Dusty Columbia Embury
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Dusty Columbia Embury
Promoting Partnership Between a Social Work Team and Mothers of Children with Hemophilia
Blog post written by Yang Jing “He used all the paper tissue, sheets and anything he could find to stop his bleeding. He even sloshed blood on the walls. In the end, he felt exhausted and just used a basin to let the blood flow……” Does this sound like a horrible movie? No, it is […]
Read More...Action Research as sustainable healthcare quality improvement: Advances in neonatal care emphasizing collaboration, communication, and empowerment
Blog post written by Carlien Van Heerden We are passionate about survival and quality of life of the vulnerable newborn population. A particular South African district hospital faced exceptionally high neonatal mortality and morbidity rates. As neonatal resuscitation can save newborn lives when performed by competent staff in a setting that is adequately equipped, organised […]
Read More...Practicing YPAR for School Equity
Blog post by Quin Gonell Given my prior experience as high school teacher engaging with culturally sustaining and emancipatory pedagogies, it was only natural that I should find appeal in frameworks that make methods of knowledge creation accessible to youth. Thus, as early as my second semester as a doctoral student I became interested in […]
Read More...Bridging transdisciplinarity and action research
Blog post by Steven Lam Transdisciplinarity brings a focus on real-world problems. Action research focuses on solutions. Yet, both transdisciplinarity and action research share similar principles such as reflexivity and participation. How, then, might transdisciplinarity and action research ‘speak’ to each other? Our group of four graduate students and one community partner reflected on our […]
Read More...“Boots on the ground” state-building: Using Action Research to improve local governance in Afghanistan
Blog post by Rich Ledet In Boots on the Ground State-Building: Using Action Research to Improve Local Governance in Afghanistan,” we describe how Action Research was used to achieve empowerment and more effective local governance in southern Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. This article allows us to further explain some of our earlier remarks about […]
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