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Back to the future of water. Cynthia Mitchell

A little afternoon reading…. When Cynthia (that is Distinguished Professor Emerita, Cynthia Mitchell, now a PerMem with AR+) stepped away from the marvelous U. Technology Sydney Institute for Sustainable Futures earlier this year, it was because she wanted to do more to bring forward the kinds of transformations we know we need. Her piece brings […]

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Action Research for Sustainability by Jonas Egmose

Action Research for Sustainability. Social Imagination Between Citizens and Scientist. A new book by Jonas Egmose is introduced by Mary Brydon-Miller’s foreword: “In Jonas Egmose’s view the response to the crucial need to address issues of sustainability lies in the ability of scientists and citizens to engage in democratic processes to develop shared understandings and […]

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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 […]

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Bridging the territory between me, we, and living E(arth)! What we love about six explorations into AR for sustainability

Bridging the territory between me, we, and living E(arth)!What we love about six explorations into AR for sustainability The three of us  – Marina Apgar, Alfredo Ortiz Aragón & Paul Gray, associate editors, Action Research Journal (ARJ) – were recently given an opportunity to work together to deepen our understanding and share more broadly how […]

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You defend what you feel: ‘Presencing’ nature as ‘experiential knowing’

Click to watch Hilary Bradbury interview Gioel Gioacchino about her work. Newly minted PhD., Gioel Gioacchino, writes about a youth-led action research process carried out in Cuba. Their action research supported a network of youth to champion sustainability in a country that is simultaneously more “sustainable” in an ecological sense than most countries, but with […]

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