Open AccessBaby Steps: A Book Review of Dorothy Valcarcel Craig’s Action Research Essentials
Author(s) -
Mahdi Qasqas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2013.1538
Subject(s) - reading (process) , action (physics) , action research , psychology , resource (disambiguation) , epistemology , engineering ethics , sociology , pedagogy , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , engineering , computer network , physics , quantum mechanics
Action Research Essentials by Dorothy Valcarcel Craig (2009) is an excellent resource for the emerging researcher; especially doctoral students in their first year of studies. Craig is successful in providing the reader with the essentials of action research while also addressing common challenges; one baby step at a time. In this review I will first explain the process of selecting and conducting the first reading of the book followed by identifying the author’s objectives and intent. Then, I present a brief description of each chapter and note how their content relates to struggling research students' common challenges of the . I then put forth a quantitative description of one of the major strengths of the book, followed by online resources associated with each chapter.