Action Research   [Archived Catalog]
2021-2022 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook
   

RES 3080 - Action Research


Action research is an applied research methodology that is useful for improving social circumstances through uses of interventions and measurements in collaboration with stakeholders.  The course includes in-depth understanding of the cyclical and pragmatic uses of quantitative and qualitative data collection and analyses as practical skills necessary to design and conduct action research.  Students identify how theoretical and philosophical foundations of action research align with personal philosophical orientations. Action research is reviewed and critiqued.  Students evaluate issues of research safety, ethics, and feasibility for proposed research.  Finally, students develop the methods section of a research prospectus. Prerequisite(s): RES 2300 Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis; and RES 2500 Quantitative Data Collection and Statistics or RES 2700 Statistics. In addition, all required foundational research courses (RES2xxx) as determined by student's program must be completed. Exceptions require Department Chair and Department of Research Director approval. For those admitted prior to Fall 2019 (CIMHS programs) Spring 2020 (CSS programs): MBM 5556 Qualitative Research Overview, RES 1105 Methods of Research (Clinical Psychology, Clinical Psychology Specialization Only) and RES 1110 Statistics, or RES 1005 Methods of Research and Disciplined Inquiry I and RES 1015 Methods of Research and Disciplined Inquiry II.