Action Research and Collaboration: A New Perspective in Social Research and Language Education

Fandiño, Y. (2007). Action Research and Collaboration: A new perspective in social research and language education. GIST, Revista Colombiana de Educación bilingüe, 1, 90–97, ISSN: 1692-5777

8 Pages Posted: 20 Jul 2013

Date Written: July 19, 2007

Abstract

The disconnection between what counts as social research (SR) and what serves society’s needs and interests results in a way of theorizing which, while useful, does not integrate theory and practice. This disconnection in SR demands a new epistemology, a new way of knowing and doing research that can meet the everyday needs of people living real-life situations. A dialectical paradigm, researching and knowing from experience through intellectual study, can enable people to rethink social theory as a practical discipline oriented towards social renewal. Within this perspective, action research (AR) can align social research and teaching to social needs because it creates a space for collaborative reflection about the mutual contrast and integration of many kinds of knowledge systems and the shared design of both the goals and the actions aimed at achieving them.

Keywords: Theory, research, propositional knowledge, dialectical knowledge, social research, action research, collaboration, language education

Suggested Citation

Fandiño Parra, Yamith José, Action Research and Collaboration: A New Perspective in Social Research and Language Education (July 19, 2007). Fandiño, Y. (2007). Action Research and Collaboration: A new perspective in social research and language education. GIST, Revista Colombiana de Educación bilingüe, 1, 90–97, ISSN: 1692-5777, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2296112 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2296112

Yamith José Fandiño Parra (Contact Author)

Universidad de La Salle ( email )

Carrera 5 No.59A-44
Bogota
Colombia

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