Action research in nursing and healthcare

Action Research in Nursing and Healthcare

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-247

  Williamson, Graham R ^a   Bellman, Loretta ^b   Webster, Jonathan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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DOI: 10.4135/9781446289112     Document Type: Book

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1. These books relate to key issues discussed in the text above, and will be useful as further reading to illustrate the diversity of action research approaches
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58. Hammersley, M (1995) The politics of social research. London: Sage. A key text exploring political issues in research.
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60. Jupp, V (ed.) (2006) The SAGE dictionary of social research methods. London: Sage. Very good on a range of approaches to research.
61. Parahoo, K (2006) Nursing research, principles and process issues (2nd edition). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. A good introductory nursing research textbook although limited on action research.
62. Waterman, H, Marshall, M, Noble, J, Davies, H, Walshe, K, Sheaff, R and Elwyn, G (2007) The role of action research in the investigation and diffusion of innovations in health care: The PRIDE project. Qualitative Health Research 17(3): 373-381. Discussion and analysis of strengths and weaknesses of action research in relation to the investigation and practical implementation of innovations in healthcare. doi:10.1177/1049732306298976 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732306298976
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74. Heron, J and Reason, P (2006) The practice of co-operative inquiry: Research 'with' rather than 'on' people. In PReason and HBradbury (eds), Handbook of action research (2nd edition). London: Sage, Chapter 12.
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86. Reason, P (1994b) Three approaches to participative inquiry. In N KDenzin and Y SLincoln (eds) Handbook of qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, Chapter 20.
87. Titchen, A (1995) Issues of validity in action research. Nurse Researcher 2(3): 38-48.
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95. Coghlan, D and Brannick, T (2010) Doing action research in your own organisation (3rd edition). London: Sage. An excellent text for those within their own organisations.
96. Glasson, JB, Chang, EML, Bidewell, JW (2008) The value of participatory action research in clinical nursing practice. International Journal of Nursing Practice 14: 34-39. Clarifies issues concerning PAR. doi:10.1111/j.1440-172X.2007.00665.x http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2007.00665.x
97. Koch, T and Kralik, D (2006) Participatory action research in healthcare. Oxford: Blackwell. An excellent text on PAR with lots of experiential material from the authors.
98. Waterman, HA, Marshall, MN, Noble, J, Davies, H, Walshe, K, Sheaff, R and Elwyn, G (2007) The role of action research in the investigation and diffusion of innovations in health care: The PRIDE project. Qualitative Health Research 17(3): 373-381. doi:10.1177/1049732306298976 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732306298976
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