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Action Research for Sustainable Development in a Turbulent World
Title statement Action Research for Sustainable Development in a Turbulent World [electronic resource]. Personal name Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun. Issue data Bradford : Emerald Group Pub., 2012. Phys.des. 1 online resource (269 p.) ISBN 9781780525495 (electronic bk.) 1780525494 (electronic bk.) Note 6.1. Introduction. Contents 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. Content note 1.3. Structure and Contents of the Book1.4. Conclusion; References; PART II: PRACTICAL THEORIES; 2. Action Research and Action Learning for an Uncertain and Turbulent World; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. My Story; 2.3. The Triumph of Specialization; 2.4. The Challenge of Reality; 2.5. Research Quality; 2.6. Action Learning and Action Research in the Classroom; 2.7. Action Learning and Action Research in the Field; 2.8. Increasing Turbulence; 2.9. Complexity Theory; 2.10. Action Research for Turbulent Situations; 2.11. Conclusion; References; 3. Systemic Action Research, Turbulence and Emergence.. 3.1. Introduction3.2. Critical, Systemic, Action Researching Praxis; 3.3. The Systems Idea; 3.4. Coming to be a Critical Action Researcher/Developer; 3.5. A Latin Retrospective; 3.6. The Enduring Legacy; 3.7. Conclusion; References; 4. Living Educational Theories for Action Research in a Turbulent World; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Insights from the First and Second World Congresses; 4.3. Accounting for Ourselves in Living Educational Theories; 4.4. Examples of Living Theories for Sustainable Development in a Turbulent World; 4.4.1. My Own Living Theories.. 4.4.2. Other Action Research Accounts for Sustainable Development in a Turbulent World4.4.2.1. Japan; 4.4.2.2. Africa (Rwanda and Kenya); 4.4.2.3. South Africa; 4.4.2.4. Ireland; 4.4.2.5. Canada; 4.4.2.6. Israel; 4.4.2.7. Europe and China; 4.4.2.8. Australia; 4.5. Conclusion; References; PART III: VALUES AND WORLD VIEWS; 5. Creating Authentic Collaboration: A Central Feature of Effectiveness; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Definitions and Delimitations of Collaboration; 5.3. Collaboration and Action Research; 5.4. Deepening Collaboration.. 5.5. Values and Strategies that Lead to Authentic Collaborative Interactions5.6. Case Study: Action Researchers Improving Their Collaborative Practice; 5.6.1. Context; 5.6.2. Approach; 5.6.2.1. Step 1: Gap Analysis; 5.6.2.2. Step 2: Diagnosis of How They Were Maintaining Defensiveness; 5.6.2.3. Step 3: Identification of Improvements Needed; 5.6.2.4. Step 4: Skill Development; 5.6.2.5. Step 5: Practice/Implementation of New Skills; 5.6.2.6. Step 6: Reflect and Monitor; 5.7. Conclusions; References; 6. Sustainability of Research Practice for Social Justice: A Generation of Politics and Method. Subj. Headings Sustainable development. * Action research. * Social responsibility of business - Case studies. * Sustainable development - Case studies. * Business. * BUSINESS & ECONOMICS - Development - Sustainable Development. * BUSINESS & ECONOMICS - Environmental Economics. Form, Genre Electronic books. Conspect BUS - 072000 BUS - 099000 Country Bez místa Language angličtina URL http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=438930 Document kind ***nezařazeno***
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