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Participatory action research as a tool in solving desert vernacular architecture problems in the Western Desert of Egypt
I would like to take you in a journey in a far desert spaces and places. A journey to know about  dwellings of ordinary people in desert towns and villages.  I need to tell you about inhabitants who think, design and build with the feeling that they are influencing the environment through the nature of […]
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You learn from going through the process: The perceptions of South African school leaders about action research
What is the value of action research for motivating change in school principals who work under difficult circumstances? This was my question. I was surprised to read the following comment from one of the reviewers of this paper: The main contribution of the paper is its account of how action research can assist school leaders […]
Read More...Action Research as Imaginal Process
Perhaps due to the nature of our personal orientations to the natural world, our experiences — as educators, researchers, and passionate souls — have led us to consider action research as a chrysalis for human transformation. We wonder how many others have actually observed and reflected upon the powerful transformations that occur in nature, where […]
Read More...A book for all stages: a review of Building in Research and Evaluation: Human Inquiry for Living Systems
In this post, Dian Chase, a PhD Candidate at Oregon Health and Science University, reviews Dr. Yoland Wadsworth’s book, Building in Research and Evaluation: Human Inquiry for Living Systems.  Yoland Wadsworth (2010). Building in research and evaluation: human inquiry for living systems. Action Research Press, Hawthorn and Allen & Unwin, Sydney. What questions do you […]
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Can Migraine Management be Action Research?
Some people might think Larry Smarr is crazy. After collecting enormous amounts of data, Larry arrived at his physician’s office with graphs and tables. Larry Smarr is not crazy. In fact, astrophysicist Larry Smarr had discovered his Crohn’s disease before medical science did and before he had noticeable symptoms. He contends that individuals can take […]
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