Dusty Columbia Embury

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Participatory action research with Aboriginal Elders: Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort project

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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.  

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Bringing the relational self to ART: Interview with Dr. Yvonne Skipper

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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 […]

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Youth-led community-based research: working in and on conflict in Haiti

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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 […]

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