Detaljert timeplan

Day 1   

March 2

Day 2   

March 3

Foundation of Action Research

• What is Action Research?
• Why Action Research?
• Models of Action Research
• The messy world of Action Research
• History of Action Research

       Egil & Terje

• Research question formulation within the context of Action Research

Interpretative Case studies Brian Nicholson

Designing for an Action Research study

What is an Action Research design?

• Key components of an Action Research Design

Lunch

Lunch

• Group work (in pairs): Individual research questions
• Which model of Action Research to apply
• Presentation and discussion

• Discussing case studies of Action Research
• Lars Rolland present his method chapter

How to write your methods chapter

Readings: (in prioritized sequence)

• Susmann and Everett (1984): Action research
• Davison et al (2004) Canonical Action Research
• Checkland, P. Soft Systems Methodology
• Mumford, E.

Readings:

• Lars Rolands method chaper
• Klein and Myers (1999). Guidelines for conducting and evaluating interpretive research
• Braa and Vidgen (1999): Action case

Day 3     

March 4

Day 4 

March 5        

The Action Research  cycle

• The collaboration agreement
• Data collection strategies
• Data processing approaches
• Data interpretation and analysis

Brian Nicholson

• Data presentation
• Data dissemination

• Evaluating Action Research
• Analysis

Group work: Develop evaluation criteria and design for evaluating your action research project.

Lunch

Lunch

• Group work:
• Present your research Design including each component
• Interpretative Case study

• Group Work
• Discuss research question and research design

Readings:

Sein et al (2011) Action Design Research

Miles & Huberman (1994) Chapter  1-5

Second Assignment: Revised research design and plans, including data display

Deadline:

Day 5           

March 6

• Brian Nicolson:  Understanding the link between Theory and Action
• Theorizing from empirical data
• Tensions in conducting action research
• Dilemmas you experience
• Ethics ¨C what are some ethical considerations in doing action research?
• Documenting your research cycle
• How to write a method chapter

Lunch

• Assignment discussion
• Group work (in pairs): Evaluation of outcomes of own intervention.

Readings: Miles & Huberman Chapter 10

Braa et al Network of Action

Assignment:

Deadline

Final Assignment:

Deadline