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Welcome to ALARA's regular e-News of activities, events and information
for the Action Learning / Action Research Community.
Your contributions to this fortnightly bulletin are welcome. Please send any items to secretary@alarassociation.org
In this e-News:
- Annual General Meeting commenced
- Diary place setter for next ALARA Australasian Conference
- Secretary assistance required
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ALARA Annual General Meeting Commenced
The 2019 Annual General Meeting of Action Learning, Action Research Association Ltd has commenced, and will continue (electronic component) until 18 December, 2019, with a Zoom video conference on 19 December. The Meeting incorporates the last Annual General Meeting of Action Learning, Action Research Association Inc.
Members can vote and leave comments during the electronic meeting, or join the Zoom meeting. To participate in the electronic meeting, please log into the ALARA website, and then click on AGM page. You must complete your voting by 11.59 pm, Wednesday 18 December 2019.
If you wish to attend the Zoom meeting, please register by 9.00 am on Thursday 19 December. To register your intention to participate in this meeting please advise the Secretary of the email you will be using for the meeting. Please read the AGM page and Annual Report, the link for which is on the AGM page before attending the Zoom meeting.
All dates and times are Eastern Australia Summer Time.
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Diary Place Setter for Next ALARA Australasian Conference
The next ALARA Australasian Conference will be held on 8 - 10 November 2020 in Tasmania, Australia. You are invited to book these dates in your diary. A full announcement will be made in the next few days.
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Publications
Members can access the Action Learning and Action Research Journal via the OJS website. Both the Journal and Monographs are available on the ALARA website.
The latest Monograph is by Eileen Piggot-Irvine, Wendy Rowe and Lesley Ferkins,entitled Thumbs Up for Action Research in Case Studies from the Evaluation Study of Action Research. It is available for ALARA Members on the Monographs page.
ALARA is seeking a print-on-demand service provider to replace Sydney University Press. Any suggestions or assistance in this pursuit would be welcomed - please contact Colin Bradley. Once ALARA has signed with a new provider, these publications will be available in hard copy.
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Secretary Assistance Requested
Action Learning, Action Research Association Ltd is seeking assistance in two roles, which could be performed by one or two people. These roles are Minute Secretary and Administration Support Secretary.
- Minute Secretary: The Minute Secretary may attend meetings of the Board (usually 11 per year), and does attend meetings of the Committees Group (between 6 and 10 per year) and the Annual General Meeting.
- Administration Support Secretary: The Administration Support Secretary supports the Board on all matters related to the general administration of ALARA.
Each role requires between about 2 and 10 hours per month. A full description of the work is available here. ALARA will consider applicants in a volunteer or paid capacity.
ALARA also have a number of important initiatives for which we are seeking assistance, such as developing a marketing plan, helping to create local networks or conversation events in any location where members wish to meet, approaching organisations that utilise Action Learning / Action Research that may wish to support ALARA and its activities, and developing relationships with organisations that will provide benefits to members and the wider Action Learning / Action Research community.
A description of the initiatives is available here. If you would like to discuss these roles or initiatives, or would like to undertake one or more of them, please contact ALARA (secretary@alarassociation.org or president@alarassociation.org).
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Call for papers for Action Learning and Action Research Journal
ALARA has published the Action Learning and Action Research Journal for 24 years, and you are invited to submit papers for the 2019 issues. Please visit the ALARj on the OJS site or see the submission guidelines on ALARA's website for more information.
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ALARA Monograph available
As well as the ALARA 7th Monograph, mentioned above, ALARA has published the 6th Monograph in its series: Beyond the boundary: Is there Something Called 'Real Knowledge'? by Davies, Shamshoum, Nyland and Clarke. The full Monograph is available via the Monograph's page.
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Other Events and Information
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Café IFAL Online Event
IFAL are holding another Cafe IFAL online event on 12th December 2019 - "Managing the Dilemmas Faced by Action Learning Set Facilitator". More information is available here.
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EURAM 2020 Conference - The Business of Now
The 2020 conference of EURAM (European Acadmey of Management) will be held in Dublin Ireland on 10-12 June 2020. The theme is The Business of Now: the future starts here. More information is available here.
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PRIA Online Courses
PRIA has announced three new online courses commencing in December: Gender and Development Planning: Strategizing Inclusivity; Measuring Development: Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment, and Working with Panchayats. See here for more information.
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Cocinando! Cooking with Action Research
Hilary Bradbury and AR+ released a new recipe book on Action Research. For more information about the cookbook, see here.
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Last days for Nominations for Martha Farrell Award
The call for nominations for the Martha Farrell Award has been extended, with a new closing date of 15 December 2019. There are two categories - Most Promising Individual and Best Organization for Gender Equality. For more information, click here.
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WERA Focal Meeting Call for Submissions extended to 15 January 2020
Please click here for the Call for Submissions for the World Education Research Association (WERA) Focal Meeting to be held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain from 1 to 3 July 2020. WERA is an association of major national, regional, and specialty education research associations dedicated to sharing scholarship, developing networks, and mutually supporting capacity building.
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International Action Learning Conference 2020 - Action Learning and Social Action
The International Action Learning Conference 2020 will be held in Plymouth UK on 6-8 April 2020. Click here to download a brochure, or for more information visit here.
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Call for the Organisational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC) 2020 Conference
The Call for the Organisational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC) 2020 Conference is now open at their website. This conference takes place from 21th to 24th April 2020 in Copenhagen (DK). More information is available here.
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Special Issue of Action Learning: Research & Practice: Action Learning & Social Action
Submissions are invited for a Special Issue of Action Learning: Research & Practice to be published in Spring 2020. See here for more information.
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