Can universities ever become a greenhouse for education in Action Research? Would it be possible to create Ph.D. programs in Action Research that are loyal to the genuine characteristics of Action Research?
The hegemony of conventional researcher education has dominated university activities.… read more
The debate initiated by Greenwood and continued by Gustavsen fills a major gap in action research. The present paper underlines the importance of communicating with the broader research community, relating what we learn from our research activities. The findings of action research are seldom… read more
This paper reflects on ways AR might support a transformation process in universities and in their relationship to the rest of society. As a point of departure, universities inherited from the 19th century Humboldtian university the credo of 'researching and teaching any important subject' and… read more
This paper presents the action and intellectual agenda for transdisciplinary research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. The research aims at integrating technological and social science knowledge in a participative effort in enterprise development. It is argued… read more