27 A Tale of Three Discourses: Doing Action Research in a Research Methods Class

Teaching materials are one of the most important parts of the learning process and also prove that the teacher is professional or not, the nature of teaching materials is to provide convenience when conducting learning. This research is a school action research using descriptive quantitative research methods which in the results of this study are explained using numbers in the presentation. Place in SDN 005 Koto Sentajo Sentajo Raya Subdistrict Kuantan Singingi Regency with a total sample of 10 teachers. The results of this study will discuss three aspects of assessment in teaching materials, the first in the aspect of content feasibility illustrates that in the appropriate category there are 6 teachers with a percentage of 60%, and the category is very feasible with a total of 4 teachers with a percentage of 40%. in the second aspect the assessment of linguistic aspects in the feasible category with the percentage of 50%, and the very decent category 50%. in the third aspect, the evaluation of the presentation aspects in the category is feasible with a percentage of 20%, and in the very feasible category of 80%. Then it can be concluded that the teacher's ability to make teaching materials is good, and the making of teaching materials is appropriate for use in the learning process.

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Critical participatory action research: Methods and praxis for intersectional knowledge production.

Journal of Counseling Psychology ◽

10.1037/cou0000445 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 68 (3) ◽

pp. 344-356

Author(s):

Michelle Fine ◽

María Elena Torre ◽

Austin Gerhard Oswald ◽

Shéár Avory

Keyword(s):

Action Research ◽

Participatory Action Research ◽

Research Methods ◽

Knowledge Production ◽

Participatory Action ◽

Critical Participatory Action Research

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Toronto’s Not-So-“Smart” City: Dismantling the Tech Utopia & Building Stronger Communities

10.32920/ryerson.14652414.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sahar Raza

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

Action Research ◽

Critical Theory ◽

Public Good ◽

Research Methods ◽

Smart City ◽

Smart Cities ◽

State Elite ◽

Semistructured Interviews ◽

And Control

This thesis critically analyzes the dominant discourse, actors, and technologies associated with the Sidewalk Toronto smart city project to uncover and resist the potential dangers of the unregulated smart city. Drawing from gray and scholarly literature alongside four semistructured interviews and three action research methods, this research shows that smart cities and technologies are the latest iteration of corporate power, exploitation, and control. Imbued with neoliberal, colonial, and positivistic logics, the smart city risks further eroding democracy, privacy, and equity in favour of promoting privatization, surveillance, and an increased concentration of power and wealth among corporate and state elite. While the publicized promise of the smart city may continuously shift to reflect and co-opt oppositional narratives, its logics remain static, and its beneficiaries remain few. Applying a social justice-oriented lens which connects critical theory, postmodernism, poststructuralism, intersectional feminism, and anticolonial methodologies is crucial in reconceptualizing “smartness” and prioritizing public good.

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Iringan Musik Dalam Pantomim

SELONDING ◽

10.24821/selonding.v13i13.2923 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (13) ◽

Author(s):

Nur Iswantara

Keyword(s):

Action Research ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

Research Methods ◽

Research Method ◽

Facial Features ◽

Theater Arts ◽

Educational Approach ◽

Structure Approach ◽

Black And White ◽

Multi Level

Pantomime is one of the oldest theater arts, where mime artists tell something just using their body, without talking. Pantomime artists are known for their white makeup and black pigtails, as well as other facial features to exaggerate their emotions. Black and white striped tops, white gloves and black hats are also complete with traditional Pantomime artist costumes. These clothes and makeup have become a tradition of many Pantomime artists. In adding the atmosphere of the movement displayed, a music illustration is given to bring the atmosphere to life.This study uses qualitative methods and action research methods which is a reflective research method. This type of research is able to offer new ways and procedures to improve and enhance the professionalism of pantomime presentation techniques. The approach used is structural and educative. The structure approach is used to solve something related to the arrangement or building of multi-level pantomime presentations, while the educational approach is used to solve those relating to pantomime education.Music illustrations in the Pantomime show can support the atmosphere of the show. The music played can be adjusted to the theme of the movement played by a Pantomime. Keywords: Pantomime, Illustration of Music, Atmosphere.

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Creating a Virtual Leader Development Course Using the Design Thinking Process for Innovation

10.4995/head21.2021.13004 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

John Hinck ◽

Steven Davis ◽

Justin Longmire ◽

JB Byrnes

Keyword(s):

Action Research ◽

Research Methods ◽

Design Process ◽

Design Thinking ◽

Leader Development ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Multiple Cycles ◽

Thinking Process ◽

Development Course

This paper examines how a U.S. Air Force (USAF) faculty team reimagined and redesigned an in-person Leader Development Course (LDC) to a virtual version (vLDC). Using the Design Thinking Process for Innovation (DTPI) and action research methods, a new, virtual course was imagined, designed, tested, and improved over a six-cycle-process. Data was collected via multiple sources from 121 participants (19 faculty/staff and 102 students) and analyzed using manual coding and NVivo Software. Results are organized into 22 categories under four themes (general course design, student experience, instructor experience and faculty development, and technology experience) showing a progressive refinement with key lessons learned that led to the final creation of the new virtual course. Of the five key features in action research (actions matter, context-specific research, multiple cycles and phases, inclusion of people as research target, and reflections), participants reported that multiple cycles and reflections were most important in relation to the DTPI so that change could be enacted that reflected participant voices in the design process of the virtual course. The application of the DTPI using action research methods produced results and lessons learned in the design process that contribute to the theory and practice on developing and teaching in a virtual learning environment. The study fills a gap in the scholarly field and informs other institutions on the process, failures, and successes of course redesign to a virtual version.Keywords: design thinking process for innovation, action research, USAF, leader development

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Wiki Technology and Emergency Response

Managing Crises and Disasters with Emerging Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0167-3.ch005 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 50-70

Author(s):

Murali Raman ◽

Terry Ryan ◽

Murray E. Jennex ◽

Lorne Olfman

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Action Research ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Research Methods ◽

Emergency Response ◽

Management System ◽

Knowledge Management System ◽

Design And Implementation ◽

Wiki Technology ◽

Effective Use

This paper is about the design and implementation of a wiki-based knowledge management system for improving emergency response. Most organizations face difficult challenges in managing knowledge for emergency response, but it is crucial for response effectiveness that such challenges be overcome. Organizational members must share the knowledge needed to plan for emergencies. They also must be able during an emergency to access relevant plans and communicate about their responses to it. This study, which employed action research methods, suggests that wiki technology can be used to manage knowledge for emergency response. It also suggests that effective use of a knowledge management system for emergency response requires thorough training, a knowledge-sharing culture, and a good fit between emergency-response tasks and system capabilities.

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Is Action Research Really 'Research1?

Concepts and Transformation ◽

10.1075/cat.1.1.05tou ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 51-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Stephen Toulmin

Keyword(s):

Action Research ◽

Research Methods ◽

Research Methodology ◽

Contextual Factors ◽

Scientific Research

The case of Action Research drives a wedge between two opposite views of research methodology: an 'exclusive ' (Platonic/theoretical) one which insists that only objective and quantitative inquiries (as in physics) are genuine scientific research, and an 'inclusive ' (Aristotelian/practical) one that recognizes a need to adapt the research methods of different inquiries to the nature of their problems. The latter approach involves seeing issues of methodology as dependent on half-a-dozen contextual factors, which are crucial to Action Research, yet which the former approach ignores.

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