Spiritual Midwifing on a virtual, global platform. Crowther et al, 2021.
Dr. Susan Crowther’s and colleagues’ article describes how they employ cooperative inquiry (CI) – a participatory action research (PAR) methodology – to explore and examine the topic ‘spirituality and childbirth’. CI originates in the work of Peter Reason and John Heron. But it got an update! Susan explains: “We introduce an exciting innovation outlining how […]
Read More...Non-binary opens up the mind to, well, non binary everything! – An update by Lara Catone
What are we being called upon to do – or embody – as practitioners of ART in a more gender fluid world? How do we relate with gender when the old rules no longer apply? And the new rules are still taking shape. Can we have what feel like edgy conversations? Even when we might […]
Read More...The Inner-Outer Dance for social change. By Andrea Rodericks
Andrea Rodericks works independently with NGOs, social enterprises, and other civil society organizations and networks on program and organizational design and collaboration around complex development challenges. Action research is at the core of her practice. She is based in Goa in India and Atlanta in the US. Andrea is a personal member (“PerMem”) with AR+ […]
Read More...Systems Sensing: Making what’s implicit explicit. Collective Transitions with Hilary Bradbury and AR+
In social change, we often find ourselves facing new challenges and with increasing dynamics or greater complexity. For example, plans or strategies that once felt solid and secure, may no longer be realistic or feasible. A challenge may bring a project to a momentary standstill. As one moves from the space of “the known,” […]
Read More...Gladys Yinusa, PhD Candidate from Bournemouth University reflects on the AR+ eCO Retreat.
Gladys Yinusa is completing her action research dissertation as we speak. It titled “An action research study to improve ward practices”, and explores the influence of organisational culture in the provision of food and nutrition care for hospitalised patients. Gladys is a match-funded PhD student from the Department of Nursing Science, Bournemouth University, in collaboration […]
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