Creative action research

Abstract

Youth-Creative Action Research (Y-CAR) is a variant of participatory action research specifically suited for exploring and developing evidence-informed innovations to address complex social challenges such as climate change. In this paper, we present an overview of Y-CAR and explore its core defining features, potential for application in research and action, and connection to other actionoriented research methodologies. We draw on a range of examples of this emergent methodology that illustrates its evolution and core principles in action and show how it has been implemented in research. We conclude the paper by examining key learnings, future leverage points, and limitations to applying Y-CAR in practice.

The role of experts in forming family policy under an adversarial subsystem in the Czech Republic

“…Our starting point is our own observations from being members of the ministerial commission. This comes close to what is customarily called participatory observation, participant observation, or even 'observation of participation' (Tedlock, 1991, p. 78;Tseng, 2021) and also shares aspects with 'action research' (Cox et al, 2021;Jacobs, 2018).…”

“…Our research design also shares some aspects with action research. It was a collaborative project (Bartels & Wittmayer, 2018; Cox et al, 2021; Jacobs, 2018; Susman & Evered, 1978), in which we cooperated with the ministry to work out proposals. The ministry largely gave us free hands, but it had some basic principles.…”

Developing Professional Creativity of Teachers Based on Problem Based Learning (PBL)

“…The use of professional creativity has gained significance in various approaches. These include reflective processes in creative activity [10][11][12][13][14][15][16], creative actions [17], innovative ability [18,19], preparation for innovative processes and problems of personal and professional development [20], and the development of creative professionalism of state employees based on acmeological technologies [21].…”

Introduction to the special issue on “The role of experts in developing social policies: Social scientists reflect on their experiences in government”

“…The articles in this special issue also share an approach that has some commonalities with action research in that they were collaborative projects (Bartels & Wittmayer, 2018; Cox et al, 2021; Jacobs, 2018; Susman & Evered, 1978), in which we cooperated with policymakers to develop concrete proposals. However, action research usually has as its starting point that there is a problem arises that must be solved, so academics conduct research together with practitioners, in order to create new knowledge for solving this new problem (e.g., Bartels & Wittmayer, 2018).…”