Presents a view of action research as a methodology suited to researching the processes of innovation and change, which goes beyond describing, analyzing and theorizing practices to reconstruct and transform those practices. This book is for students and practitioner researchers in education, health and management, and government agencies.

"Action Research" is important reading for postgraduate students and practitioner researchers in education, health and management, as well as those in government agencies and charities who wish to research and evaluate change and development initiatives. It is also valuable for pre-service and in-service training of professionals such as teachers, nurses, and managers.

Introduction Agency, change and the generation of actionable knowledge Doing action research differently Action research from the inside: a teacher's experience Action research and radical change in schools Action research for organizational development in higher education Action research in a partnership between regional companies and a university Action research in the evaluation of a national programme Action research and innovative pedagogies with ICT Reflections on the process of writing this book and its purposes References Index