Sampling and sex trading: Lessons on research design from the street
Sex trading is a hot topic right now. There is a lot we don’t know AND in worrying ways a lot we think we know, but may not actually understand. I believe participatory and action research may help clear some of the fog. In my article in the Action Research Journal I explore ways that […]
Read More...Collaborative participatory action strategies for re-envisioning young men’s masculinities
Ask a group of male college students if they believe it is OK to have sex with a woman who is intoxicated. Many in the room will raise their hand… and maybe giggle a little. Now ask them to answer the same question anonymously. You may find that the results of both approaches to the […]
Read More...Unexpected Learning Experiences from Creating Learning Communities in Executive Education
I always imagined myself, the professor, up at the front of the room, with MBA students and senior executives alike hanging on my every word. What I didn’t expect, but what actually happened, was that I would embark on my own learning journey as I helped others with theirs. I started out in my new […]
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Participatory action research as a tool in solving desert vernacular architecture problems in the Western Desert of Egypt
I would like to take you in a journey in a far desert spaces and places. A journey to know about  dwellings of ordinary people in desert towns and villages.  I need to tell you about inhabitants who think, design and build with the feeling that they are influencing the environment through the nature of […]
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You learn from going through the process: The perceptions of South African school leaders about action research
What is the value of action research for motivating change in school principals who work under difficult circumstances? This was my question. I was surprised to read the following comment from one of the reviewers of this paper: The main contribution of the paper is its account of how action research can assist school leaders […]
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