Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun
Action Research for Sustainable Development in a Turbulent World [electronic resource]. -- Bradford : Emerald Group Pub., 2012. -- 1 online resource (269 p.). -- 6.1. Introduction. -- Obsahuje: Front Cover; Action Research for Sustainable Development in a Turbulent World; Copyright Page; About This Book; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Reviewers' Comments; About the Authors; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Appendices; List of Acronyms; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1. Introduction to Action Research for Sustainable Development in a Turbulent World; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Working Definitions; 1.2.1. Action Research; 1.2.2. Derivatives of Action Research; 1.2.3. Sustainable Development; 1.2.4. Turbulence; 1.2.5. PALAR Values and Worldviews for a Turbulent World. -- Resumé: This book presents and celebrates over 20 years of Action Learning and Action Research (ALAR) through stories, experiences, reflections and specific works of key proponents and participants in Action Learning and Action Research World Congresses. Authors discuss wide-ranging possibilities and argue for the benefits of action research for sustainable development and problem solving in a turbulent world in the 21st century. They practise what they preach: collaborative, participatory action research based on learning outcomes from projects, discussion and debate. All chapters argue for, justify. -- ISBN : 9781780525495 (electronic bk.). -- 1780525494 (electronic bk.).
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