1. Introduction -- 2. Research Method and Participation -- 3. Overview of Co-operative Inquiry -- 4. Initiating and Inquiry Group -- 5. Stages of the Inquiry Cycle -- 6. Inquiry Outcomes -- 7. Radical Memory and Inquiry Skills -- 8. Validity Procedures -- 9. Validity and Beyond -- 10. A Postconceptual Worldview -- 11. Arguments for Co-operative Inquiry
Summary
"Cooperative inquiry is a wide-ranging and distinctive form of participative research in which people use the full range of their sensibilities to inquire together into any aspect of the human condition. The purpose of Cooperative Inquiry is to offer both a detailed, practical guide explaining how to use the method. This includes: The main ways of setting up inquiry groups Different types of--and topics in--cooperative inquiry Four principal kinds of inquiry outcome How to develop three key methods of group development The main stages of the inquiry cycle, highlighting key issues for practice Special skills involved Procedures for enhancing validity Second, the book provides a broad theoretical background of cooperative inquiry in practice, including: A history of the method The underlying participative paradigm Theoretical and political implications The importance of a practical perspective A critique of traditional research techniques Cooperative Inquiry will encourage and empower students, practitioners, and researchers who are looking for powerful and empathetic tools with which to do social research."--Publisher's description
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-215) and index
Notes
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