WHY CORRUPTION MAY HAPPEN?: A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH

Crankshaft Failure and Why It May Happen Again

This case study involves two continuously cast steel crankshaft failures. Three parties performed their own failure analyses: (1) the engine manufacturer responsible for component design, specification, and application; (2) the steel supplier and forging supplier responsible for making the steel, forging the shape, and preliminary heat treatment; and (3) a supplier that provided induction harde...

Why Catastrophic Organizational Failures Happen

Praxis: a Paradigm for Action Research

Action research is a research methodology with a dual purpose (action and research). Action research as other research approach is led through a paradigm or a philosophical perspective. This article briefly describes paradigm, research paradigm and discuss about “which paradigm (positivism, interpretive, or praxis) does cover action research?”.

Why Western Approaches fail in Asia: a Classroom Action Research on Developing Creative Processes and Knowledge Sharing Abilities

Critical as well as creative thinking, knowledge sharing abilities and intercultural competences are considered key competences in today’s business world. Basing on the results of a study at the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology North Bangkok (Thailand) the present contribution intends to compare the study behavior of Asian students in comparison with western ones.

Why is action research suitable for education ?

Action research is actually suitable for any person who wishes to improve his or her performance; or any group or organization who hopes for doing the same. As a matter of fact, action research is widely used in education, especially by teachers who use it to improve their teaching. Teachers from all over the world, from the United States, Australia, New Zealand to Vietnam, etc have employed ac...