Teaching experiences based on action research: a guide to publishing in scientific journals

Juan A. Marin-Garcia; Rafaela Alfalla-Luque

doi:10.4995/wpom.7243

Authors

Juan A. Marin-Garcia Universitat Politècnica de València https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5416-3938
Rafaela Alfalla-Luque Universidad de Sevilla https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9110-8273

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/wpom.7243

Keywords:

Higher education, Action Research, best practices, publication guidelines, educational innovation, SoTl, scholarship, teaching innovation

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to justify action research as an adequate research model (sufficiently simple and efficient) to analyse and disseminate teaching innovation experiences in university contexts undertaken by lecturers-researchers whose main area of knowledge is business management or other social sciences where action research is a well-known methodology. We will justify that the teaching experiences of implementing good teaching/learning practices are perfectly suited to the characteristics of action research. A checklist of the research report content for publishing in scientific journals will be proposed. Consequently, the article will be useful to higher education academics and professionals.

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Author Biographies

Juan A. Marin-Garcia, Universitat Politècnica de València

ROGLE. Dpto. de Organización de Empresas

ResearcherID A-4069-2011

Scopus Author ID 14024595300

Rafaela Alfalla-Luque, Universidad de Sevilla

GIDEAO Research Group. Departamento de Economía Financiera y Dirección de Operaciones

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