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 […]
Read More...Visiting Assistant Professor Position. Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation & Design Thinking, Tulane University
The Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking at Tulane University is seeking qualified candidates for the Visiting Assistant Professor in Design Thinking for Social Impact (DTSI) for the 2021-2022 academic year. We are looking for candidates who have experience in the theory and practice of human-centered design, with a particular focus […]
Read More...Teachers Investigate Their Work: Action Research Across the Disciplines
I’d like to announce the publication of the 3rd edition of “Teachers Investigate Their Work An Introduction to Action Research across the Professions” Allan Feldman, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Herbert Altrichter, University of Linz, Austria Peter Posch, University of Klagenfurt, Austria and Bridget Somekh, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Teachers Investigate their Work […]
Read More...Action research and the vicious cycle between low status and low impact
Let me be blunt. I’m interested in power. I’m frustrated by the lack of power exercised by those of us involved in action research and related initiatives—systems thinking, transdisciplinarity, design science, team science, sustainability science, integrated assessment, to name just a few. I’m frustrated by our lack of power in setting research and funding agendas […]
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