Action Research as sustainable healthcare quality improvement: Advances in neonatal care emphasizing collaboration, communication, and empowerment
Blog post written by Carlien Van Heerden We are passionate about survival and quality of life of the vulnerable newborn population. A particular South African district hospital faced exceptionally high neonatal mortality and morbidity rates. As neonatal resuscitation can save newborn lives when performed by competent staff in a setting that is adequately equipped, organised […]
Read More...Bridging transdisciplinarity and action research
Blog post by Steven Lam Transdisciplinarity brings a focus on real-world problems. Action research focuses on solutions. Yet, both transdisciplinarity and action research share similar principles such as reflexivity and participation. How, then, might transdisciplinarity and action research ‘speak’ to each other? Our group of four graduate students and one community partner reflected on our […]
Read More...From Cocoon to Butterfly: Use of Cooperative Inquiry Groups to Empower Practitioners in Healthcare Contexts
Blogpost by Sarah Donnelly and Sarah Morton Consider the analogy of a butterfly inside its cocoon. When we see a butterfly struggling, we are tempted to peel the cocoon off to free the butterfly so that it can fly away. But what happens to a butterfly when it does not have the necessary struggle to free […]
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We are not third parties: Exploring conflict between action researchers and stakeholders as the engine of transformation
Blog post by Miren Larrea We face the common challenge of letting the next generations have a planet where they can live, and the Action Research Journal has decided to focus on transformations as the concept that can guide us through this endeavour. If you are grappling with your role in action research for transformations, […]
Read More...Designing and implementing a positive body image program: Unchartered territory with a diverse team of participants
Blogpost by  Aly Bailey To date, few published body image studies have involved participants in helping to design body image programs. We believe action research offers a new way to approach research beyond traditional body image research methods (i.e., questionnaires) and approaches (i.e., randomized control trail) to promoting positive body image as it seeks the critical […]
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