Action Learning Action Research and PAR World Congress 2025

11th Action Learning Action Research and
15th Participatory Action Research
World Congress

September 2025

Putting Global Collaboration
at the Heart of Action Research

In the current world environment, there is an even greater need for national and international collaboration to solve today’s challenges. To lead by example, ALARA is collaborating with AUT* in New Zealand, UTS** in Australia and Medici di Makati College in Philippines to present this World Congress.

At ALARA World Congresses, there is an emphasis on interactive conversations and workshops, where presenters/facilitators and participants engage together often producing new ideas arising from the work participants have been doing. These conversations help the learning of both presenters and participants.

The Organising Committee invite those working in Action Learning and Action Research to submit proposals about their work: locally, nationally and internationally. The specific aim at this World Congress, will be to focus on collaborative action. Participants will be encouraged to use the insights co-generated to develop initiatives that help address one or more agreed challenges (global, national, local). These initiatives will help reinforce the learning from the World Congress, and generate collaborative learning, training, research and action to create global change.

ALARA is in negotiations with representatives from another South-East Asia country to join this World Congress. It welcomes other AL / AR networks who wish to participate and invites them to contact the Organising Committee via admin@alarassociation.org.

Schedule

• Call for Proposals – Opens 28 February 2025; Closes 30 June 2025
• Early-bird Registrations – Open 1 April 2025; Close 1 August 2025
• New Zealand section – Face-to-face and online, Auckland, 18-19 September 2025
• Australia section – Face-to-face and online, Sydney, 23-24 September 2025
• Philippines section - Face-to-face and online, Manila (30 September-1 October)

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* AUT Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (AUT SPRINZ). Contact: lesley.ferkins@aut.ac.nz
** UTS Contact: Keith.Heggart@uts.edu.au