The concept of action research

The Learning Organization

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 125-131

  Altrichter, Herbert ^a   Kemmis, Stephen ^b   Mctaggart, Robin ^c   Zuber Skerritt, Ortrun ^d  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986031611     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: 1758905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470210428840     Document Type: Article

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