Organizing AR+ 2023 as a sociocracy
AR+ 2023 exists to cradle and catalyze capacity for the developmental unfolding of Action Research for Transformations (ART) as Science 2.0, that is, an orientation to knowledge creation that integrates subjectivity with objectivity, inner and outer landscapes. As the overall purpose of AR+, every year, is to support ARTists all over the world, wherever they […]
Read More...Two AR-focused community-engaged professor openings in my department
Greetings action researchers! Especially those of you interested in a university position. Alfredo Ortiz writes… “We are hiring two assistant to associate level professors in the Dreeben School of Education’s Graduate School at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio Texas. Requirements include experience with applied research, community-based research and/or other social justice-oriented […]
Read More...Numbskull in the Theatre of Inquiry. Bill Torbert’s new book.
Numbskull in the Theatre of Inquiry: Transforming Self, Friends, Organizations, and Social Science by William R. Torbert   (Waterside Productions, Cardiff CA, 2021) is now available at Amazon. Numbskull is an anti-heroic memoir of Torbert’s life of discovering and enacting a theory and practice of leadership development, organization development, and scientific development. This highly readable book illustrates […]
Read More...Book By Colfer et al. Adaptive Collaborative Management of Forest Landscapes
Many forest management proposals are based on top-down strategies, such as the Million Tree Initiatives, Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) and REDD+, often neglecting local communities. In the context of the climate crisis, it is imperative that local peoples and communities are an integral part of all decisions relating to resource management. This volume examines the […]
Read More...Teaching resources for action research
A few AR+ suggestions as you plan your class/course/program in action research/ART: Textbook The Cooking with Action Research volumes are popular with students. They find them accessible, affordable and with good pictures and stories 🙂. The first volume contains cases, the second volume has many short pieces explaining concepts for practice. The third is bilingual […]
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