In this episode of AR+ Yes/And podcast, ARJ Associate Editor Felix (Skip) Bivens interviews Laura Leiva and Leidy Munoz. Listen here! The conversation focused on their collaboration in a two-year youth-led participatory action research (PAR) peacebuilding project funded by the U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP). Skip has been a member of the core project team […]
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In our workshop on transformative learning spaces Julian Hauer took the participants to the heart of his inquiry by sharing his personal issues and struggles. That evoked compassionate support and encouragement for Julian among the other workshop participants and catalyzed insights and learning for him. Julian’s Context A little over a year ago, Julian encountered […]
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Andy Hamilton, Susan Morgan, Ken Harland have just published a paper with ARJ entitled: Taking Boys Seriously. This action research project from Northern Ireland has spanned 17 years! Andy writes… “The longevity of this project has made a valuable contribution to the capacity of the research to engender systemic change. By the time the Taking […]
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Andrea Rodericks writes “In my workshop within our coLAB on transformative learning spaces, I presented a case from my work in Bangladesh. The session was facilitated by Susanna Carman and deepened our inquiry into a familiar challenge, namely how to hold the integrity of a collaborative learning space as emergent dynamics arise among stakeholders… THE […]
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No one can really fight poverty without involving people living in poverty as agents of their own liberation. That’s why Action Research for Transformation (ART) can play an extremely important role in eradicating extreme poverty. Nevertheless, for people experiencing poverty, there are many barriers to participation. The “poverty field” imposes hierarchies that govern relationships among […]
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