From the point of view of critical social research (Troyna 1994), the task should be critical theorizing rather than just problem-solving. The problem-solving approach takes the world as given, including the current power relationships and structured disadvantage. From a critical social research point of view, action research which accepts the status quo is effectively supporting it because it is attempting to make it work more smoothly. Critical social research rejects this, and aims to raise awareness of the inequalities and injustices inherent in current social arrangements in the hope of ultimately changing them.