Jerry W. Willis, St. John Fisher College, USA

• Preface.Section I. Introduction.Chapter 1. The Twists and Turns of Action Research History, Jerry Willis and Claudia Edwards.Chapter 2. Theoretical Foundations for the Practice of Action Research, Jerry Willis and Claudia Edwards.Chapter 3. Varieties of Action Research, Jerry Willis and Claudia Edwards.Section II. Action Research Models and Approaches.Chapter 4. Individual Action Research: The PARJ and Self Study, La-Kicia K. Walker-Floyd.Chapter 5. An Action Research Study: How Can Elementary Teachers Collaborate More Effectively With Parents to Support Student Literacy Learning? Carol Anne St. George.Chapter 6. Implementing Organization Change Using Action Learning and Action Research in an Asian Setting, Shankar Sankaran.Chapter 7. Immigrant PhD Students Using Action Research as a Tool in Career Preparation, Wenying Shi.Chapter 8. Pragmatic Interpretive Action Research: Addressing a Problem: Situated Literacies in the Homes and Communities of Three Children, Maria Casamassa.Chapter 9. Design-Based Research as a Form of Action Research, Dan Cernusca and Ioan Gelu Ionas.Chapter 10. Improving Adherence to Ante-Retroviral Treatment for People With Harmful Alcohol Use in Kariobangi, Kenya Through Participatory Research and Action, Caleb J. Othieno, Anne Obondo, and Mathai Muthoni.Chapter 11. Access to HIV Treatment and Care Amongst Commercial Sex Workers in Malawi: A Participatory Reflection and Action (PRA) Project Report, Kingsley Chikaphupha, Patnice Nkhonjera, Ireen Namakhoma, and Rene Loewenson.Chapter 12. Cooperative Inquiry Revisited: Reflections of the Past and Guidelines for the Future of Intergenerational Co-Design, Mona Leigh Guha, Allison Druin, and Jerry Alan Fails.Chapter 13. Transitions in Well-Being and Recovery Cooperative Inquiry Involving Older Adults With Lived Experience of a Mental Illness, Kathleen Thompson.About the Editors.About the Contributors.

offers doctoral students a detailed, sympathetic and accessible overview of action research, broadly defined and illustrated with ten exemplar chapters." - British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 46, No. 5 2015

Jerry W. Willis, St. John Fisher College, USA

• Preface.Section I. Introduction.Chapter 1. The Twists and Turns of Action Research History, Jerry Willis and Claudia Edwards.Chapter 2. Theoretical Foundations for the Practice of Action Research, Jerry Willis and Claudia Edwards.Chapter 3. Varieties of Action Research, Jerry Willis and Claudia Edwards.Section II. Action Research Models and Approaches.Chapter 4. Individual Action Research: The PARJ and Self Study, La-Kicia K. Walker-Floyd.Chapter 5. An Action Research Study: How Can Elementary Teachers Collaborate More Effectively With Parents to Support Student Literacy Learning? Carol Anne St. George.Chapter 6. Implementing Organization Change Using Action Learning and Action Research in an Asian Setting, Shankar Sankaran.Chapter 7. Immigrant PhD Students Using Action Research as a Tool in Career Preparation, Wenying Shi.Chapter 8. Pragmatic Interpretive Action Research: Addressing a Problem: Situated Literacies in the Homes and Communities of Three Children, Maria Casamassa.Chapter 9. Design-Based Research as a Form of Action Research, Dan Cernusca and Ioan Gelu Ionas.Chapter 10. Improving Adherence to Ante-Retroviral Treatment for People With Harmful Alcohol Use in Kariobangi, Kenya Through Participatory Research and Action, Caleb J. Othieno, Anne Obondo, and Mathai Muthoni.Chapter 11. Access to HIV Treatment and Care Amongst Commercial Sex Workers in Malawi: A Participatory Reflection and Action (PRA) Project Report, Kingsley Chikaphupha, Patnice Nkhonjera, Ireen Namakhoma, and Rene Loewenson.Chapter 12. Cooperative Inquiry Revisited: Reflections of the Past and Guidelines for the Future of Intergenerational Co-Design, Mona Leigh Guha, Allison Druin, and Jerry Alan Fails.Chapter 13. Transitions in Well-Being and Recovery Cooperative Inquiry Involving Older Adults With Lived Experience of a Mental Illness, Kathleen Thompson.About the Editors.About the Contributors.

offers doctoral students a detailed, sympathetic and accessible overview of action research, broadly defined and illustrated with ten exemplar chapters." - British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 46, No. 5 2015

Jerry W. Willis, St. John Fisher College, USA

• Preface.Section I. Introduction.Chapter 1. The Twists and Turns of Action Research History, Jerry Willis and Claudia Edwards.Chapter 2. Theoretical Foundations for the Practice of Action Research, Jerry Willis and Claudia Edwards.Chapter 3. Varieties of Action Research, Jerry Willis and Claudia Edwards.Section II. Action Research Models and Approaches.Chapter 4. Individual Action Research: The PARJ and Self Study, La-Kicia K. Walker-Floyd.Chapter 5. An Action Research Study: How Can Elementary Teachers Collaborate More Effectively With Parents to Support Student Literacy Learning? Carol Anne St. George.Chapter 6. Implementing Organization Change Using Action Learning and Action Research in an Asian Setting, Shankar Sankaran.Chapter 7. Immigrant PhD Students Using Action Research as a Tool in Career Preparation, Wenying Shi.Chapter 8. Pragmatic Interpretive Action Research: Addressing a Problem: Situated Literacies in the Homes and Communities of Three Children, Maria Casamassa.Chapter 9. Design-Based Research as a Form of Action Research, Dan Cernusca and Ioan Gelu Ionas.Chapter 10. Improving Adherence to Ante-Retroviral Treatment for People With Harmful Alcohol Use in Kariobangi, Kenya Through Participatory Research and Action, Caleb J. Othieno, Anne Obondo, and Mathai Muthoni.Chapter 11. Access to HIV Treatment and Care Amongst Commercial Sex Workers in Malawi: A Participatory Reflection and Action (PRA) Project Report, Kingsley Chikaphupha, Patnice Nkhonjera, Ireen Namakhoma, and Rene Loewenson.Chapter 12. Cooperative Inquiry Revisited: Reflections of the Past and Guidelines for the Future of Intergenerational Co-Design, Mona Leigh Guha, Allison Druin, and Jerry Alan Fails.Chapter 13. Transitions in Well-Being and Recovery Cooperative Inquiry Involving Older Adults With Lived Experience of a Mental Illness, Kathleen Thompson.About the Editors.About the Contributors.

offers doctoral students a detailed, sympathetic and accessible overview of action research, broadly defined and illustrated with ten exemplar chapters." - British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 46, No. 5 2015