TY - BOOK AU - McNiff Jean AU - Steele Mila AU - Nicholas Victoria AU - Nightingale John TI - Action research : : all you need to know SN - 9781473967465 AV - LB1028.24.M36 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE publication ltd KW - Medical research KW - Action research KW - Research methods: general Society KW - Society & social sciences N1 - Includes Bibliographical references [p-263-271] and Index; CONTENTS PART I: WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW: Chapter 1: What is action research? -- Chapter 2: Who can do action research? -- Chapter 3: The values base of action research-- Chapter 4: Critical times for action research-- PART II: WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW: Chapter 5: Why do action research-- Chapter 6: The responsibility of practitioner-researchers: contributing to new practices and new learning-- Chapter 7: The responsibility of practitioner-researchers: contributing to new thinking and ideas Chapter 8: The responsibility of practitioner-researchers: engaging with the literatures-- PART III: HOW DO I FIND OUT: Chapter 9: Thinking about doing an action research project? -- Chapter 10: Planning to do your action research-- Chapter 11: Carrying out your action plans-- Chapter 12: Evaluating the quality of your plans, practices and research-- PART IV: HOW DO I GENERATE EVIDENCE TO TEST THE VALIDITY OF MY KNOWLEDGE CLAIM?-- Chapter 13: Monitoring practices and gathering data-- Chapter 14: Working with data: analysing, authenticatin and interpreting-- Chapter 15: Generating evidence from the data and making knowledge claims: summary-- chapterPART V: HOW DO I TEST AND CRITIQUE MY KNOWLEDGE? -- Chapter 16: Testing the validity of your knowledge claim-- Chapter 17: Establishing the legitimacy of your knowledge claim-- PART VI: HOW DO I REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE MY KNOWLEDGE?-- Chapter 18: Thinking about writing your dissertation-- Chapter 19: Writing up your dissertation-- PART VII: HOW DO I SHOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MY KNOWLEDGE? -- Chapter 20: The significance of it all N2 - "This book gives you all you need to know about action research, why you need to know it and how it can help you become a self-reflective practitioner-researcher. It provides the ideas and frameworks to understand action research, combined with a practical workbook to guide you through the practicalities and complexities of doing action research in your own context."-- Back cover ER -