Author Archives: Dusty Columbia Embury
Columbia Embury www.wright.edu
Author Archives: Dusty Columbia Embury
Columbia Embury www.wright.edu
Abstract on behalf of Tiina Suopajärvi This article investigates participatory action research workshops from the perspective of feminist new materialism by asking, how we came to know ageing in the smart city of Oulu in northern Finland through collaborative workshops which aimed to include seniors into public service design. The most meaningful socio-material components in […]
Read More...Abstract on behalf of Marion Zwygart, Alain Plattet, and Dario Spini Population aging and urbanization are often associated with a restriction of the living environment and an increasing tendency to remain at home. This community development report presents the “Neighborhood in Solidarity” methodology as a response to counter or at least slow this restriction and […]
Read More...Blog post by Megan Reitz Have you ever settled down to write about your experience of a phenomenon and felt frustrated by how difficult it is to convey the richness and complexity of that experience? In my research I was attempting to explore and illustrate the relational, dialogic ‘space-between’ leader and follower using Martin Buber’s […]
Read More...Blog post by Jennifer Keahey Did you know that Fairtrade has grown into a multi-billion dollar certification system? The label that you see on products such as coffee and tea promotes social justice in trade. Fairtrade supports producers around the world by providing access to minimum pricing guarantees, premiums for development, and opportunities to build stable […]
Read More...Blog post by Marie-Helene Zimmerman Nilsson Action research is often characterized by successful outcomes based on collaboration with people with a willingness to change. So, when a top-town decided project was planned in cooperation with the university and a school with a low level of achievement – it would have been easy to say ”no […]
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