Meanings
nounaction research (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesResearch where the researcher themselves is an agent of social action.
Origin
Coined by Kurt Lewin, then a professor at MIT, in 1944.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish aktionsforskning
- aktionsforskningresearch involving social action
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action research. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/action%20research
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“action research.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/action%20research. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “action research,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/action%20research.
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