Action Theory

LADISLAV VALACH is Oberassistant of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. He is also a psychotherapist at the Rehabilitation Centre of the Medical Clinic at Buerger Hospital in Solothurn, Switzerland.RICHARD A. YOUNG is Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of British Columbia. His earlier books include Interpreting Career: Hermeneutical Studies of Lives in Context (Praeger, 1992) and Methodological Approaches to the Study of Career (Praeger, 1990).M. JUDITH LYNAM is Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of British Columbia. She is Co-Director of the School of Nursing Cultural Studies and Health Research Unit.

• Preface Action: Problem, Concepts, Explanation, Methods, and Theory Research Procedures for Using Action Theory in Applied Research Action Theory Research Application of Action Theory: Research Reports Empowerment, Praxis, and Action Theory in Health Promotion Research by Judith M. Lynam and Richard A. Young The Reasoning of Parents and Children in Conversation about Marital Transitions by Deanna Bader and Richard A. Young Attempted Suicide Stories: Suicide Career, Suicide Project, and Suicide Action by Ladislav Valach, et al. Action Theoretical Perspective in Rehabilitation by Ladislav Valach and Jaye Wald Conclusion Reference Appendix: The Family Health Promotion Project Research Manual