A Foucauldian analysis of power relations in an action research study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6134615 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Dillon (0000-0002-7676-9292, Alumnus, University of Georgia, USA and an independent Action Researcher, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 209-223 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-7503 • E-ISSN: 1741-2617 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1476750314529598 |
| OpenAlex | W2321656014 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article utilizes Foucault’s views of power to analyze the role of power in an action research dissertation titled “Grassroots Community Leaders as a Community of Practice: Utilizing Learning and Enduring Disruptive Change” (Dillon, 2014). The action research project involved the alumni of a neighborhood leadership program, details of which are provided to set the context. The article argues that both the researcher and stakeholders are influenced by power relations, and actions during research are intertwined with power. In addition to research related outcomes of the action research process are new power relations and/or the reinforcement of existing power relations. Utilizing a Foucauldian lens to analyze power relations revealed that researcher actions were primarily influenced by underlying power relations related to the university that sponsored the dissertation project. The goal of this analysis was to explore power relations in the study, and what that means for the various stakeholders and for promoting quality action research. This analysis provides valuable insight with respect to power relations in action research
Action (physics · Action research · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Ethnography · Grassroots · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Power structure · Public relations · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Participatory Visual Research Methods
Reflective Interviewing
Communities of Practice
The action turn
The reflective practitioner
The Sage Handbook of Action Research
The Subject and Power
Michel Foucault
Social Work and Disabled Children's Childhoods
Switching Cognitive Gears
Participatory photography
Reflection in action with care workers in emotion work
Standards of Evidence in Qualitative Research
The post-panoptic society? Reassessing Foucault in surveillance studies
"I Tell You, It's a Journey, Isn't It?" Understanding Collaborative Meaning Making in Qualitative Research
Validity, Responsibility, and Aporia
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |