Developing Critical Understanding by Teaching Action Research to Undergraduate Psychology Students

Autor/inn/en	Jacobs, Gaby; Murray, Michael
Titel	Developing Critical Understanding by Teaching Action Research to Undergraduate Psychology Students
Quelle	In: Educational Action Research, 18 (2010) 3, S.319-335 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0965-0792
Schlagwörter	Action Research; Undergraduate Students; Psychology; Foreign Countries; Units of Study; Experiential Learning; Transformative Learning; Critical Theory; Public Health; Critical Thinking; Learning Activities; Behavioral Objectives; Reflection; Student Evaluation; Instructional Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Case Studies; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Psychologie; Ausland; Lerneinheit; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Pädagogische Transformation; Kritische Theorie; Gesundheitswesen; Kritisches Denken; Lernaktivität; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Unterrichtserfolg; Schülerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Großbritannien
Abstract	Action research assumes the active engagement of the stakeholders, such as the community, in the research, and a multiple-level process of reflection in order to evaluate and monitor the actions taken. This makes action research a suitable methodology to increase the critical understanding of the participants. In this paper we describe the challenge of teaching action research within the context of an undergraduate community health psychology module. The module was designed using principles from transformative learning, critical pedagogy and action learning. The module took place over one semester; and 15 students (13 females, two males) took part in it. We discuss the background to the module development and the alignment of the learning objectives with the teaching and assessment methods, and reflect upon the students' experiences in the module and the learning outcomes. We conclude by addressing the major challenges involved in teaching action research to increase critical understanding: the ability to engage in deep learning of undergraduate psychology students; our role and expectations as tutors on the course; and the current higher education system in which action science yet has to find a place. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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