Greenwood and Levin (2007) closed their book on action research with a sobering discussion of the pitfalls of the participatory nature of action research. Stringer and Aragon (2021) discussed means by which those pitfalls can be avoided. Reflecting on all you have learned about action research in this course, discuss the most critical elements an action researcher should think about and address in order to avoid the pitfalls

Greenwood and Levin described. How might action researchers create truly democratic processes that result in social change?