"We give you a song and you give us a song"- Reciprocity in Action Research in the field of Music Education

Ora Geiger

Abstract


Action research is a cyclical process, alternating action with critical reflection, leading to a better understanding of a phenomenon. It examines the influence of an intervention and includes an investigation conducted by the person who initiated the action. A free dialogue between the researcher and the participants is essential in action research, since the research seeks the points of view of the people who are involved in it. Good relations and free information flow between the researcher and the participants are the heart of action research and are necessary for validating the research. This article reflects on a study in the area of music education, where action research was used as a methodology. It focuses on the aspect of the relations between the researcher and the research participants. The author also discusses the conflict of wearing the two different 'hats', as the course teacher and the study researcher, which often causes tension since they require two different perspectives.


Keywords


Action research, Dialogue, Music education, Reciprocity, Researcher-teacher Conflict

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