Action research has a dynamic focus

Action research is interventional - it involves making deliberate changes in practice/  the professional context:

“action research both changes what is being researched, and it is constrained by the context and ethics of practice.” (Tripp, 2005: 446.)

Tripp, D. (2005). Action research: a methodological introduction. Educação e Pesquisa, 31(3), 443-466.

This creates complications compared with more naturalistic research to explore fixed situations

“one cannot action research routine practice: action research creates a moving research target by disrupting routine practice” (Tripp, 2005: 448)

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