Author Archives: Dusty Columbia Embury
Columbia Embury www.wright.edu
Author Archives: Dusty Columbia Embury
Columbia Embury www.wright.edu
What if all public deliberations became: Inclusive of diverse people, representing different walks of life; Egalitarian spaces for fair, reasoned, discussion, with time for participants to listen to diverse views, develop and weigh options, to prioritise ways forward; Influential in the city’s public decision-making!
Read More...Collaborative, relational, participatory and reflexive research is not straightforward or easily achieved and this paper is insightful for its reflections on the challenges we experienced. It does not shy away from detailing some of the frustrations and misunderstandings experienced by the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal project members. Ultimately however, we would argue that non-Aboriginal researchers must expect a level of discomfort if they are committed to transformative practices that support Aboriginal peoples’ self-determination.
Read More...We are pleased to share this video with our AR+ community. Dr. Yvonne Skipper, the author of “Knowledge Mobilization: Stepping into Interdependent and Relational Space Using Co-Creation,” talks about her forthcoming Action Research Journal article, her interest in self-construal, and how building Action Researchers’ skills to move from independent to interdependent selves can make Action […]
Read More...Blog Post by Reina C Neufeldt The idea that research can be practical, involve community members as knowledge co-creators, and help a community transform its conflict sounds fantastic. As someone who has studied, worked on and taught conflict resolution and peacebuilding for many years, it sounds ideal – there was a reason that key conflict […]
Read More...This story serves as a reminder that no matter how grand our endeavors—working to transform places stuck in conflict—we accomplish what we do through how we engage in the ordinary business of our work. I propose that the key to our effectiveness may be hidden in plain sight when we learn to focus our attention in purposeful ways.
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