Baby Steps: A Book Review of Dorothy Valcarcel Craig’s Action Research Essentials

Authors

Mahdi Qasqas, University of CalgaryFollow

Abstract

Action Research Essentials by Dorothy Valcarcel Craig (2009) is an excellent resource for the emerging researcher; especially doctoral students in their first year of studies. Craig is successful in providing the reader with the essentials of action research while also addressing common challenges; one baby step at a time. In this review I will first explain the process of selecting and conducting the first reading of the book followed by identifying the author’s objectives and intent. Then, I present a brief description of each chapter and note how their content relates to struggling research students' common challenges of the . I then put forth a quantitative description of one of the major strengths of the book, followed by online resources associated with each chapter.

Keywords

qualitative research

Publication Date

4-8-2013

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2013.1538

Recommended APA Citation

Qasqas, M. (2013). Baby Steps: A Book Review of Dorothy Valcarcel Craig’s Action Research Essentials. The Qualitative Report, 18(14), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2013.1538