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ERIC Number: EJ734811
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 14
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1469-7874
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Teaching Action Research: The Role of Demographics
Mcmurray, Adela J.
Active Learning in Higher Education: The Journal of the Institute for Learning and Teaching, v7 n1 p37-50 2006
This article summarizes a longitudinal study of employed MBA students with particular emphasis on findings involving their choice of action research model to implement personal and organizational change in their environment. A multi-method approach merging both quantitative and qualitative techniques was utilized. A questionnaire consisting of open and closed questions was administered over a three-year period to 261 respondents, of which 243 responses were usable. Comparing the demographic variables of gender, age, country of origin, English proficiency and learning experience with classifications of learning style and choice of AR model, four significant results demonstrating a relationship between the variables were uncovered. Chi-squared analysis confirmed significance for AR model and age (chi squared (12) = 26.223, p less than 0.05), country of origin (chi squared (4) = 17.871, p less than 0.05) and English proficiency (chi squared (4) = 18.335, p less than 0.05), while only English proficiency showed any relationship to learning style (chi squared (1) = 6.382, p less than 0.05). Implications for the teaching of action research and management education are discussed. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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