Action Research and Wicked Environmental Problems: Exploring Appropriate Roles for Researchers in Professional Communication

摘要: The authors report on a 3-year action-research project designed to facilitate public involvement in the planned dredging of canal and subsequent disposal dredged sediments. Their study reveals ways that community members struggle define problem work together as they gather, share, understand data relevant problem. argue primary goal action research related environmental risk should be identify support strategies used by rather than educate public. maintain this approach must supported thorough investigation basic rhetorical issues (audience, genre, stases, invention), illustrate how their study.