Assigned Readings

Carr, W. (2006). Philosophy, methodology and action research. Journal of Philosophy of Education 40(4), 421-435.

Kidd, S.A. & Kral, M.J. (2005) Practicing participatory action research. Journal of Counseling Psychology 52(2), 187-195.

Stringer, E.T. (2007) Action research (3rd Ed.). Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA. pp. 19-38. e-reserve

Fox, M., Martin, P. & Green, G. (2007) Doing practitioner research. Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA. pp. 42-58. e-reserve.

Stoecker, R. (2005) Research methodology for community change. Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA. pp. 211-233. e-reserve

Class Preparation

See "Instructions for Preparation of Reviews for Class Discussion." Submit the electronic summary by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 11.

Cole, S. (2006). Information and empowerment: the keys to achieving sustainable tourism. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 14(6), 629-644.

Cosgrove, L. & Flynn, C. (2005). Marginalized mothers: parenting without a home. Analyses of Social Issues & Public Policy 5(1), 127-143.

Drury, J. & Stott, C. (2001) Bias as a research strategy in participant observation: the case of intergroup conflict. Field Methods 13, 47-67.

Fisher, P.A. & Ball, T.J. (2003). Tribal participatory research: mechanisms of a collaborative model. American Journal of Community Psychology 32(3/4), 207-216.

Garner, M., Raschka, C. & Sercombe, P. (2006). Sociolinguistic minorities, research and social relationships. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 27(1), 61-78.

Hockley, J. & Froggatt, K. (2006). The development of palliative care knowledge in care homes for older people: the place of action research. Palliative Medicine 20(8), 835-843.

Parrado, E.A., McQuiston, C., & Flippen, C.A. (2005). Participatory survey research. Integrating community collaboration and quantitative methods of study of gender and HIV risks among Hispanic migrants. Sociological Methods & Research 34(2), 204-239.

Seymour, F.W. & Davies, E. (2002). Using action research to facilitate change in child protection services. Journal of Community Psychology 30(5), 585-590.

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