Analyzing the action research in the light of the interventionist principles: a comparative look

Authors

  • Sara Fernandes Picheth Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Marcio Pascoal Cassandre Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Michel Jean Marie Thiollent Universidade do Grande Rio

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2016.s.24263

Keywords:

Action research. Ascending from abstract to concrete. Double stimulation.

Abstract

The Action Research Methodology, although considered research, with its pragmatic character, is clearly distinguished from traditional scientific research, mainly because, at the same time it alters what is being researched, it is limited by context and by practice ethics. On the other hand, some interventionist methods have also an aspect that make up the action research, the focus on collective action in the search of problem solving, resulting in the assumption that there may be some relationship between this methodology with interventionist principles. In this context, this theoretical essay aims to examine the relationship between the action research with the principles of double stimulation and ascending from the abstract to the concrete. Through literature review, the analysis of the interventionist principles compared to the action research demonstrated that there is a relationship between them, suggesting logic similarities and ways of acting, thus enabling to visualize this methodology as the implementation of the two principles.

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Author Biographies

Sara Fernandes Picheth, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Adminsitração (PPA) 

Marcio Pascoal Cassandre, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Adminsitração (PPA)

Michel Jean Marie Thiollent, Universidade do Grande Rio

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Adminsitração (PPGA)

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Published

2016-12-31

How to Cite

Picheth, S. F., Cassandre, M. P., & Thiollent, M. J. M. (2016). Analyzing the action research in the light of the interventionist principles: a comparative look. Educação, 39(4), s3-s13. https://doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2016.s.24263

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Dossier - Interdisciplinary Theoretical-methodological Insights on Intervention

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