ART in Chinese Society

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ART in Chinese Society

A special issue of Action Research journal led by Prof. Ben Ku, delved into how Action Research for Transformations is developing especially within the field of social work in China. From topics such as educating families on food safety in Beijing to the emergence of Action Research for social work after social crisis of an earthquake in mainland China, we see how ART can be implemented for transformational change.

Articles

Participatory action research: Promoting partnership between a social work team and mothers of hemophiliac children
This article focuses on a participatory action research project as a process for improving social work practice and empowering mothers[...]
Building a mutual-help community: Young social work teachers’ self-rescue action
The higher education system has marginalized the young educators. Young educators in the field of social work are in a[...]
The Contributions of older people. Placemaking in post-disaster Sichuan, China
 The effect of a country's aging population trend is not usually represented positively. For example, it is well known that[...]
Implementing green education of urban families: An action research project in Beijing, China
The parents became more active to work with their children in farming activities. Crises in food safety have attracted increased[...]
Action/Practice Research in China
Chinese Lanterns In this special issue, we called for articles on social work action/practice research from Greater China, i.e., Chinese[...]
Comments on Systematic Methodologies of Action Research in the New Millennium: A Review of Publications 2000 – 2014
Action research was introduced in China in 1980s and has become popular from kindergartens to universities. Inspired by existing AR[...]