Appreciating situations of breakdown for researcher reflexivity. ARJ article by Danielle Treacy
A blog by Danielle Treacy. “In a recent cross-cultural research project that aimed to co-develop music teacher education (https://sites.uniarts.fi/web/globalvisions), I worked collaboratively with educators in Kathmandu, Nepal. I intentionally used appreciative inquiry to navigate ethical issues related to power and ethnocentrism. Long after the project had ended, unintended consequences and situations caused me feelings of […]
Read More...Tasting collective intelligence. Or no more Vogon Poetry Torture thank you!
Do you ever feel tortured by people talking at you. Not talking with you, but at you.                            Maybe you listen and then you just pretend to listen. Or […]
Read More...Shining light on the dark side of action research: Power, relationality and transformation
We know that ART has a ‘dark side’. ARJ Associate Editors Koen Bartels and Victor Friedman have written an editorial for the latest issue of ARJ about precisely that! Koen and Victor explain: “ART is a complex and demanding process. It demands relational, conceptual and experimental skills not usually taught together in conventional educational programs. […]
Read More...Co-creativity as small cultivators by Máille Faughnan
Blog by Dr. Máille Faughnan of Tulane U. The coLAB I write about was an invitation to practice with co-creativity through an ecological lens. We began with choosing a plant companion to share our learning journey. I chose the string of pearls in the photo. The facilitators also shared Suzanne Simard’s research as inspiration, drawing […]
Read More...The use of the arts in deepening our inquiry-practice by Miren Larrea
Miren Larrea highlights the use of the arts as a way to deepen action researching. Miren led the first pre-gathering meeting, inviting us all to explore how the arts can help us go a bit deeper into understanding and transforming the ‘stuck’ relational aspects of our work. Have a look at the video Miren created […]
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