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action research

action research noun: research where the researcher themselves is an agent of social action.

Noun

action research (uncountable)

  1. Research where the researcher themselves is an agent of social action.

action research meaning in Tamil

action research in Tamil

செயல் ஆராய்ச்சி, செயலாய்வு, செயல்பாட்டாய்வு

Origin of action research

Coined by Kurt Lewin, then a professor at MIT, in 1944.

Questions about action research

What does action research mean?
Action research means research where the researcher themselves is an agent of social action.
What is action research in Tamil?
Action research in Tamil is செயல் ஆராய்ச்சி, செயலாய்வு, செயல்பாட்டாய்வு. See Action research meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is action research?
Action research is a noun.

Words near action research in the dictionary

  1. action points
  2. action potential
  3. action potentials
  4. action replay
  5. action replays
  6. action research
  7. action sermon
  8. action sermons
  9. action song
  10. action songs
  11. action space

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Adapted from Wiktionary: action research (page history and authors); action research (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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