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- Marquardt, Kristina, et al.
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Learning through feedback in the field Reflective learning in a NGO in the Peruvian Amazon
- 2010
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Ingår i: Action Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 1476-7503 .- 1741-2617. ; 8, s. 29-51
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The article discusses an action research project conducted in the Upper Amazon region of Peru that focused on the working approach of a NGO partner called PRADERA. In its land management projects PRADERA's working approach was characterized by a close collaboration with farmers. Its emphasis was on grasping the farmers' perspective on agriculture, targeting of local institutions in the villages as natural arenas for learning, and including topics in their analysis such as culture and worldview; this is analyzed through the framework of a reflective learning organization. The organization's capacity for learning is described as consisting of single-, double- and the possibility of triple-loop learning. During our collaboration with PRADERA, though we did not find established internal arrangements that could foster a triple-loop learning process, incipient signs were noted of space and potential which could favor deeper levels of learning. The importance of deeper levels of learning in the work of small highly action oriented NGOs such as PRADERA that act as a bridge between local farmers and the outside world, and how action research methodology can be a tool for developing reflectivity within such an organization, are discussed.
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- Nyman, Viola, 1961, et al.
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Insider Action research as an approach and a method – Exploring institutional encounters from within a birthing context
- 2016
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Ingår i: Action Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 1476-7503 .- 1741-2617. ; 14:2, s. 217-233
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- The aim of this paper was to describe the first person perspective of being a peer midwife and a novice researcher initiating collaborative AR in her own organization to develop knowledge about the first encounters between the labouring woman and her care-givers in a hospital birthing context. It was motivated by the author’s longstanding professional clinical experience of observing and hearing parents’ stories of vulnerability and fear of childbirth, and how staff’s attitudes affected the childbirth experience negatively. Data were collected between 2010 and 2013 and included the researcher’s log with reflections from clinical work, as well as interviews, participant observation, and research group communications. A reflective interpretative lifeworld research approach was used to analyze the data. The experience of being a novice insider action researcher (IARr) consisted of three thematic meanings: “the struggle to initiate a clinical insider action research project,” “standing alone at the messy front line,” and “being a catalytic counterbalance to the prevailing medico technical focus.” The comprehensive understanding was “learning how to clinically reflect on and to voice the tacit components of care.” The strategy used in undertaking this study was influenced by the philosophies of both midwifery care and AR.
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- Olsson, Erik, 1977, et al.
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When one size does not fit all: Using participatory action research to co-create preventive healthcare services
- 2015
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Ingår i: Action Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 1741-2617 .- 1476-7503. ; 13:1, s. 9-29
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Organized screening programs have proved effective at reducing cervical cancer inSweden by offering early detection of precancerous cells. However, participationrates vary across groups of women. The purpose of this paper is to explore howparticipatory action research contributes to (re)designing cervical cancer screeningprograms to better meet local residents’ needs and expectations. The paper examinesthe Pap smear testing barriers encountered by foreign-born women. It is also reportedhow different actors within the healthcare system as well as civil society can worktogether to address these barriers and improve healthcare services. Moreover, thepaper contributes to action research methodology by demonstrating how participatoryinquiries benefit from quantitative monitoring of improvement initiatives.
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- Rydenfält, Christofer, et al.
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An action-oriented method for interprofessional organization development at a hospital operating unit
- 2017
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Ingår i: Action Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 1476-7503 .- 1741-2617. ; 15:2, s. 177-197
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The complexity of modern interdisciplinary health care practices, where different specialties work together to solve complex problems, challenges traditional approaches to organizational development and quality improvement. An example of this is surgery. This article describes and evaluates an action-oriented method to facilitate organizational development and innovation at an operating unit, centered on interprofessional aspects of health care, a method that shares some features with action learning. At its core the method had a group with members from all specialties in an operating team, who participated in regular meetings facilitated by a process leader, according to experiential learning principles. The group was evaluated using mixed methods (including interaction process analysis (IPA)), of which video recorded group meetings and interviews constituted the main sources of data. Results showed that the group achieved a successful organizational change. Indications of the success of the group process were the low level of conflicts and the high level of task focus. Interprofessional boundaries appeared to be bridged as all members participated in formulation of both problems and solutions while not being afraid to voice different opinions. Problems could be attributed to lack of awareness of the group at the operating unit at which the intervention took place.
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- Sandberg, Fredrik, 1976-, et al.
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The interactive researcher as a virtual participant : A Habermasian interpretation
- 2013
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Ingår i: Action Research. - : Sage Publications. - 1476-7503 .- 1741-2617. ; 11:2, s. 194-212
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article explores the role of the interactive researcher by drawing on Jürgen Habermas’s theory of communicative action to develop the concept of virtual participant. An ideal interactive research project is used to explore the issues faced by interactive researchers in three phases – initial, implementation and conclusion. In each phase, an interactive research project is used to demonstrate the issues that are discussed. First, this article argues that the concept of communicative rationality can be helpful in understanding how mutually trusting relationships between practitioners and researchers can be established at the beginning of a project. Second, it argues that the idea of taking a virtual stand on validity claims can be used during a project to engage a performative attitude and achieve mutual understanding with actors in the practice system. Third, this article argues that the concept of the virtual participant can explain how the interactive researcher can engage in performative action without becoming captive to the practice system. The concept of the virtual participant helps to enhance understanding of the complexity of the role of the interactive researcher.
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- Shen, C. -Y, et al.
