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Action Research

Action Research

Anitha Acharya, Pankaj Kumar Mohanty
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781522553663|ISBN10: 1522553665|EISBN13: 9781522553670
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5366-3.ch010
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Acharya, Anitha, and Pankaj Kumar Mohanty. "Action Research." Qualitative Techniques for Workplace Data Analysis, edited by Manish Gupta, et al., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 221-245. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5366-3.ch010

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Acharya, A. & Mohanty, P. K. (2019). Action Research. In M. Gupta, M. Shaheen, & K. Reddy (Eds.), Qualitative Techniques for Workplace Data Analysis (pp. 221-245). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5366-3.ch010

Chicago

Acharya, Anitha, and Pankaj Kumar Mohanty. "Action Research." In Qualitative Techniques for Workplace Data Analysis, edited by Manish Gupta, Musarrat Shaheen, and K. Prathap Reddy, 221-245. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5366-3.ch010

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Abstract

This chapter is about action research. Action research is defined as the comparative research on the conditions and effects of various forms of social action and research leading to social action. This chapter highlights the history of action research, definition of action research, characteristics of action research, stages of action research, issues of action research, credibility and validity of action research. In action research, the ultimate objective is in the perceived functionality of chosen actions to produce desirable consequences for an organization.

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