New perspectives in action research

Journal title RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA
Author/s Giuseppe Scaratti, Cesare Kaneklin, Silvio Ripamonti, Mara Gorli
Publishing Year 2011 Issue 2009/3-4 Language Italian
Pages 25 P. 67-91 File size 451 KB
DOI 10.3280/RIP2009-003004
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The paper presents the main streams and outcomes of a long research path that involved academic researchers of many and diverse Italian universities on the theme and actuality of Action Research. The idea of the broad group of researchers was to reflect on complexities and implications of generating knowledge and change in the actual organizational scenario. An initial questions for the research was about the meaning of being work and organizational psychologists in this field of research and intervention. The paper analyzes the dynamics and characteristic of the action-research perspective as a way to work with real problems and situated contexts. The different ways of practicing actionresearch are discussed by then highlighting the epistemological, methodological and practical implications of a new vision of applied organizational research.

Giuseppe Scaratti, Cesare Kaneklin, Silvio Ripamonti, Mara Gorli, Nuove prospettive della ricerca-azione in "RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA " 3-4/2009, pp 67-91, DOI: 10.3280/RIP2009-003004