Controlling action research projects

Avison, David; Baskerville, Richard; Myers, Michael

doi:10.1108/09593840110384762

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“…In IS, where action research is widely used, there is a discussion on finding the balance between action and research, see e.g. (Avison et al 2001;Baskerville and Wood-Harper 1996). For the research part of action research, these guidelines apply as well.…”

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Guidelines for conducting and reporting case study research in software engineering

2008

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Case study is a suitable research methodology for software engineering research since it studies contemporary phenomena in its natural context. However, the understanding of what constitutes a case study varies, and hence the quality of the resulting studies. This paper aims at providing an introduction to case study methodology and guidelines for researchers conducting case studies and readers studying reports of such studies. The content is based on the authors' own experience from conducting and reading case studies. The terminology and guidelines are compiled from different methodology handbooks in other research domains, in particular social science and information systems, and adapted to the needs in software engineering. We present recommended practices for software engineering case studies as well as empirically derived and evaluated checklists for researchers and readers of case study research.

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Guidelines for conducting and reporting case study research in software engineering

2008

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“…In methodological terms, this study adopted an action research approach emphasising collaboration between researchers and practitioners (Avison et al, 2001). Of the numerous definitions of action research, one of the most widely applied is that of Rapoport (1970, p. 499): "action research aims to contribute both to the practical concerns of people in an immediate problematic situation and to the goals of social science by joint collaboration within a mutually acceptable ethical framework."…”

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Performance measurement design within its organisational context—Evidence from China

Tang

2009

Management Accounting Research

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a b s t r a c tThis paper presents an action research study that looks at the design of a performance measurement system in a large Chinese state-owned enterprise, focussing on how change happens. A stakeholder analytical framework is developed to bridge the gaps in westerndeveloped models when they are applied in a Chinese context. Analysis revealed the factors determining the nature of change and shaping the performance measurement system. Political constraints and the unavailability of key databases act as barriers to change, while user participation and embedding existing practice both contribute to reducing resistance and promoting continuous improvement. Reinforced by Chinese culture, these factors result in an evolutionary pattern of change. The study shows that the performance measurement system of the case company has fulfilled symbolic functions to signal strategic focus and to influence decision-making.

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“…24 "One distinguishing feature of AR is, therefore, the active and deliberate self-involvement of the researcher in the context of his/her investigation." 25 The present study therefore falls within the frame of action-research methodology and specifically is an experimental study with an explanatory purpose: a trial or experiment was proposed on a set of students that consisted of the detailed wri en specification of the stages and processes involved in document abstracting; the experimental data were gathered in the classroom and analyzed with the aim of detecting the students' weaknesses and strong points in the skills related to scientific information abstracting.…”

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Measuring Students’ Information Literacy Skills through Abstracting: Case Study from a Library & Information Science Perspective

Pinto

Fernández-Ramos²,

Doucet

2008

CRL

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New education models based essentially on competencies and skills are gradually displacing the old systems based on teacher instruction and passive and memory-based learning in students, as these new competencies allow the student to learn actively with better levels of performance. We consider abstracting as a transcendent learning tool to analyze the basic role of information analysis and synthesis skills within the learning processes and their relation to the abstracting processes. Using an action-research methodology, we analyze the abstracting skill of students on the first and final courses of the Faculty of Library and Information Science at the University of Granada (Spain). Based on postulates from information literacy, analysis and synthesis competencies are studied through the students' modus operandi at the different abstracting stages. Similarities and differences between the two groups of students are perceived and displayed, with reference to the relation between the learned subjects and the levels of competence and skill. In the light of these results, meaningful patterns and recommendations for improving students' skill levels are proposed. o date, students have devoted a great deal of their mental efforts to memorizing data. However, global-scale changes in communication processes, largely due to the development of information and communication technologies (ICT), have led to the emergence of new education models. Whereas instruction was previously based on teacher instruction and student learning, education models now focus much more on active learning by the student. This situation has forced a change in the roles of the actors involved in teaching-learning processes. Today's student can no longer be a mere passive subject who memorizes the material he or she is given; students must now have a series of skills and abilities that allow them to approach any information-based Maria Pinto is professor in the

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Controlling action research projects

Cited by 199 publications

References 19 publications

Guidelines for conducting and reporting case study research in software engineering

Guidelines for conducting and reporting case study research in software engineering

Performance measurement design within its organisational context—Evidence from China

Measuring Students’ Information Literacy Skills through Abstracting: Case Study from a Library & Information Science Perspective

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