Gaia’s Graveyards – Bearing witness as first person inquiry

Humanity is overwhelmingly in denial about the ‘biological annihilation’ facing the other species on the planet, heirs to a 13.8 billion year shared history. This paper argues that these questions can be addressed through action research, an ethical research practice, focused on issues of pressing concern to humans and the ecological communities of which they […]

Lessons from a community-based participatory research study with transgender and gender nonconforming youth and their families

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) involves community members collaborating with academic investigators in each step of the research process. CBPR may be especially useful for research involving marginalized populations with unique perspectives and needs. In this paper, we discuss successes and challenges of using a CBPR approach for the Trans Teen and Family Narratives Project, a […]

Teacher Participatory Action Research (TPAR): Politicizing Teacher Research

Blog post by Sarah R Stapleton Teacher Participatory Action Research (TPAR): Politicizing Teacher Research These are difficult times for teachers, particularly those in urban and/or low-income schools. Unfortunately, we seldom hear directly from them in conventional education research. To help them tell their stories, I partnered with a group of veteran, insightful, and knowledgeable teachers […]

Abstract provided on behalf of the authors, Sara Woolf and Nathalis Wamba In this paper, we describe pivotal experiences that have shaped our respective professional journeys when teaching action research. We situate these experiences in relation to how they have contributed to our collective living theory of practice. This discussion unfolded as we explored ways […]

Peer Researchers in Post-Professional Healthcare

Blog post by Andrew Eaton Peer researchers are people who represent a research project’s participants (such as people living with HIV). They partner with academic researchers to conduct research in a collaborative way, seeking to mitigate power dynamics that often occur between researchers and participants in healthcare research. I’m a social worker and PhD student. […]