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Welcome to ALARA's regular e-News of activities, events and information
for the Action Learning / Action Research Community.
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Your contributions to this fortnightly bulletin are welcome. Please send any items to admin@alarassociation.org
We at ALARA hope that you and those close to you are safe and well. If you are feeling bored and in need of stimulation, please consider renewing a friendship with an AL / AR practitioner, or striking up a new one. The ALARA members pages allow you to contact other ALARA members. You may be surprised by the opportunity to create new projects or new ideas, and the conversation amongst kindred spirits is often uplifting. ALARA can also offer some things to do!
If you would like assistance in contacting ALARA members, please email admin [at] alarassociation.org.
Information about events is frequently changing. Information that is available at the time of production of this e-News has been included, but you may wish to keep checking relevant links, as the situation for each event could change at any time.
In this e-News:
- ALARA-BALT 2020 Australasian Conference - Registrations Open but Submissions Close Soon
- Keynote Speaker for Conference Announced
- Social Media Event for Conference
- Donations and Grants
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ALARA-BALT 2020 Australasian Conference
- Registrations Open but Submissions Close Soon
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The Organising Committee are pleased to announce that registrations for the ALARA-BALT Conference are now open, with the first registrations occurring within hours of the email to members (thank you to those people!). The registration fees for attendance at the event in Launceston are similar to previous ALARA conferences, but virtual attendance is considerably cheaper (as there are no venue / catering costs).
Members can register for the entire virtual conference for $75.00, while the price for non-members is $95.00. Alternative, participants can meet in a small group and attend the virtual conference at a group price of $195. Registrations for a single session will be available once the conference programme is close to finalisation.
The closing date for submissions is fast approaching. The revised proposal form includes instructions on the presentation scenarios. That closing date for submissions is 3 August 2020.
More information about the conference is available on the Conference web pages.
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ALARA-BALT 2020 Australasian Conference
- First Keynote Speaker Announced
The Organising Committee are pleased to announce Christine Abbott as the Conference's first Keynote Speaker. Christine is Director of the Centre for Action Learning and Associate of the Open University Business School UK.
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ALARA-BALT 2020 Australasian Conference
- Social Media Event for Conference
The Organising Committee has been assisted by three Masters students from Monash University who have helped create a stronger social media presence for the Conference. There is now a new ALARA page and an event for the Conference, and three hasshtags: #actionlearning, #actionresearch and #ALARABALT2020.
Please view and "like" our ALARA page and Conference event.
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Donations and Grants
ALARA occasionally receives emails from people and organisations seeking information about either experts in action research or ways to support action research through donations or grants.
The ALARA Board is investigating the creation of trusts for scholarships / awards and to support research. The aim will be to obtain tax deductible status for these trusts so that ALARA can attract donations and bequests to support further research and development of action learners and action researchers. If you would like to assist in the investigation and creation of these trusts, please contact ALARA at admin [at] alarassociation.org.
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Research into Strategic Direction of Action Learning / Acton Research
Last e-News, Susan Goff sought assistance in her research of publications that contain papers discussing action research methodology.
Susan has received a contact, but she is seeking further assistance. If you would like to assist her in this research, which involves analysing publications that have articles about action research methodology, please contact ALARA at admin [at] alarassociation.org.
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Ethics Committee Guide
If you would like to assist Pam Carey preparing the Ethics Committee guide that will include information, examples and stories of success in navigating the Ethics Committee process, please contact ALARA at admin [at] alarassociation.org.
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Exploration of Students or New Researchers' Understanding of Action Research
The following request from an ALARA member is also likely to create interest amongst members (and beyond).
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Hi, I am Diana Austin, a senior lecturer at Victoria University, New Zealand. Having completed my doctorate using Action Research and subsequently undertaking further projects and supervision of students using AR, I am interested in exploring what helps students or new researchers understand the methodology. I am looking for people in other areas, who may be interested in joining me to undertake a study on what shifts in thinking occur, and what facilitated these shifts, as researchers become action researchers. A mix of focus groups and individual interviews would be used to explore the ‘ah ha’ or key learning moments for action researchers, as they developed their AR understanding. Participants, who are both new and experience in AR, would be invited. The qualitative data will be analysed and presented as themes that will be tested by further action researchers.
If this is something that interests you or you know of a study that has already explored this area please contact me on diana.austin@vuw.ac.nz.
