Seperate essays: 4/22/15
These are all separate essays:
Unit 2
Use your The Action Research Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty text to complete the following:
· Read Chapter 2, “Action Research Traditions and Knowledge Interests.”
· Read Chapter 3, “The Continuum of Positionality in Action Research.”
Use your Action Research text to complete the following:
· Read Chapter 2, “The Theory Behind the Practice.”
ESSAY 1–Participation and Inclusion in Action Research (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Discuss the role of participation and inclusion in Action Research. What does it mean for an Action Researcher to be inclusive?
ESSAY 2—Leadership in Action Research (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Discuss your role as a leader when conducting Action Research. How should you act toward those over whom you have authority and toward those with whom you are collaborating?
Unit 3
Readings
Use your The Action Research Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty text to complete the following:
•Read Chapter 2, “Action Research Traditions and Knowledge Interests.”
•Read Chapter 3, “The Continuum of Positionality in Action Research.”
Use your Action Research text to complete the following:
•Read Chapter 2, “The Theory Behind the Practice.”
ESSAY 3—Stages of Action Research (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Discuss the purpose and stages of the process of the Action Research. What does it mean to be a “persistent observer”?
ESSAY 4—Good Action Research Proposal (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Review the readings in your texts and the Action Research Inquiry Cycle media piece, and describe the characteristics of a good action research dissertation proposal.
Unit 4
Readings
Use your The Action Research Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty text to complete the following:
•Read Chapter 5, “Designing the Plane While Flying It: Proposing and Doing the Dissertation.”
Use your Action Research text to complete the following:
•Read Chapter 4, “Look: Gathering Data.”
Use your Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization text to complete the following:
•Read Chapter 4, “Constructing and Selecting Your Insider Project.”
ESSAY 5—Strengths and Weaknesses of Different Approaches (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Compare and contrast two methods of gathering information for Action Research projects. What are the strengths and weaknesses of these different approaches?
ESSAY 6—Insider Versus Outsider Action Research (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Examine the similarities and differences between conducting insider and outsider action research. What positionality will you take with your research project and why?
Unit 5
Readings
Use your The Action Research Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty text to complete the following:
•Read Chapter 6, “What Does an Action Research Dissertation Look Like?”
Use your Action Research text to complete the following:
•Read Chapter 5, “Think: Reflection and Analysis.”
ESSAY 7—-Distilling Data (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Discuss the two major processes for distilling the data gathered in an action research project. What is significant about these processes for your research?
ESSAY 8—Participatory Action Research Approach (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Describe the approach Alice McIntyre used to initiate her Participatory Action Research (PAR) dissertation. Briefly explain why Alice’s approach was successful.
Unit 6
Readings
Use your Action Research text to complete the following:
•Read Chapter 6, “Act: Action Plans – Implementing Sustainable Solutions.”
•Read Chapter 9, “Action Research and the Internet,” pages 240–246.
Use your Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization text to complete the following:
•Read Chapter 8, “Researching Your Own Organization.”
•Read Chapter 10, “Managing Ethics and Organizational Politics.”
ESSAY 9–Political Dynamics in Action Research (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Discuss two key strategies for surviving and thriving in the political dynamics of insider action research. How will these strategies be helpful to your project?
Unit 7
Readings
Use your Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization text to complete the following:
•Read Chapter 5, “Designing and Implementing Your Action Research Project.”
Use your Action Research text to complete the following:
•Read Chapter 7, “Strategic Planning.”
ESSAY 10–Action Research Project Success (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Based on your reading of Chapter 7 in your Action Research text, discuss two things leaders of action research project organizations need to do to make sure the action researcher is successful in executing a project. How will you work with your stakeholders and organizational leaders to ensure this is accomplished?
ESSAY 11–Role of Celebration (250 words)—1 scholarly source
What is the role and importance of celebration in the context of action research? What are some appropriate ways this can happen in the organization with which you will do your research?
Unit 8
Readings
Use your The Action Research Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty text to complete the following:
ESSAY 12—Informed Consent (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Discuss the role of informed consent in conducting an action research project. How are ways you can accomplish this in your study?
ESSAY 13–Scientific Merit Action Research Template (SMART) Form (250 words)—1 scholarly source(PLEASE USE ATTACHMENT CF PHDSMR)
Review the Scientific Merit Action Research Template (SMART) Form and discuss the 3 major goals of scientific merit review.
Unit 9
Readings
Use your Action Research text to complete the following:
•Read Chapter 8, “Reports: Informing Stakeholders.”
•Read Chapter 9, “Action Research and the Internet.”
•Read Appendix C, “Case Examples of Formal Reports. Transitions – The Experiences of Older Women From Hospital to Home.”
Use your Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization text to complete the following:
ESSAY 14–Interpretive AR Versus Experimental Survey Research (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Briefly review the 5 major steps of preparing an Interpretive Action Research project. How does it differ from Experimental Survey research?
ESSAY- 15—Rae Action Research Report (250 words)—1 scholarly source
Briefly summarize the Action Research report by Rae D. Discuss one strength and one weakness of Rae’s Action Research project.
