Impact Through Action Research
An Approach Used in Many Disciplines
Ronald van Steden, Gertjan Schuiling, Jan Sanne Mulder
Boom uitgevers
Madelon Eelderink and Evert Jan van Hasselt contributed to the book ‘Impact met actieonderzoek’ with a chapter on Participatory Action Research.
During the book presentation, Arno Akkermans explained just how powerful action research is:
“Action research is truly one of the most powerful ways to escape that mechanism [systems, bureaucracies, categories, etc., which, incidentally, we also need] in all kinds of contexts. That is why I think it is so important that this book is being published. Action research is still in the corner. It doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. It’s a diamond in the rough for many disciplines.”