Driving the Bus from the Rear Passenger Seat
Control Dilemmas of Participative Action Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12595134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew J Sense, Andrew Sense (0000-0003-4593-263X, University of Wollongong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Publication date | 2006-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Research Methodology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-5579 • E-ISSN: 1464-5300 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13645570500435546 |
| OpenAlex | W2017265700 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
What do you do when you want to participate and let the other participants in a participative action research study ‘lead’ the process, but feel you know what needs to be done and are motivated to ‘lead’ the process yourself? What are some of the key issues for the participant action researcher to consider in relation to this nexus? I might suggest it is like trying to drive the bus from the rear passenger seat—wanting to genuinely participate as a passenger but still wanting some degree of control over the destination. This paper presents reflective empirical ‘practice data’ supporting insights into this dilemma concerning control and participation faced by participative action researchers. The dilemmas and concluding considerations presented are founded on a two‐year participative action research study on learning within a project team undertaking an organizational change project
Action (physics · Action research · Business · Computer security · Control (management · Dilemma · Key (lock · Management · Nexus (standard · Pedagogy · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Relation (database · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Computer Science · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Participatory Visual Research Methods
| Citations per year | 0.28 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |