Introduction – on Interactive Research

Lennart Svensson, Per-Erik Ellstroem and Goeran Brulin

International Journal of Action Research, 2007, vol. 3, issue 3, 233 - 249

Abstract: This article is an introduction to the special issue on interactive research. A short presentation is made of the different articles. A background to the growing interest in interactive research is presented, and some differences and similarities with action research are discussed. One section deals with the issue of validity in interactive research, another with the realistic and critical perspective. The role of researcher is described. In the final section an interactive research model is presented.

Keywords: interactive research; action research; validity; researcher role; critical realism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A14 M14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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