Center for Collaborative Action Research

Action Research Resources

Action research is then a very iterative process which converges towards a better understanding of what happens as a result of actions taken. Because practices involve other people, action research is participatory, often high collaborative, and employs both quantitative and qualitative methods.

Graduate programs across the country are supporting students in action research. Many work settings have embraced action research as a collaborative form of organizational learning. The resources listed here can help both students and professionals as they engage in these thoughtful strategies to learn from practice.

Action Research Websites

Action Research at Queen's University
educ.queensu.ca/~ar/

The Action Research Coffee Shop
distributedresearch.net/wiki/index.php/Coffee_Shop

Action Research Expeditions
arexpeditions.montana.edu

Action Research for Professional Development
www.jeanmcniff.com/booklet1.html

Action Research Resources
www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/arhome.html

Action Research, Universities, and "Theory"
www.did.stu.mmu.ac.uk/carn/conf97/PAPERS/WINTER.HTM

Allan Feldman's Action Research Paper Portfolio
www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~afeldman/ActionResearchPapers/ARpapersindex.html

An Introduction to Action Research
www.accessexcellence.org/LC/TL/AR/

Educating as Inquiry - A Teacher Action Research Site
www.lupinworks.com/ar/change.html

Educational Action Research Journal
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09650792.asp

Living Educational Theory Approach to Action Research
www.bath.ac.uk/~edsajw/

Teacher as Researcher - Taking Action Research to Task
teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/teacher-as-researcher-taking-action-research-to-task

SARUA Project - Encourages high school student action researchers.
sarua.ed.qut.edu.au

Books

McNiff, J., Lomax, P., & Whitehead, J. ( 2006). All You Need to Know About Action Research. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

McNiff, J., Lomax, P., & Whitehead, J. ( 2003). You and Your Action Research Project. (Second edition)

Coghlan, D., Brannick, T. (2005). Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization. (Second edition paperback)

Whyte, W.F. (Ed.). (1991). Participatory Action Research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.