Action Research as a Hopeful Response to Apocalypse:
A Review of Bradbury, H. (2022). How to do Action Research for Transformations at a Time of Eco-social Crisis. Edward Elgar.
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https://doi.org/10.47061/jasc.v2i2.4930Keywords:
book review, action research, transformationAbstract
This book review offers Norma Romm’s intimate read of Hilary Bradbury`s new book How to Do Action Research for Transformations at a Time of Eco-Social Crisis (Bradbury, 2022). Much more than a simple re-narration of the main points of Bradbury`s book, Romm`s book review serves as an account of her personal engagement and dialogue with Bradbury’s work, both in resonance and appreciation and also at times challenging the very personally-informed experiences and derived conclusions that shape the core narrative of the book.
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