KA Action Oriented Research and Dissertation 5/3/09

Started the KA on Action Research 3 weeks ago and it has been very informative and in someways hard for me. I am not that familiar with research in the social sciences and in general so the terminology has always been difficult and honestly not that well crafted for getting things done. However, I will prevail, although at this moment is a bit like learning the IRS code. At the end of this class in June, we will have finished our concept papers for our dissertations so I'm hoping this will produce a lot of clarity for my first dissertation committee meeting at the National session in late July.

here are the books I am reading:

Fitzpatrick, J., Wright, D. J., & Secrist, J. (1998). Secrets for a successful dissertation. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.

Rudestam, K. E., & Newton, R. R. (2001). Surviving your dissertation : a comprehensive guide to content and process (2nd ed.). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications.

Tashakkori, A., & Teddlie, C. (2009). Foundations of Mixed Methods Research: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

Girden, E. R. (2001). Evaluating research articles from start to finish (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.

Salkind, N. J. (2008). Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.

Coghlan, D., Brannick, T., & ebrary Inc. (2005). Doing action research in your own organization (2nd ed.). London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE.