SAGE Journal Articles

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Inquiry as Intervention: Employing Action Research to Surface Intersubjective Theories-in-Use and Support an Organization’s Capacity to Learn
Christopher J. Koliba and Jean Lathrop
Administration & Society, March 2007; vol. 39, 1: pp. 51-76

Using Focus Groups in Community-Based Participatory Research: Challenges and Resolutions Christine Makosky Daley, Aimee S. James, Ezekiel Ulrey, Stephanie Joseph, Angelia Talawyma, Won S. Choi, K. Allen Greiner, and M. Kathryn Coe
Qualitative Health Research, May 2010; vol. 20, 5: pp. 697-706., first published on February 12, 2010

For discussion:

Evaluate the data gathering choices used in these projects, and how the data gathering method contributed to the project. Do you think another data gathering method might have been as effective? Why or why not? Which one(s)?

 

Exploring the effectiveness of action research as a tool for organizational change in health care
Jackie Bridges and Julienne Meyer
Journal of Research in Nursing, July 2007; vol. 12, 4: pp. 389-399

For discussion:

What role did data gathering play in this action research project? What form of data was gathered? How did the data gathering contribute to the change effort or change process?