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Subject: NEW journal - Action Research - call for papers
Action Research - Call for Papers
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About the Journal
The aim of Action Research is to offer a forum for participative, action
oriented inquiry. Our immodest aim is to help transform the very idea of
social science, to create a dialogue which will contribute to developing a
viable alternative to the dominant models of social science. As debates
about the limits of a 'disinterested' social science continue we need an
alternative form of inquiry into questions that are relevant to people in
the conduct of their lives, their organizations and communities, and the
wider ecology of which we are a part.
With many schools, theories and practices, action research is an orientation
to inquiry rather than a methodology as such. Action Research will encompass
the wide range of domains in which action research is prominent, both
academic and professional. The journal will include contributions from:
· healthcare
· education
· development
· management
· social work
· specific group interests, such as gender and race
· cross-disciplinary interests which do not fit well within disciplinary
journals
Interdisciplinary
Our ambition is that it is fully interdisciplinary - creating space for
debate between fields - and genuinely global - bringing together
contributions by scholars and practitioners in developing countries of the
South as well as in the industrialized countries of the North. We are
developing editorial and review practices to accomplish this ambition.
Furthermore we encourage papers that attempt to integrate first-person,
second-person and third-person practice. First-person action
research/practice skills and methods address the ability of the researcher
to foster an inquiring approach to his or her own life, to act choicefully
and with awareness, so as to assess effects in the outside world while
acting. Second-person action research/practice addresses our ability to
inquire face-to-face with others into issues of mutual concern and engage
with others productively. Third-person research/practice aims build upon the
practices of first- and second-person to create a wider community of inquiry
involving a whole organization or community.
Quality Articles
Therefore we invite quality articles for peer review, including:
· Accounts of action research projects, including accounts drawing on
multiple voices of participants and using non-traditional forms of
representation
· Explorations of high quality practice, at personal, group and community
level, exploring the forms and criteria of practice that will facilitate
quality inquiry
· Considerations of the nature of quality in action research, in particular
exploring the relationship between epistemology and practice
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Call for Papers
Contributions are invited for early issues of Action Research.
Articles should be between 5-7000 words. An electronic version as a
Microsoft Word Document is preferred. Alternatively, four paper copies of
the manuscript should be submitted. The manuscript should be typed in
double-spacing on one side of A4 paper only and must include an abstract of
100-150 words on a separate sheet. The submitting author should nominate two
members of the editorial board to shepherd their review process.
Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with APA publication guidelines
as described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association (5th edition).
Submit contributions from US to:
Hilary Bradbury,
Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management,
Organizational Behavior Department, Sears 568, 10900 Euclid Avenue,
Cleveland, OH 44106-7235, USA
Tel: +1 216 368 0070 Fax: +1 216 368 4785
Email: [log in to unmask]
Submit contributions from Rest of the World to:
Peter Reason,
Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice, School of Management,
University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1225 386792 Fax: +44 (0) 1225 386473
Email: [log in to unmask]
For more information on the journal including a list of the editorial board,
please visit:
http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journals/Details/j0478.html
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