Of ContentPart I: FoundationsChapter 1: Introducing Action ResearchChapter 2: Researching Your Own OrganizationsChapter 3: Knowing in ActionChapter 4: Understanding Action ResearchPart II: Issues and Challenges in Researching Your own OrganizationChapter 5: Preunderstanding, Role Duality and AccessChapter 6: Managing Ethics and Organizational PoliticsPart III: ImplementationChapter 7: Constructing and Selecting Your ProjectChapter 8: Designing and Implementing Your Action Research ProjectChapter 9: Using Frameworks to Study Organizations in ActionChapter 10: Interlevel Dynamics in Action ResearchChapter 11: Writing Up Your Insider Action Research WorkChapter 12: In Conclusion

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

SynopsisLecturers, request an ebook inspection copy, if preferred. Concise and unintimidating, the fifth edition of this bestselling book is the only pragmatic, quick-start guide to the main theories, issues, and approaches to insider action research. With an encouraging and approachable tone, David is the perfect mentor for anyone conducting action research in their own organization. Calming nerves at the same time as building confidence, he helps readers devise an appropriate research design that anticipates possible challenges and fits within the limits of their environments. A complete do-it-yourself toolkit for every step of the action research process, this edition is outfitted with: - Real-world student and professional case studies - Author video tips - Annotated templates - Progress checklists - Journal articles, weblinks, and other further reading. To the point without losing clarity or thoroughness, this book is the hands-on manual for all the need-to-know facts about understanding and undertaking insider action research., Concise and unintimidating, the fifth edition of this bestselling book is the only pragmatic, quick-start guide to the main theories, issues, and approaches to insider action research., Concise and unintimidating, the fifth edition of this bestselling book is the only pragmatic, quick-start guide to the main theories, issues, and approaches to insider action research. With an encouraging and approachable tone, David is the perfect mentor for anyone conducting action research in their own organization. Calming nerves at the same time as building confidence, he helps readers devise an appropriate research design that anticipates possible challenges and fits within the limits of their environments. A complete do-it-yourself toolkit for every step of the action research process, this edition is outfitted with: Real-world student and professional case studies Author video tips Annotated templates Progress checklists Journal articles, weblinks, and other further reading. To the point without losing clarity or thoroughness, this book is the hands-on manual for all the need-to-know facts about understanding and undertaking insider action research.

LC Classification NumberH62.C5647 2019