Vertaile menetelmiä

	Toimintatutkimus	Kenttämuistiinpanot
Tieteenala	Laadullinen tutkimus	Kyselytutkimuksen metodologia
Menetelmäperhe	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Syntyvuosi	1946	Late 19th century (formalized in 20th century)
Kehittäjä	Kurt Lewin; expanded by Kemmis, McTaggart, Reason & Bradbury	Rooted in 19th-century anthropology and sociology; systematized by ethnographers such as Bronislaw Malinowski and later Robert Emerson et al.
Tyyppi	Method	Qualitative data collection and recording technique
Alkuperäislähde	Lewin, K. (1946). Action research and minority problems. Journal of Social Issues, 2(4), 34–46.	Emerson, R. M., Fretz, R. I., & Shaw, L. L. (1995). Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes. University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 978-0226206813
Rinnakkaisnimet	Participatory Action Research, PAR, Collaborative Inquiry	fieldnotes, observational notes, ethnographic notes, jottings
Liittyvät	1	6
Tiivistelmä	Action research is a collaborative research methodology in which researchers work with practitioners and community members to investigate a problem, implement change, and evaluate outcomes, cycling through reflection, action, and learning. Developed by Kurt Lewin (1946), action research bridges research and practice, aiming simultaneously to produce knowledge and practical improvement.	Field notes are detailed written records created by researchers during or immediately after direct observation in a naturalistic setting. They capture what is seen, heard, and experienced — including behaviors, interactions, physical environments, and the researcher's own analytic impressions — forming the primary data source for ethnographic and observational studies.