Interconnections Conference May 2017
The adoption of the 2030 Agenda (including 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the Financing for Development Process) and the Paris Climate Agreement offers a unique opportunity to move towards more integrated and balanced development. Sustainable development cannot be achieved without addressing climate change whose impacts have the potential to halt or even reverse development achievements. […]
Read More...2-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship
Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is an internationally-networked aquatic research institute within the ETH Domain (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology). It conducts research to achieve the dual goals of meeting direct human needs for water and maintaining the function and integrity of aquatic ecosystems. Highly qualified individuals are invited to […]
Read More...The Challenges of Capitalism for Virtue Ethics and the Common Good
This work is a cross-disciplinary academic volume that may be a helpful companion for action researchers who wish for their work to be influential in informing policy and cross disciplinary research on advancing definitions of prosperity, well-being, and human and social action that are rooted in our shared humanity and history. It is an important […]
Read More...Action research to support the integration of social media in the classroom
“I’m excited for this piece because it begins adding to the body of works with social media and technology in both learning environments and using an action research approach. The authors tell a clear story that will be useful to educators and action researchers outside of the field of education because this manuscript highlights changes […]
Read More...Health Companion Project: A community-based participatory research model for health promotion in Iran
“This paper addresses the great potential of using CBPR for health promotion, inspired by experiences from Iran. The case presents a four-year long participative process, the ambition of which was to identify, prioritise and address key health issues in various communities in Iran (Dr. Svante Lifvergren, Associate Editor). We conducted a 4-year (2008–2011) community-based participatory […]
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