Further Readings and Resources

Suggested Practitioner Action Research Studies

Luck, L., & Webb, L. (2009). School counselor action research: A case example. Professional School Counseling. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KOC/is_6_12/ai_n35574390/.

This is a good example of a traditional positivist application of practitioner action research that emphasizes quantitative data and is conducted over a three-year period.

Reed. J. (2006). Using action research in nursing practice with older people: Democratizing knowledge. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 8, 1064–1067. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15840074.

This is a revealing application of practitioner action research in health care, with attention paid to the challenges of conducting studies ...

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