What are the main assumptions of action research regardless of which discipline uses the research technique?
What will be an ideal response?
Action research always assumes:
• The democratization of knowledge production and use
• Ethical fairness in the benefits of the knowledge generation process
• An ecological stance toward society and nature
• Appreciation of the capacity of humans to reflect, learn, and change
• A commitment to positive social change
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Community-service sentencing is
A. The compensation that offenders are required to return to their victims. B. A requirement that an offender work without pay in a private or governmental human service program for a period of time. C. An alternative to incarceration where the sentence is carried out in the community. D. Allowed for the first year of a sentence.
The two steps involved in interpreting are:
a. 1) collaboratively identifying the implicit message underlying the client's story with the client; and 2) together writing, drawing, or otherwise symbolizing the interpretation b. 1) identifying the client's implicit message; and 2) presenting to the client this implicit message as a different way of viewing the situation c. 1) asking the client to interpret the meaning of his or her experience; and 2) providing feedback on the client's interpretation d. 1) presenting the interpretation to the client; and 2) asking for the client's response to the interpretation
The protective factors that mitigate Mark’s suicide risk include his
a) mental status, marital status, and religious beliefs, which discourage suicide. b) marital status; religious beliefs, which discourage suicide; and gun ownership. c) marital status; religious beliefs, which discourage suicide; and access to professional care. d) veteran status, history of a recent psychiatric admission, and religious beliefs, which discourage suicide.
Two criticisms of family systems theory are its ________ and its
________. A. imprecision; context as an open system B. non-scientific nature; imprecision C. gender bias; circularity D. gender bias; non-scientific nature