Topic Summary (from en.wikipedia.org): our research on our group (family/team), aimed primarily at improving the group; and scholarly research aimed primarily at theoretical generalization and/or large scale change).Action research challenges traditional social science, by moving beyond reflective knowledge created by outside experts sampling variables to an active moment-to-moment theorizing, data collecting, and inquiring occurring in the midst of emergent structure. Knowledge is always gained through action and for action. From this starting point, to question the validity of social knowledge is to question, not how to develop a reflective science about action, but how to develop genuinely well-informed action how to conduct an action science (Torbert 2001).

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• Action research: Action research is simply a form of self-reflective enquiry undertaken by participants in social situations in order to improve the rationality and justice of their own practices, their understanding of these practices, and the situations in which the practices are carried out (Carr and Kemmis 1986: 162). (from www.infed.org)
• Action learning: Other research approaches that often fall under the label of PAR include participatory research, critical Action research, classroom Action research, Action learning , Action science, soft systems approaches, and industrial Action research (Kemmis & McTaggart, 2000) (from en.wikipedia.org)
• social action: While the design of action research can originate with an individual, social actions taken without the collaborative participation of others are often less effective (from cadres.pepperdine.edu)
• Participatory Action Research: What is Participatory Action Research (from carbon.cudenver.edu)
• Action Science: From this starting point, to question the validity of social knowledge is to question, not how to develop a reflective Science about Action , but how to develop genuinely well-informed Action how to conduct an Action Science (Torbert 2001). (from en.wikipedia.org)
• social change: The goal is to work towards a better understanding of their situation in order to affect a positive personal and social change . (from cadres.pepperdine.edu)
• Kurt Lewin: To quote action research's instigator Kurt Lewin : 'if you want truly to understand something, try to change it' (from en.wikiversity.org)
• participatory development: Additionally, more methods have been developed to add nuance and solidify key processes of 'how' to do PAR, such as participatory development communication (PDC) and participatory video (PV) (from en.wikipedia.org)
• Participatory Learning: Thus new names (with some new elements) are being used, such as ' Participatory action Learning ', ' Participatory Learning -action', and ' Participatory action development'. (from en.wikipedia.org)
• Action Research Web: This teacher/ Action Research Web site with links to other AR sites, and other Web pages containing articles relating to practice as inquiry. (from gse.gmu.edu)
• action researchers: To be successful, the action researchers have to plan in such a way as to draw an ever widening group of stakeholders into the arena of action (from cadres.pepperdine.edu)

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