The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research

Coghlan, David; Brydon‐Miller, Mary

doi:10.4135/9781446294406

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“…The resulting knowledge is thereby relevant and useful both to the research field's further development and to practical processes of change (cf. Aagaard Nielsen and Svensson, 2006;Coghlan and Brydon-Miller, 2014;Johannisson et al, 2008).…”

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Social change through place innovation

Lindberg

Ericson

Gelter

et al. 2015

SDRJ

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This article explores how ‘place innovation’ can be used as a new scientific concept and practical tool to understand and shape the social design of the future. The article’s starting point is a collaborative project between academia, industry and the community in northern Sweden. The project is developing knowledge and methods of place innovation based on a coherent perspective on the innovative design of places. Place innovation weaves together social, cultural, economic and technological aspects in order to increase the attractiveness of a place to existing and potential visitors, residents and investors.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social change through place innovation

Lindberg

Ericson

Gelter

et al. 2015

SDRJ

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“…Action research challenges this linear model, as individual, group, organisational, social and economic changes are expected to occur throughout the research process, which goes through recursive cycles as preliminary findings are fed into the system being researched, changes are made and further research undertaken (see, for example, Burns 2008; Coghlan and Brydon-Miller 2014;Kemmis, McTaggart, and Nixon 2014;Kindon, Pain, and Kesby 2007;McIntyre 2007;Reason and Bradbury 2008). Participatory research, which entails people with a stake in the issue under study being involved in carrying out aspects of the research, adds an additional dimension.…”

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Pathways to co-impact: action research and community organising

Banks

Herrington²,

Carter³

2017

Educational Action Research

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This article introduces the concept of 'co-impact' to characterise the complex and dynamic process of social and economic change generated by participatory action research (PAR). It argues that dominant models of research impact tend to see it as a linear process, based on a donor-recipient model, occurring at the end of a project following the take-up and use of findings. PAR challenges this approach, as impact is embedded in cycles of the action research process; the distinction between researchers, research informants and research users is blurred; and micro process-based impacts, including changes in the thinking and practices of co-researchers, are as significant as findings-based changes in policy and practice. A conceptual framework is developed, based on a three-fold distinction between 'participatory' , 'collaborative' and 'collective' impact. This is applied to a case study action research project, Debt on Teesside, working with low-income households in North-east England. The project is analysed in terms of participatory impact (e.g. developing skills of participating households, mentor-researchers, and university staff ); collaborative impact (e.g. findings-based changes in thinking, policies and practices of advice, community finance and housing agencies, and local authorities resulting from collaborative research); and 'collective impact' , adapted from the field of social interventions, which involves organisations collectively targeting specific actions based on research (e.g. changing policy and practices of lenders and government relating to high-cost loans).

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“…The lead Ugandan midwives for each stream were twinned with a volunteer UK midwife in a similar role, thus creating both 'insider' and 'outsider' action researchers (Coghlan and Brydon-Miller, 2014). The theory of change for the wider HPS assumed that through the placement of volunteer UK health professionals in host organisations there would be mutual benefit (DFID, 2016).…”

Section: Action Research Cyclesmentioning

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Developing a national standard for midwifery mentorship in Uganda

Kemp

Bannon²,

Muwema³

et al. 2018

IJHG

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Abstract:Purpose This paper describes the development of a national standard for midwifery mentorship in Uganda, part of a wider quality improvement project which aimed to develop a model of mentorship for Ugandan Midwifery using the principles of action research. It aims to stimulate debate about strengthening the capacity of a health regulatory body, midwifery twinning partnerships and the use of international health volunteer placements. MethodologyMOMENTUM was a 20 month project implemented by the Royal College of Midwives UK (RCM) and the Uganda Private Midwives Association (UPMA). Following a situational analysis, the project was structured around 3 action reflection/quality improvement cycles, participatory workshops, individual twinning relationships between UK and Ugandan midwives and peer exchange visits. The capacity of the Ugandan Nurses and Midwives Council (UNMC) to develop a standard for midwifery mentorship was assessed. A capacity building programme was then designed and implemented to develop the standard for midwifery mentorship. FindingsThe capacity of UNMC was increased and the standard was developed though has yet to be validated and adopted. However, this intervention may not be replicable as a stand-alone intervention because its success was inextricably linked to the wider programme activities and support structures. Practical Implications:Action research, midwifery twinning partnerships and targeted international health volunteer placements can be effective for designing and delivering complex health system changes, for implementing quality improvement, for delivering capacity building initiatives and for facilitating leadership development. Originality/ValueDeveloping a national standard for midwifery mentorship in Uganda 2 This is the first paper describing midwifery twinning to strengthen the capacity of a regulatory body to develop practice standards.

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The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research

Cited by 433 publications

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Social change through place innovation

Social change through place innovation

Pathways to co-impact: action research and community organising

Developing a national standard for midwifery mentorship in Uganda

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