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Ramadhan Reflections posted by guest blogger Intisar Khanani
Ramadhan Reflections This Wednesday finds us at the midpoint of the month of Ramadhan, the Islamic month of fasting. You’ll find as many explanations for the importance and value of fasting as you will find Muslims, for Ramadhan is both an intensely personal and a community-oriented experience. One of the five “pillars” of Islam, the […]
Read More...Engaging issues of power and privilege posted by Mary Brydon-Miller
In the case study described earlier (see below), the basic principles that seem most salient to me are respect and democratic practice. As is so often the case, the researchers made a genuine attempt to live by these principles. They made a point of including a diverse group of participants, insisting that the miners and […]
Read More...Centering on our Values and Strengthening the Core posted by Mary Brydon-Miller
I often use the metaphor of dance or yoga when I introduce the idea of using self-reflection in order to examine how our values inform our practice as action researchers. Both dance and yoga emphasize the importance of centering–drawing attention to the core muscles that support the body and finding a position of balance. They also stress strengthening these core […]
Read More...Critical Reflection and the World Congress – Mary Brydon-Miller
“Being value neutral is not a pretense action researchers uphold!” In her recent note from the field “What is good action research?” Hilary Bradbury Huang, the Editor-in-Chief of ARJ, makes clear why it is so important that action resesarchers spend time reflecting on their own values and the principles that guide our shared practice. In […]
Read More...Feminism and Action Research – Valerie Louis
Before I was an action researcher, I was a feminist researcher/scholar. I had done feminist qualitative research, taking into account whose voice was being heard, the power dynamics within the research process, and the gendered lens which I explored my topic. As an action researcher I learned a lot from feminist theory and methodology. I […]
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