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Visit www.sagepub.com to explore our complete catalog. 49 TEXTBOOKS & HANDBOOKS Action Research UPDATED EDITION OF BESTSELLER ACTION RESEARCH FOURTH EDITION Ernest T. Stringer, Curtin University of Technology, Australia The Fourth Edition of Ernest T. Stringer's best-selling Action Research offers easy-to-follow, clear guidelines that enable novice practitioner researchers to move comfortably through a process of inquiry and applied research. Featuring real-life examples and providing effective solutions that foster understanding of research procedures in real-life contexts, the book offers a simple but highly effective model for approaching action research: Look: building a picture and gathering information, Think: interpreting and explaining, and Act: resolving issues and problems. Using his own experience as a guide, Stringer encourages readers to grapple with the broader political and ethical challenges that frame each inquiry. The author's engaging style makes the book especially relevant to those working with children, young adults, or people in community contexts, and is particularly relevant to those dealing with issues of diversity or with marginalized and disenfranchised groups. Clear, concise, and practical, Stringer's accessible and engaging book is a must for students and professionals in educational, business, health, counseling, and social work settings. CONTENTS 1. Research in Professional and Public Life / 2. The Theory Behind the Practice / 3. Setting the Stage: Planning a Research Process / 4. Look: Gathering Data / 5. Think: Refl ection and Analysis / 6. Act: Action Plans—Implementing Sustainable Solutions / 7. Strategic Planning / 8. Reports: Informing Stakeholders / 9. Action Research and the Internet PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4522-0508-3 • ©2014 • 328 PAGES • DOING ACTION RESEARCH IN YOUR OWN ORGANIZATION FOURTH EDITION David Coghlan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland • Teresa Brannick, University College Dublin, Ireland Clear, pragmatic and thought-provoking Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization is packed full of practical, expert advice on how to navigate the murky waters of ethics, politics and management in your own organization. Multidisciplinary in its approach to action research the book sets out a step-by-step template for researchers to follow and adapt. The book and its supporting website are the ideal resource for students, researchers and practitioners hoping to generate real change through their action research project and will be particularly relevant to those studying Business and Management, Nursing and Health, Education and Sociology CONTENTS PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS / Introducing Action Research / Knowing in Action / Understanding Action Research / PART TWO: IMPLEMENTATION / Constructing and Selecting Your Project / Designing and Implementing Your Action Research Project / Interlevel Dynamics in Action Research / Using Frameworks to Study Organizations in Action / PART THREE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN RESEARCHING YOUR OWN ORGANIZATION / Researching Your Own Organization / Pre-Understanding, Role Duality and Access / Managing Ethics and Organizational Politics / Writing up Your Insider Action Research Work / In Conclusion PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4462-7257-2 • APRIL 2014 • 224 PAGES • ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ACTION RESEARCH SECOND EDITION Jean McNiff, York St. John University, U.K. • Jack Whitehead, University of Bath, U.K. The Second Edition has been thoroughly updated throughout, and now includes new real-life case studies from education, health and business. A new chapter on reviewing the literature has been added and the sections on data gathering and analysis have been updated to take into account the latest technological advances. CONTENTS PART I: WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW? / 1. What Is Action Research? / 2. Who Can Do Action Research? / 3. The Underpinning Assumptions of Action Research / 4. Where Did Action Research Come from and Where Is It Now? / PART II: WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW? / 5. Why Do Action Research? / 6. Learning to Improve Practice / 7. Contributing to New Theory / 8. Evaluating Your Research / PART III: HOW DO I FIND OUT? / 9. Action Planning: Planning and Designing Your Action Research / 10. Engaging with the Literatures / 11. Doing Action Research: Carrying Out Your Action Plan / PART IV: HOW DO I GENERATE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT MY CLAIM TO KNOWLEDGE? / 12. Monitoring Practice and Looking for Data / 13. Gathering, Sorting and Storing Data / 14. Turning the Data into Evidence / PART V: HOW DO I TEST AND CRITIQUE MY KNOWLEDGE? / 15. Testing the Validity of Your Claims to Knowledge / 16. Establishing the Legitimacy of Your Claims to Knowledge / 17. Engaging with the Politics of Knowledge / PART VI: HOW DO I REPRESENT AND DISSEMINATE MY KNOWLEDGE? / 18. Telling Your Research Story / 19. Writing a Workplace Report / 20. Writing a Report for Higher Degree Accreditation / 21. Publishing and Disseminating Your Research / PART VII: HOW DO I SHOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MY KNOWLEDGE? / 22. Explaining the Signifi cance of Your Research / 23. Developing New Epistemologies for Workplace Cultures of Enquiry PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-0-8570-2583-8 • ©2012 • 280 PAGES • NEW!