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Meeting of Editorial Boards of AL / AR Publications
The initial outcome of the meetings with Editorial Boards is a list of participating publications, which is located on the ALARA website, and will be included on the listed publications websites.
A second outcome is exchange of information on guides or instructions for reviewers, which has already led to one publication's editorial team reviewing their processes.
If you know of an AL / AR publication that should be involved in this group, please contact admin [at] alarassocation.org with details of the appropriate person to contact.
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ALARA Publications Online
ALARA is now able to offer its publications in a variety of forms, and via several methods
- Previously printed copies of some journals, monographs and other publications for $40.00 for a Journal, $20.00 for a Monograph and $60.00 for a book, with no additional fee for standard postage, which is a saving over purchasing directly from a print-on-demand service. Faster postage is available at an additional cost.
The list of publications and the process for purchasing them can be found on the ALARA website.
- Print-on-demand copies of all Monographs and all issues of the Action Learning and Action Research Journal from Volume 20 (2014) ordered via IngramSpark. If you would like to order a copy, please contact admin [at] alarassociation.org.
- ALARA publications are also available via large online distributors, such as Amazon and Book Depository.
- Electronic copies of the Journal and Monographs are available on the ALARA website. Members can access these copies soon after they are published, while non-members can access them about twelve months later. See here for Monographs, and here for Journals.
- Abstracts of the articles in each volume of the Journal since Volume 17 No 2 (2011) are available to the general public, while members have access to the full content of all articles on the Journal website (we are planning to upgrade this site during this year - more information to come).
- ALARA supplies copies of the Action Learning and Action Research Journal to Informit and EBSCO for loading in their search sites, where the public can access individual articles. Members can access the Informit site free of charge after logging into the ALARA site - more details here.
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Submissions for Publications
Eileen Piggot-Irvine, our Monographs Editor, welcomes submission of Monographs by emailing the editor. For further information please see the Monograph submission guidelines.
ALARA has published the Action Learning and Action Research Journal for 24 years, and you are invited to submit papers for the 2020 issues. Please visit the ALARj on the Journal website or see the submission guidelines on ALARA's website for more information.
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Administation Assistance Requested
Action Learning, Action Research Association Ltd is seeking assistance in three roles, which could be performed by one, two or three people. These roles are Minute Secretary, Membership Administrator and Administration Support.
- 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.
- Membership Administrator: The Membership Administrator supports the Membership Co-ordinator, Publications Co-ordinator and Committees Group on all matters related to the management of the ALARA membership.
- Administration Support: The Administration Support 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. These initiatives include 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 (admin@alarassociation.org or president@alarassociation.org).
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Other Events and Information
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Program Management Seminar - online 26-28 August 2020
The CEEMAN Program Management Seminar, will now be conducted virtually on 26 - 28 August 2020 (part 1) and 15 - 16 October 2020 (part 2). See here for more information.
CEEMAN also offer several webinars and other online events about teaching, learning and management education - see their webiste for more information.
28th CEEMAN Annual Conference - 23-25 September 2020
The conference is now re-schedule for September 2020 as an online and face-to-face event in Bled, Slovenia, and registrations have opened. Its title is Ideas and Inspiration for Management Development from Fields Beyond Management. To find out more about the conference click here.
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Canadian Journal of Action Research Special Issue
The CJAR has announced a call for submissions for a special theme issue: Action Research and Indigenous Ways of Knowing. Submissions close on 1 October 2020. A flyer about the call is available here.
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PRIA Online Courses
PRIA International Academy is offering several online courses commencing in June. See their online courses here (this site sometimes has system errors - if you experience this problem, try another day).
PRIA continues to produce its Youth Newsletter. The latest, Issue 10, is available here.
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International Management Teachers Academy
The International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies has rescheduled the International Management Teachers Academy to June 2021 in beautiful Bled, Slovenia. Please see here for more information.
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AR+ Co-Labs
AR+ Foundation is conducting a Relational Action Inquiry Co-lab, which commenced in May 2020 and continues until November 2020. Check here for more information and to join the monthly meetings.
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EURAM 2020 Conference - The Business of Now
The 2020 conference of EURAM (European Academy of Management) will be held in Dublin Ireland but has been rescheduled to 4-6 December 2020. The theme is The Business of Now: the future starts here. More information is available here.
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