Action Research in a Relational Perspective (PDF)

Lone Hersted, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the Department of Learning and Philosophy at Aalborg University, Denmark. Her teaching and research are concerned with leadership development, organizational learning, action research, action learning, coaching, innovative and creative change processes and dialogue training through roleplaying. At Aalborg University, Lone is a coordinator, lecturer and supervisor on the MA program entitled Master's in Organizational Coaching and Learning (MOC). She is trained and certified as a systemic coach at Attractor, DK, and has obtained a Certificate Degree in Systemic Leadership and Organizational Development at the University of Bedfordshire in collaboration with KCC, UK, and MacMann Berg, DK. In addition to her academic work, Lone has worked as a consultant since 2003 where she has been contributing to organizational learning processes through coaching, supervision, workshops and lectures. Furthermore, she has more than ten years' professional work experience in performance theater.

Ottar Ness, PhD, family therapist, is Professor of Counseling at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Professor of Mental Health Care at University College of South-Eastern Norway and Nord University, Norway. He has considerable experience of doing action research projects from a social constructionist action-oriented stance within the fields of family therapy, recovery, mental health and substance abuse. His research is in the area of relational welfare in order to co-construct and co-create dignifying lives and communities. He also works with research recovery processes and recovery-oriented practices and services with people with mental health and substance abuse problems. Among his latest books is a handbook of couples therapy, handbook of family therapy and action research.

Søren Frimann, PhD, is Associate Professor at the Department of Learning and