ALARA E-News for 13 September 2018

A Conversation with Richard Teare Global University for Lifelong Learning, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 20 September 2018.

This conversation will focus on the question 'Why is it that in the 21st century, the place where a person is born still determines their life chance?' Richard will consider the suitability and adaptability of Lifelong Action Learning to different cultures and contexts in the community and the workplace using a case study analysis of GULL’s work over the past ten years and from his earlier experience with corporate workplace applications. READ MORE.  Please RSVP to wilmaschouten7@gmail.com

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Zoom meeting for the ALARA 2018 Annual General Meeting 20 September 8.00pm AEST

Join the Zoom meeting to discuss the future of ALARA. Financial Members must register by 9.00 am on Wednesday 19 September 2018 to attend the Zoom meeting. To register, Financial Members must notify the Secretary, specifying the email address that they will using for the meeting. There is no cost involved in joining this meeting - only the installation of the software to allow the connection. Members who join that Zoom meeting will be recorded as having attended the AGM. For more information.

ALARA News

Have you cast your vote for the ALARA 2018 Annual General Meeting? 

The 2018 Annual General Meeting of ALARA Inc is being conducted as both an electronic meeting and a Zoom meeting. The electronic section of the meeting commenced at Midnight on Thursday 6 September and will conclude at 11:59 PM on Wednesday 19 September 2018. READ MORE. 

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2015 World Congress Proceedings Published

ALARA has published the 9th Action Learning, Action Research and 13th Participatory Action Research 2015 World Congress Proceedings. It is available via Sydney University Press, or ALARA's website for more information.

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ALARA Monograph available

ALARA has published the 6th Monograph in its series: Beyond the boundary: Is there Something Called 'Real Knowledge'? by Davies, Shamshoum, Nyland and Clarke. Members can access the full Monograph via the Monograph's page, or via Sydney University Press.

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Join ALARA social media platforms and contribute your action learning/action research news

ALARA is active on social media. You can read about ALARA activities and learn about new resources and innovations via Twitter @alaraevents or the Facebook group, ‘Action Learning Action Research Association Inc (ALARA)’. There is also a LinkedIn group for students (and their supervisors) using action learning or action research, see: ALARA Inc. Tertiary Education Community Private Group. We invite you to ask questions, make comments or share your work with us all. See you there!

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Submission of Monographs

Our Monographs Editor welcomes submission of Monographs at editor@alarassociation.org. For further information please see the Monograph submission guidelines.

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Purchase a copy of Action Learning, Action Research Journal, Vol 22, No. 2, Vol 22, No. 1, Vol 21, No. 1, Vol. 20 No. 2 2014, Vol. 20 No. 1 2014, Vol.19 No.1 and 2 2013 and Vol.18 No.2. 2012 

Now available for purchase from Sydney University Press plus postage.

Other Events and Information

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New article - Development of a Technology Education Cascading Theory through community engagement site-based support.

If teachers are not equipped to teach Technology Education subject nationally and internationally, the continent of Africa will continue to bear the brunt of unsavoury results unless radical interventions are implemented to transform the situation. It is against this background that action research methods became a useful site-based support to empower Technology teachers. READ MORE