Bringing a different world into existence Action Research as a trigger for innovations was the overarching theme and vision of the international CARN Conference 2011 in Vienna. The chapters in this book are drawn mainly from conference contributions. The authors share practical knowledge which has arisen from their work, and reflect on development processes in schools, in teacher education and professional development, social work, social peda¬gogy, health care and community development. This book offers what some critics believe has been missing in recent action research literature, namely first person accounts of action researchers who endeavour to change working conditions and social relations in their environment through the conduct of action research. This book is also distinguished by assembling contributions from people who are linking action research to a broad diversity of differing contexts, and who are exploring topics or issues across various applications of action research.

Promoting Change through Action Research; Weaving the Threads of Practice and Research; Inclusive Sports in Styrian Schools; Practitioner Collaboration at a Grade Four Mathematics Classroom; Using Drawing Images in Educational Research; Quality Criteria for Schools Focussing on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); Utilizing Action Research for Learning Process Skills and Mindsets; Making a Difference in Changing Times The Value of Research in Challenging Traditional Training Practice and Supporting Collaborative Learning; Synergistic Cooperation of School-Based Action Research with University-Based Didactic Investigations; What Does It Mean to be a Teacher Researcher? A Turkish Perspective; Changing Teaching Practice Using Information and Communication Technology; The Reflective Perspective of Narrative in Educational Action Research; Participatory Research in Social Work; Dialogical Participatory Action Research in Social Work Using Delta-Reflecting Teams; Participatory Research in the Field of Social Pedagogy in Croatia; Creating a Community of Reflective Practice; Engaging with the Community to Enhance Primary Health Care; Appraising Brazilian Deprived Communities Capitals for Planning an Action Research Project.