The Immigrant and Her Land
By Debbie Ann Quiñones. Inspired by Blanchet-Cohen, N., & Di Mambro, G. (2015). Environmental education action research with immigrant children in schools: Space, audience, and influence. Action Research, 13 (2), 123-140. I find the premise of the Action Research project to be a little ironic: The immigrant who has left her homeland comes to America […]
Read More...Augmenting Reality to improve learning capabilities for students with Disabilities
Blog by Srikanth Vemula A blog based on my review of the article “iPads as instructional tools to enhance learning opportunities for students with developmental disabilities: An action research project”, by Cumming, Therese M.; Strnadova, Iva; & Singh, Sylvia. (2014). Action Research, 12(2), 151-176. I believe the idea of using new emerging technologies in the […]
Read More...Perspective through Poetry
Blog by Mark Harris, Inspired by Hopkinson, C. (2015) Using poetry in a critically reflexive action research co-inquiry with nurses. Action Research, 13 (1). pp. 30-47. Poetry as a narrative tool resonates with me because of my exposure to verse in its many forms at a young age. Poetry, like music, food and laughter was […]
Read More...Exploration in to Action Research Review of Cultural Clash supported by Buddhist Methodology
Blog by Marcus Seels I found Shen’s (2015), Action Research in a Problem Avoiding Culture using a Buddhist Systems Methodology to be an interesting article. It’s an investigation into integration in real world situations. Buddhist teachings are an established habit and there is a need for understanding of culture.The article under review looked into a cultural […]
Read More...Children Without A Voice
A blog inspired by The voices of youth in foster care: A participant action research study.; Ponciano, Leslie DEC 2013 Vol.11, Issue 4. 428,000 children are in foster care today. Despite their numbers, these children rarely have a voice, due to their status as minors within an already marginalized group. In the article, The voices of youth […]
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