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PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS Introducing Action Research Inquiring in your own organization A brief introduction to action research Three audiences/voices/practices Enacting action research cycles The action research cycles Pre-step: context and purpose Main steps Meta learning Quality and rigour in action research Conclusions Recommended readings Knowing in Action Knowing and learning Valuing, deciding and taking action General empirical method Authenticity Action science, collaborative developmental inquiry as first person practice Developing fist person skills through journaling Second person skills Conclusions Recommended reading Understanding Action Research Action Research as practical knowing Foundations of action research The philosophy of action research Interiority Modalities of action research Conclusions Recommended reading PART TWO: IMPLEMENTATION Constructing and Selecting Your Project Constructing the action research project Selecting the research project Writing an insider action research proposal Developing the action research Conclusions Designing and Implementing Your Action Research Project The process of planned change Planned change through action research Learning mechanisms Data generation as intervention The role of technology How do you know when to stop? Conclusions Recommended reading Interlevel Dynamics in Action Research Interlevel dynamics of change Interlevel dynamics of strategy Levels of analysis in action research Conclusions Recommended reading Using Frameworks to Study Organizations in Action Organizational diagnosis Systems thinking and practice Systems thinking and action research Change and learning Conclusions Recommended reading PART THREE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN RESEARCHING YOUR OWN ORGANIZATION Researching Your Own Organization The Focus of Researcher and System Quadrant 1 Quadrant 2 Quadrant 3 Quadrant 4 Action Research at Home Conclusions Recommended reading Preunderstanding, Role Duality and Access Preunderstanding Role duality: Organizational and researcher roles Access Conclusions Recommended reading Managing Ethics and Organizational Politics Ethics Insider action research and ethics Politics The politics of researching your own organization Managing political relationships Integrating roles, politics and ethics Integrative case Conclusion Recommended reading Writing up Your Insider Action Research Work An action research dissertation Constructing and writing a dissertation Dissemination Publishing Conclusions Recommended reading In Conclusion