Actionresearch, sometimes referred to as participatory action research, is
a research framework that evolved from a number of different intellectual traditions.
The approach has been described to be a highly reflective, experiential,
and participatory mode of research in which all individuals involved in
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the study, researcher and su~ects alike, are deliberate and contributing actors
in the research enterprise (Gabel, 1995; Wadsworth, 1998).