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[Barbara B. Bunker]

Chuni Li... I read your post after my earlier reply and I also agree with your
description of the situation.  B3

Barbara B. Bunker Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology Emerita
The University at Buffalo
117 Highland Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
716-881-2166

On Fri 04/20/12 12:17 PM , chunili2000 at yahoo.com sent:
> Open Space can be considered a form of Action Research methods,
> similar to Appreciative Inquiry.  People who own the problems solve
> the problems, and the solutions can be continuously improved  through
> iterations. A method has validity when it does what it's supposed to
> do.  Researchers are welcome to study the various forms of validity
> (construct, content, criterion, etc.) on Open Space. However, at the
> end of the day, if Open Space gets you what you need and does what
> it's supposed to do, from action research's point of view, it's valid
> and a very practical applied research method. 
> Chuni Li      FROM: Barry Owen 
> TO: oslist ; vasconcelos at alum.mit.edu 
> SENT: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:54 AM
> SUBJECT: [OSList] "Academic Validity?"
> 
> Hi Folks, 
> I know this is not the first time this question has surfaced. 
> Who out there (in here) has some good stuff to share? 
> This "academic validity" question boggles my mind 
> The message initially came through the Open Space facebook page 
> J Arthur Vasconcelos Hi! I was questioned about the use of OS in
> research. I was planning on using OS for a section of my thesis but
> got criticized for "OS not having academic validity" and "has never
> been used in research" and "it is not a recognized research method
> like a focus group or  delphi pannel". HELP! Any info about using OS
> in academia? Thank you!    
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