Action Research and Critical Psychology
An Investigation of Subjectivity and Participation
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- Martin Dege 0
Social Science and Cultural Studies, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, USA
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- Offers a thorough analysis of the history of Action Research
- Introduces the theories of Klaus Holzkamp in a new light
- Offers a unique reflection on the combination of empirical social science research and political action
Part of the book series: Theory and History in the Human and Social Sciences (THHSS)
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This book examines the theoretical developments in the field of Action Research from a historical perspective. The central focus of the investigation is the concepts of democracy and subjectivity as defined by the field’s various traditions. To address this issue, this book offers a thorough investigation of the theoretical and historical underpinnings of Action Research in order to argue that such a clarification allows for a transcendence of the distinction between theory and practice in political action. This transcendence will be achieved with the theories of the German critical psychologist Klaus Holzkamp and his interpretation of subjectivity and democracy. Holzkamp establishes a comprehensive mode of change based on the contradiction of existing possibilities for action and restrictions in a concretely given empirical situation.
This book is aimed at History of Psychology Classes, Social Workers, Activism Researchers, Undergraduate Courses in Critical Thinking and Political Action, and Decolonial Theory in Psychology.
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
Front matter, introduction: what is action research.
Martin Dege
The Founding Fathers: Moreno, Collier, Lewin
Pragmatic and participatory action research – the northern and southern traditions, the lewinian tradition, the northern tradition of pragmatic action research, the southern tradition, what is german critical psychology, subjectivity and democracy in the tradition of german critical psychology, new grounds for action research, back matter, authors and affiliations, about the author.
Martin Dege joined the Pratt Institute in 2020. He has worked at the American University of Paris, the University of Potsdam, the University of Konstanz, the University of Hamburg, and Yale University in the past. Dege is the recipient of various research scholarships, among others, the Marie Curie Program of the EU, the Fritz-Thyssen Foundation, and the German Academic Scholarship Foundation. Dege's research follows three strands. On the empirical level, he investigates how concepts of crisis shape our everyday lives and the narratives we deploy to make meaning of the world and ourselves. On the theoretical level, he is interested in the historical emergence of psychology as a discipline, more specifically, how various theoretical ideas have been intertwined with political interests and power struggles to form the discipline as it stands today. On the institutional level, he explores concepts of digital humanities and how digitalization changes both research and teaching.
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Book Title : Action Research and Critical Psychology
Book Subtitle : An Investigation of Subjectivity and Participation
Authors : Martin Dege
Series Title : Theory and History in the Human and Social Sciences
DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31197-0
Publisher : Springer Cham
eBook Packages : Behavioral Science and Psychology , Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information : The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN : 978-3-031-31196-3 Published: 07 June 2023
Softcover ISBN : 978-3-031-31199-4 Published: 07 June 2024
eBook ISBN : 978-3-031-31197-0 Published: 06 June 2023
Series ISSN : 2523-8663
Series E-ISSN : 2523-8671
Edition Number : 1
Number of Pages : IX, 211
Topics : Psychology, general , History of Psychology , Philosophy of Mind , Philosophy, general , Critical Psychology , Psychology, general
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ACTION RESEARCH: DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS 8 quality of thinking rather than the quantity of the information (Nobori, 2011). Therefore, standardized testing formally tests the students' current knowledge on subjects while minute papers are meant to be a pulse-check of what they understand. Minute papers are an important
The development of critical thinking skills is essential to economic productivity Alvarez-Huerta et al., (2022); Arum and Roksa, (2011).According to a report prepared by the (World Economic Forum 2020) on the professions and skills of the future in light of the global economic situation and technological development, self-management skills, including critical thinking and analysis, problem ...
and action research will be presented in turn to provide a foundation for the approach. This ... cognitive psychologists place particular emphasis on 'critical thinking', defining reflective practice as developing a critical stance or viewpoint towards one's own practice or that of their peers (Johnston & Badley, 1996; Klein, 2008; Moon ...
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The Critical Thinking Planning Tool (Figure 1) was developed in response to empirical data collected across two cycles of action research, and tested and refined during a third cycle with due consideration given to findings from critical thinking education literature. The Planning Tool is an instrument for use by lecturers wishing to plan for ...
In recent decades, approaches to critical thinking have generally taken a practical turn, pivoting away from more abstract accounts - such as emphasizing the logical relations that hold between statements (Ennis, 1964) - and moving toward an emphasis on belief and action.According to the definition that Robert Ennis (2018) has been advocating for the last few decades, critical thinking is ...
This journal, Educational Action Research (EARJ), has associations with an ever-widening family of networks and conferences dedicated to the practice and theory of action research. It has, however, a particularly close link with the Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) as the impetus for EARJ came from this Network of action researchers.
(1) Background: Critical thinking, CT, contributes to success in both career and higher education, and may be more important than professional content knowledge. Nevertheless, it is challenging to cultivate CT in a standalone course, especially for the engineering students who think less critically than those in other colleges. (2) Methods: This research incorporated CT concept into 18 weeks ...
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