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100 1 $aHart, Elizabeth.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb98053524
245 10 $aAction research for health and social care :$ba guide to practice /$cElizabeth Hart and Meg Bond.
260 $aBuckingham ;$aBristol, PA :$bOpen University Press,$c1995.
263 $a9504
300 $aviii, 244 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPt. I. Action research in context, process and practice -- Pt. II. Action research case studies. Case study 1: Micro-politics of action research at a district general hospital. Case study 2: From sister to manager - empowerment through a staff development programme. Case study 3: 'Sitting in the circle' - working across professional boundaries and with older people in the community. Case study 4: Progress and procrastination - using a project group to implement changes in service provision for people with disabilities. Case study 5: Changing medication practices in a home for older people -- Pt. III. Working from a project perspective.
520 $aThis book has been designed for use as a core text on research methods courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level and on professional training courses. It is divided into three parts. Part one traces the history of action research and shows the links between its use in education, community development, management research and nursing.
520 8 $aBuilding on this background the book explores different ways in which action research has been defined and proposes four different types, each appropriate to a different problem situation and context. In part two, five case studies of action research are described from the perspective of the researcher, including case studies of success and instructive failure. Part three is designed to enable the reader to find a route through the maze of methods and approaches in action research by the use of such things as self-assessment and mapping exercises, a guide to diary keeping and to evaluation.
520 8 $aThe final chapter suggests that by developing a 'project perspective' action research can be of practical benefit to health and social care professionals in promoting service improvements.
650 0 $aAction research.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000722
650 0 $aAction research$vCase studies.
650 0 $aHuman services$xResearch$xMethodology.
700 1 $aBond, Meg.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85274576
852 00 $bswx$hHV11$i.H349 1995