Practical exercises
Review a journal article that employs action research to
address a gender issue. Focus on the following points:
a How is action research evident in the study?
b To what extent are non-researchers employed in the
research?
c Where can the applied nature of the research
design be evident?
d To what extent is ethics adhered to in the study?
e Was the contribution to the research by
'outsiders' important, and if so, in what way?
f Is the overall research design different from
that employed by other researchers? If so, in which areas?