Unit 5.1 DB: Action Researcher
Please discuss the role of an Action Researcher and make sure your answer incorporates the 4 working principles Please be sure to use 2 professional experiences of action-oriented research currently being implemented in your current profession, or, provide 2 professional examples of how one would implement action research in a future profession in the counseling and human services, in order to adequately address this discussion thread.
Unit 5.2 DB: Fundamentals and purpose of action research
Please identify the fundamentals and purpose of action research. Similar to DB 5.1., please, use 1 professional experience of action-oriented research currently being implemented in your current profession, or, provide 1 professional example of how one would implement action research in a future profession in the counseling and human services, in order to adequately address this discussion thread.
Unit 5.3 DB: Scientific vs. qualitative research
Please explain and defend the longstanding debate of scientific (i.e., quantitative) vs. qualitative research, paying particular attention to action-oriented research. Please use examples found in current media (i.e., commercials, news, current events) to highlight both sides of the argument.
READINGS AND RESOURCESReadings and Resources
Textbook or eBook:
Articles, Websites, and Videos:
This video describes action research.
- Spencer, J. (2017) What is action research?YouTube.
Supplemental Resources:
This study uses participatory action research methodology to understand the impact that ward rules has on nurses in psychiatric care.
- Salzmann-erikson, M. (2017). Using participatory action research to develop a working model that enhances psychiatric nurses’ professionalism: The architecture of stability. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 44(6), 888-903.
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