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Listening to Understand
Blog post by Andrea Rodericks and is shared generously by The Ideal Practitioner. What do you think are the most important practices and competencies of a social change/development practitioner? I have had a few occasions over the past year to reflect on some version of this question with different groups of people (NGO project managers, interns, […]
Read More...Developing learning diaries for action research on healthcare management in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda
Abstract on behalf of Comfort Mshelia, Gillian Lê, Tolib Mirzoev, Samuel Amon, Ambrose Kessy, Sebastian Olikira Baine, and Reinhard Huss Action research (AR) can be an effective form of ‘on the job’ training. However, it is critical that AR cycles can be appropriately recorded in order to contribute to reflection and learning. One form of recording is for co-researchers to keep […]
Read More...Research translation through participatory research: The case of two community-based projects in low-income African settings
blogpost written by Deborah Isobell Imagine the amount of funding that research projects receive every year. Not just nationally, but globally. Now take a moment to think about the knowledge generated from that research. Is it being used to its full potential to change peoples’ lived experiences? In instances where the application of research-derived knowledge […]
Read More...The Karen Resettlement Story: A Participatory Action Research Project on Refugee Educational Experiences in the United States
Blog post written by Eunbae Lee for the article by Daniel Gilhooly and Eunbae Lee No topic today garners more attention than the issue of refugees and refugee resettlement. Yet, rarely are the voices of those refugees incorporated in the media or in academic journals. This study represents the collaboration between three Karen brothers and […]
Read More...Rik Peters – Learning History
Hilary speaks here with Professor Rik Peters an historian-philosopher who develops the Learning History as a method for engaging with socially relevant action in Holland. Thinking of history as a way to bridge to practical scenario planning, he is helping cities in Holland grapple with integration of refugees. He draws much from the theory of […]
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