Action Research

The mess is created when you investigate the known and nearly known

We have the need to 'know' rather than risk engaging with half-understood ideas and theories that have yet to emerge and crystallise - p281

It is vital for seeing, disrupting analysing and learning.

Your professional knowledge is seen through other lenses!!! You reframe what you thought you knew. p279

Each new view and theory is a springboard for new reflection p279

collaborative/participatory research captures kaleidoscopic views - p280

They found when they did action research they didn't follow the model of research process and kept branching off into other areas of discovery adding new loops and paths p2

She felt it was important to highlight this convoluted practice and normalize the doubts of wondering if you are doing proper research or not'

The ‘messy area’ is formed where participants have deconstructed well rehearsed notions of practice and aspects of old beliefs; are aware of the dawning of
the new, but as yet have not made sense of it 281

This is the point where studnets say they are not comfortable asking technicians because of fear of looking stupid - Old belief = we are approachable!

The point where they choose to not have a quiz and want a video

The point where students highlight the need for subitles

They want to be more handson - be in the workshop - sign of times

They don't participate -after 2 times of asking WHY!!!?!?!?

IDEAS OF OTHERS at this point the 'messy area' is a forum where strands of knowledge and learning are unearthed and critiqued. p281 each strand is a catalyst for new knowing leading to development and change'

The combination of perceiving, knowing, critiquing and learning from multiple
perspectives enables participants to articulate notions of theory or practice that they
may not have been able to see if their own perceptions had not been critiqued by the

ideas of others p282

Subtopic

This is the precursor to the
creation of something entirely new (transformational knowledge). - the coming together of almost known etc p282

MESSY TURN

researchers were unhappy with the unfamiliar and were striving to tidy away anything that was disturbing their equilibrium rather than engage with different view points. 283

Step outside of everyday presuppositions

Engaging with a messy turn is importatant in the grounding of new understandings leading to new knowledge and change in practice --- p295

researchers at a distance were thought to be less likely to encompass bias p286

It is argued that reasearch with participatory engagement cna lead to the danger of losing critical perspective p 287