ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with it more systematically. It provides various data collection methods. A careful analysis concentrating on events that appear to be essential in terms of the research question requires repeated playing of the tape. Action researchers have access to a variety of existing material that can be used as data. The researcher develops an understanding of the data through careful consideration of potential causes and effects and by systematically eliminating 'rival' explanations or hypotheses until the final 'case' is made beyond a reasonable doubt. The choice of place and time for the interview also depends on the research question as well as on opportunity. The researcher constructs a text from the story, which is then analyzed. In technical action research, problems are defined at the outset and solutions sought. Research findings are considered reliable if they produce similar results when repeated under similar conditions.
