History is Written by the Researcher: a Reflection on Mullett’s “Issues of Equity and Empowerment in Knowledge Democracy: Three Community Based Research Examples”
Winston Churchill once famously said, “History is written by the victors.” While action research is certainly no war, this quote highlights that those in power control the narrative. In Action Research, the stories that are told are those of the subjects, but the voice, and therefore the perspective, is usually that of the researcher. Therefore, […]
Read More...One Key to Success is a Trusting Partnership
A blog inspired by Kroeger, S., Beirne, J., and Kraus., T. (2015). You make the road by walking: A case study of partnership and collaboration. Action Research. 13(4), 354–37. PhD students often seek to become change agents, yet change is easier conducted in partnership with others. Building good partnerships with organizations enhances the success for […]
Read More...Action Research – Building Momentum for Continuous Action
A blog inspired by: Social impact and the justification of action research knowledge, Bjorn Gustavsen (2014) Similar to Newton’s Cradle, Action Research is continuous cycle of momentum, energy, and action. This article is a must read for any researcher trying to initiate action and change. You, the Action Researcher, are an agent of change. In […]
Read More...Researchers Become the Researched
A blog inspired by Zhang, Z., Fyn, D., Langelotz, L., Lönngren, McCorquodale, L. & Nehez, J. (2014). Our way(s) to action research: Doctoral students’ international and interdisciplinary collective memory In addition to being doctoral students, six students from two different countries and 3 different disciplines share one thing in common—they all are drawn into the […]
Read More...The Complex Puzzle Game: Systemic Action Research
A blog inspired by Burns, D. (2014). Systemic action research: Changing system dynamics to support sustainable change. Action Research, 12(1), 3-18. I chose this article to learn the basics of systems thinking and to understand how to apply systems thinking in action research. Reading this article made me think of puzzle games and how complex […]
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