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References

Wadsworth, Y. What is Participatory Action Research? Action Research International, Paper 2., 1998, Available on-line: www.uq.net.au

Wadsworth explains Participatory Action Research, which is a democratic research, carried out by those who will be effected by the outcomes of the research. A current action which has a problem is identified, and those people who are relevant to the issue go about taking the steps to make improvements. This is done by critically looking at the problem in historical, economic, etc. terms. From this evaluation conclusions are formed and the actions required can then be developed. The difference between Action Research and Participatory Action Research are explained by Wadsworth as being the democratic nature of the former. An external source isn't doing the evaluation and making the changes. Those who are within the group or organisation make the changes.

Theme: Action Research

Wright B. Kevin, 2005, Researching Internet-based populations: Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Survey Research, Online Questionnaire authoring Software Packages, and Web survey Services, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, article 11

Method: Online Survey Research

Summary: In this article, the author discusses advantages and disadvantages of an online survey research. He looks at the different types of surveys that are possible and roughly divides them into two broad areas- questionnaires and interviews. He outline several ways in which you can establish which survey method is best for your research and how to construct the survey itself. The author discusses a number of issues including types of questions you can use, decisions about what to include in the survey and questions, question/survey wording and lastly, the format in which the survey should be done in. He also explains how to establish responses and how to evaluate these responses in relation to your research.