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Studying this chapter should enable you to:
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Explain the term "action research." |
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Describe the assumptions that underlie action research. |
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Explain the purpose of action research. |
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Describe the four steps involved in action research. |
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Describe some of the advantages of action research. |
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Describe some of the similarities and differences between action research and formal quantitative and qualitative research. |
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Describe the difference between practical and participatory action research. |
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Suggest some ways that other kinds of research methodologies might be used in action research. |
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Name some of the threats to internal validity that exist in action research studies. |
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Describe the kinds of sampling used in action research. |
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Explain why action research studies are weak in external validity. |
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Recognize an example of action research when you come across it in the educational literature. |