Kind Minded Integralists
Thanks to Tom Habib, Ph.D., Chairperson, International Consortium of Integral Scholars for inviting his Integral colleagues to review for the Action Research journal – and to those who have since volunteered! And thanks for encouraging kind-spirited Integralist colleagues to see how ART “should have a prominent role within your international Consortium,” given shared focus on “helping […]
Read More...Brinton Lykes. Combining academic and more engaged work.
Hilary: Hello Professor Lykes, Brinton! I’ve known of you and your work for over 30 years. How can it be that we are only meeting now. I have found you to be a role model in combining academic and engaged work. You’ve been a path builder with that. You’ve also been way out in front […]
Read More...Correctional officers as participants: Action research in prisons
Prisons are complex institutions with hierarchies of power. They are social systems that demand a research approach suited to their social structure. Custodial Correctional Officers play an integral role in these social systems and although they are perceived to have power over prisoners, they too are subject to controls and in some instances have minimal […]
Read More...“Call: Management in Crisis: Viruses, Earthquakes, and Tornadoes, Oh My!”
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the journal Management Decision has created a Special Issue entitled, “Management in Crisis: Viruses, Earthquakes, and Tornadoes, Oh My!” found at this link: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/management-crisis-viruses-earthquakes-and-tornadoes-oh-my. I think this call will be especially interesting to the action research community given that priority will be given to papers that take an action […]
Read More...Transformation corona(tion)
We’ve shown “we can” with covid. Now we need Action Research for Transformations (ART) to multiply collaborations that respond to our crises: climate, coronavirus, wellbeing disparities… What are ART’s answers? (via Simon Divecha in 7 tweets and a 45 second video): As you knowThe times demand transformation:action WITH research.That’s transgressive! I-you-we are entangled in creating […]
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