Action Research is conducted to "improve the knowledge base for educational theory; as a means of personal fulfillment, empowerment, and the professionalization of teaching; and to improve and refine teaching practice specific to a teacher-researcher's context."
(Definition from O'Brien, N.P. & J.W. Collins III, The Greenwood Dictionary of Education. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.)
Note: The following either directly address action research or are related concepts! There is much overlap between keywords and subject headings.
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