Future Considerations In our Stringer (2007 textbook, in Chapter 9, you will find the deepest probe into the meaning and generation of scientific knowledge and where action research stands as a research endeavor. The complex controversies surrounding the role and place of science in contemporary life are arrayed so the reader can consider the core ideas of influential theorists. From time to time in your readings, you have encountered brief commentaries about Kurt Lewin, considered the Father of Action Research. The Burnes (2004) article gives a more in-depth portrayal of how Lewin's perspective evolved and compares Lewin's ideas with a number of contemporary strategies aimed at organizational change. Lewin did most of his work in the 1940's and 1950's; Burnes makes a strong case for the continuing practical relevance of Lewin's ideas.

Required Reference Material: Be sure to apply and cite sources within your initial post response and also reference the sources at the end of your response (using APA formatting).

• Burnes, B. (2004). Kurt Lewin and the planned approach to change: A re- appraisal. Journal of Management Studies, 41(6), 977-1002.

In Chapter 9 of our Stringer (2007) textbook, two general perspectives are presented, the modern and the post-modern. In your response:

1.Apply and cite supportive research to explain which of these perspectives you would you want to have inform and guide organizational actions.

The...

A secondary source is quoted by saying the following:
"The emergence of post-modern theory has also shaped the development of Action Research. While modernism was founded on assumptions about objective truth and rationalistic notions of linear progress, post-modern thought is more accepting of fragmentation, heterogeneity and the ephemeral." The source then goes on to say that post-modernism has its roots with the counter-culture movements of the 1960's and such (Charles & Ward, 2007).

Given that and given the definitions offered both by Stringer and this other source, the author would definitely stick with modern because the post-modern strain would seem to be a little off-kilter from what should be occurring. Indeed, objectivity and rationality should be the foundations of any research in the opinion of the author of this response (Charles & Ward, 2007; Stringer, 2007).

2.Additionally apply and cite relevant information from the Burnes article to explain if and why you will keep using Lewin's methods.

As noted by Burnes, many people assailed (and still do) the work of Lewin by saying that it assumes that organizations are in a stable state and thus they would only work for small groups and organizations. However, Lewin notes that problems and tumult can exist and that they can exist at many levels including at the broader…