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Appendix B: Action Research <br /> Summary: The Chamber will perform "Action Research"to report on the ten deliverables. <br /> Source: Fleener, Jayne. (2019). Action Research & Institutional Logics. (NC State University <br /> 787 Fall 2019 Class Presentation). <br /> Action Research Applied Research Conventional <br /> or Consulting Research <br /> Purpose To understand and To improve To understand <br /> improve <br /> Power Researching "with" Researching "for" Researching "on" <br /> Researcher Embedded with the Invited expert; knows External to context, <br /> research — problem co- what good outcomes problem definer, <br /> definer should look like research designer, <br /> research implementer <br /> Stakeholders Problem co-definers, Clients of the research, Subjects of research; <br /> research co-designers sources of data sources of information <br /> Time Focus on here & now with Match situation to known Either past focused or <br /> reflection on past to other situations; emphasizing control <br /> influence future; cyclical sequential comparison, isolation of <br /> key variables <br /> Evidence Experiential, partial, Both qual & quant. Both qual. And quant. <br /> emergent, dialogic, <br /> intuitive, qual & quant <br /> Learning Learning and Inquiry mode defines Knowledge <br /> process dissemination integrated stakeholder problem development; <br /> into the research process; then matches problem to dissemination passive <br /> question status quo; solutions; linear and after the fact. <br /> iterative <br /> Epistemology Abductive; emergent Deductive; Certainty Inductive; <br /> Stochastic/probabilistic <br /> Strengths Complex contexts where Expert diagnosis, aiming Understands simple and <br /> what to do 'best' is a at contractual complicated contexts by <br /> subject of discussion & arrangement with weighting variables or <br /> negotiation defined scope of work forces into deterministic <br /> sets <br /> Seeks to localize unique Seeks to deploy'best Seeks generalizability <br /> practices practices' <br /> Page 5 of 12 <br />