Three stories we did not tell about NGO-Community Collaboration in Uganda
Marit Blaak, Sophia Irepu, Jacques Zeelen write about their recently published work in ARJ … “Our research took us to a village in central eastern Uganda. We identified a staggering 18 NGOs in one village and people shared a variety of perceptions about their work, largely marked by disillusionment. As part of this special issue […]
Read More...Taking Boys Seriously by Andy Hamilton, Susan Morgan, Ken Harland in ARJ
Andy Hamilton, Susan Morgan, Ken Harland have just published a paper with ARJ entitled: Taking Boys Seriously. This action research project from Northern Ireland has spanned 17 years! Andy writes… “The longevity of this project has made a valuable contribution to the capacity of the research to engender systemic change. By the time the Taking […]
Read More...Bright action researching lights amidst the turbulent darkness. Editorial last issue of 2023
In curating the final issue for 2023, I see bright action researching lights amidst the turbulent darkness of the Israel Hamas war and its global repercussioning. The five papers in this issue were all developed by and with people of the Muslim faith working with people of other faith backgrounds. I considered how action research […]
Read More...Transformation through a heartbeat: Stretching the boundaries of action research following suicide
This post is authored by Claire Ghetti, Brian Schreck & Jeremy Bennett about their recent ARJ article which was developed for publication by ARJ Associate editor, Rob Warwick. Listen into their video discussion of the paper at the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwZsLgL-QQU The authors write: “An imbedded heartbeat within a symphony of grieving and transformation – our […]
Read More...Doing it authentically is tough! Youth on the need for radical openness in Action Research
In “Everyone’s talking about co-design, but actually doing it authentically is tough”, Carla Luguetti, Juliana Ryan, and their colleagues delve into the significance of “radical openness” in the context of youth participatory action research (YPAR). The lead reviewer of their paper noted that it “provides insight for teambuilding within the core facilitation team of PAR […]
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