Principles of Action Research

Winter (1989) provides a comprehensive overview of six key principles.[iv]

1. Reflexive critique
2. Dialectical critique
3. Collaborative Resource
4. Risk
5. Plural Structure
6. Theory, Practice, Transformation

Reference: An Overview of the Methodological Approach of Action Research O’Brien, R. (2001). Um exame da abordagem metodológica da pesquisa ação [An Overview of the Methodological Approach of Action Research]. In  Roberto Richardson (Ed.), Teoria e Prática da Pesquisa Ação [Theory and Practice of Action Research]. João Pessoa, Brazil: Universidade Federal da Paraíba. (English version) Available: http://www.web.ca/~robrien/papers/arfinal.html