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Concepts and TransformationVol. 9:2 (2004) ► pp.147–180
Making knowledge actionable
From theoretical centralism to distributive constructivism
All concepts applied in social research have two sources of meaning: other words and practical experience. Making knowledge (more) actionable implies increasing the emphasis on the practical. This increase, however, is no simple process to be carried through as a turnaround operation. Rather, the shift demands a process consisting of several steps, ranging from establishing dialogic relationships with other people to the development of “regions of meaning” where theory and practice can interact in new ways. The article traces and discusses one such process of development, drawing on experience over two decades from action research in Scandinavian working life.
Keywords: action research, dialogue, networks, regions
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