Action Research in Social Programs
(2006) Action Research in Social Programs. In Proceedings Action Learning, Action Research and Process Management Conversation, pages pp. 1-16, Brisbane.
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Abstract
In this paper I reflect on the factors that have facilitated the development and continued utilisation of action research within an Australian early intervention into youth homelessness program called Reconnect, and the implications this has for other social programs that may adopt action research. Action research has a very substantial contribution to make to the central task of social programs and services, that of improving the situations of people. To do so however there are caveats- ones which relate to the way it sits alongside other forms of inquiry, the challenge of becoming institutionalised and sustainable in particular contexts, and the need for it to be seen as a process for maximising a range of social goods rather than as an end in itself.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | action research, social programs, government, early intervention |
| Subjects: | 360000 Policy and Political Science |
| ID Code: | 5034 |
| Deposited By: | Crane, Phil |
| Deposited On: | 18 September 2006 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.alarpm.org.au/node/393 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2006 Philip R. Crane |