Participatory Action Research (Sage Focus Editions) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803937423 ISBN 13: 9780803937420

Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc, 1991

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Through a rejection of the traditional separation between the researcher and the research setting, this volume discusses a philosophy in which the researcher is fully involved in the process of organizational learning and change. William Foote Whyte and his collaborators outline the theory and methods behind participatory action research, weigh up its strengths and weaknesses and then present cases where this research strategy has been used in both industry and agriculture from a variety of countries on four continents.

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William Foote Whyte, a sociology professor known for his work with urban gangs, died July 16. He was eighty-six. A 1936 graduate of Swarthmore, he earned a PhD in sociology from the University of Chicago. He began teaching on the Hill in 1948 as one of the first ILR professors. The title of his autobiography, Participant Observer, reflects his approach to academia--that a researcher can be a positive force for social change. "If there is a common theme in my work, it is my commitment to social exploration," he wrote. "Fieldwork fascinates me. I want to explain what is out there." Whyte, who became an emeritus professor in 1979, published twenty books, including the ground-breaking Street Corner Society, a 1943 study of Italian gangs in Boston′s North End. He is survived by his wife of sixty-two years, Kathleen King Whyte, four children, twelve grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

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• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0803937423
• ISBN 13: 9780803937420
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248
• Herausgeber: Whyte William Foote
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• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar