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From the desk of ARJ Editor in Chief, Hilary Bradbury-Huang.
We are experiencing an upsurge of submissions/offerings to the journal right now. I guess it may be related to the end of the academic year which allows people a chance to turn back to their writing. And with regard to the board’s work: we are preparing for our quarterly board meeting. We, i.e., the members of the associate editors […]
Read More...Critical Reflection and the World Congress – Mary Brydon-Miller
“Being value neutral is not a pretense action researchers uphold!” In her recent note from the field “What is good action research?” Hilary Bradbury Huang, the Editor-in-Chief of ARJ, makes clear why it is so important that action resesarchers spend time reflecting on their own values and the principles that guide our shared practice. In […]
Read More...On Kids’ Curiosity by Vicki Stieha
I’ve been on vacation, tucked away in a little corner of the lake region in South Dakota where my husband’s family has a couple lake cabins where we all converge and reconnect each summer. One of my children, Ethan, is here along with his cousins, Adam and Gavin. Last night they were lighting sparklers around […]
Read More...Feminism and Action Research – Valerie Louis
Before I was an action researcher, I was a feminist researcher/scholar. I had done feminist qualitative research, taking into account whose voice was being heard, the power dynamics within the research process, and the gendered lens which I explored my topic. As an action researcher I learned a lot from feminist theory and methodology. I […]
Read More...Making Change Personal – Deb Dole
Engaging communities really begins with engaging individuals. I have written recently about voice, building capacity, representing communities, and engaging communities. My own dissertation work with adolescent mothers opened my eyes to a new way of engaging people in discussion through photography. I am not an artist. I am not a professional photographer. I AM visually […]
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