Themes, iteration, and recoverability in action research

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 143, Issue , 2004, Pages 355-362

  Holwell, Sue ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Multidisciplinary research; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

ITERATIVE METHODS;

ACTION RESEARCH; CRITICAL MASS; EXTERNAL VALIDITIES; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; NATIONAL LEVEL; RECOVERABILITY; RESEARCH FOCUS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84902493597     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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