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Action research in a problem avoiding culture using a Buddhist systems methodology
- 2015
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Ingår i: Action Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 1476-7503 .- 1741-2617. ; 13:2, s. 170-193
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Problem avoidance can be an issue in both Eastern and Western cultures, and in some Eastern contexts it can stem from the desire to promote organizational harmony: identifying problems can lead to blame, thereby fracturing harmonious relationships. The authors have developed and applied a Buddhist systems methodology (BSM) to counteract problem avoidance in Taiwanese Buddhist organizations. Unlike many Western action research approaches, which require participants to start by identifying problems or problematic situations, the BSM uses Buddhist concepts that are closely associated with the practice of harmonious living. Thus, it reframes problem exploration as the exercise of Buddhist discipline applied to organizational life, which is likely to be viewed as a co-operative and culturally valued endeavour. In a project with a large non-profit organization, the authors tackled a significant conflict and underlying issues. An evaluation of the project demonstrated that the BSM helped overcome the culture of problem avoidance. While the BSM itself might only be relevant to Buddhist organizations, there is a wider principle at work: when problem avoidance has cultural roots, action researchers could usefully look at how problem exploration might be reframed using a way of thinking that is culturally familiar and highly valued by the participants.
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- Smith, Frida, et al.
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Participatory design in education materials in a health care context
- 2017
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Ingår i: Action Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 1476-7503 .- 1741-2617. ; 15:3, s. 310-336
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Written patient education material, for example, discharge-information is commonly used in hospital settings. Despite following guidelines on how to best present text and using patients as consultants, improvements can still be made from a patient’s perspective. Here, we describe the process of developing patient education material using a participatory design methodology, with patients, clinicians, researchers and designers working as co-designers following a structured process map. The method emphasises coping with conflicting interests and using this as a source of development. The philosophies behind action research and person-centred care were combined in a practical setting, enhancing both perspectives and generating actionable knowledge to be further used in patient involvement projects. The results reveal that predominant areas of tensions focused on power, organization, content and clinical usability. This study is one of the first to involve patients as co-designers of education materials in the health care context, and not only as consultants. Working as co-designers was found to be productive and in line with person-centred care philosophy, with focus on partnership and equality. The results of this study can therefore benefit both patients and other relevant stakeholders in the healthcare system in developing written patient education materials.
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- Trollvik, Anne, et al.
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Childrens participation and experiential reflections using co-operative inquiry for developing a learning programme for children with asthma
- 2013
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Ingår i: Action Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 1476-7503 .- 1741-2617. ; 11:1, s. 31-51
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this article is to discuss methodological issues based on experiences involving the use of co-operative inquiry in a paediatric ward and to describe how the children’s own perspectives were taken into account. This project, which was conducted in Norway between 2004 and 2007, involved children, parents and health care professionals meeting in a mutual working process to apply a new pedagogic approach for children with asthma. Ninety individuals (children, parents, health care professionals, teachers and students) participated in the study that had a qualitative approach. The findings indicate that the adults considered the child perspectives throughout the project, while the children’s own perspectives were taken into account during the period of intervention. The children participated actively, which can support empowerment processes. Health care professionals and researchers responded to the children’s views using communication and research techniques adapted to the children’s age, development and sensitivity. Critical choices related to the project were made because of recruitment challenges involving children and families. Children between 7 and 10 years of age are competent actors who can be involved in research and thus represent activated sources of knowledge. Bringing about change requires endurance and a long-term perspective.
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- Zhang, Zheng, et al.
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Our way(s) to action research : Doctoral students’ international and interdisciplinary collective memory work
- 2014
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Ingår i: Action Research. - London, UK : SAGE Publications. - 1476-7503 .- 1741-2617 .- 0264-5122. ; 12:3, s. 293-314
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study involved six Swedish and Canadian doctoral students who shared interests in using action research in professional education in different disciplines. We employed Noffke’s three dimensions of action research as a theoretical framework (i.e., the Professional, the Personal, and the Political). Using collective biography as a methodology, we cooperatively examined how our personal and professional agendas and macro-level structures have been shaping our intentions to conduct action research projects in our respective disciplines. The key findings of this international and interdisciplinary collective biography relate our growing awareness of the intimacy between research and life in vari- ous professional and geographic contexts. Collectively addressing our shared frustrations, we celebrated action research as a methodology that attends to the dynamic and concrete lived experiences of our participants in various spatio-temporalities. Reflecting upon the hybridity of our own researcher identities, we were also able to see the intimate relation between ourselves as active citizens and critical action researchers who are determined to take up the challenges and engage in critically oriented action research that could nurture more ‘‘caring,’’ ‘‘empowering,’’ and ‘‘transforming’’ public spheres.
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- Zimmerman Nilsson, Marie-Helene, 1967-, et al.
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Tensions in communication Teachers and academic facilitators in a critical friendship
- 2018
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Ingår i: Action Research. - London : Sage Publications. - 1476-7503 .- 1741-2617. ; 16:1, s. 7-24
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper concerns the complex relationships between external facilitators and teachers in action research, as they work in a critical friendship to develop interaction in specific ways that open up rather than shut down communication and learning. The aim is to contribute with knowledge about interpersonal communication between academic facilitators and teachers in a development process where the teachers had a lack of influence in the initial phase of the project. The findings reveal that communication in a context of incompatible positions and professional distance did not lead to further communication, whereas communication in a context of confidence, mutual reliance, and challenge opened up possibilities for further dialogue. We identified three aspects affecting communication: absence of ownership of specific problems, trust without relationship, and courage before trust. Implication for the action research community is the importance of making strategies for critical friendship explicit. This assists for teachers to internalize the role.
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