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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 hope 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, by contacting ALARA members on the ALARA members pages. If you need assistance, please email admin [at] alarassociation.org.
Event information is frequently changing. The information available at the time of production has been included. Please check the relevant links, as the situation for each event could change.
In this e-News:
- ALARA-BALT 2020 Australasian Conference - Submissions closing date extended to 24 August
- Social Media and Sponsors for Conference
- Update on Review of ALARA's Object in Constitution
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ALARA-BALT 2020 Australasian Conference
- Submissions closing date extended to 24 August
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The Organising Committee has announced that there are still some spaces in the programme for the Conference, so submissions will be received until 24 August. Extension beyond that date is not possible, as each submission must be reviewed and the technical arrangements discussed with all selected presenters.
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.
More information about the conference is available on the Conference web pages.
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ALARA-BALT 2020 Australasian Conference
- Social Media and Sponsors for Conference
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As mentioned last time, there is now a new ALARA page and an event for the Conference, and three hasshtags: #actionlearning, #actionresearch and #ALARABALT2020.
Our assistants have been posting updates and information relating to ALARA, BALT and the conference. Please view and "like" our ALARA page and Conference event. Your likes will help promote the event on Facebook.
We are also pleased to announce the support of two sponsors - City of Launceston and Action Learning Institute. We are very pleased to have these organisations supporting the conference - see the Conference web pages for more information.
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Update on Review of ALARA's Object in Constitution
The ALARA Board invited members to consider and comment on some changes in the Object statement in ALARA's Constitution. Several members emailed indicating their support for the changes, with one suggesting the title ("Object") was dated. The Board is investigating the legal requirements about the title.
Members will be asked at the Annual General Meeting (likely to be held in mid-November) to vote on changing the Object statement.
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Research into Strategic Direction of Action Learning / Acton Research
Susan Goff would welcome further assistance in her research of publications that contain papers discussing action research methodology, which involves analysing publications that have articles about action research methodology. If you would like to help, please contact ALARA at admin [at] alarassociation.org.
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By Niabot - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link |
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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
Diana Austin, a senior lecturer at Victoria University, New Zealand is also seeking people who may be interested in joining her to undertake a study on what shifts in thinking occur, and what facilitated these shifts, as researchers become action researchers. Please contact Diana at diana.austin@vuw.ac.nz.
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Meeting of Editorial Boards of AL / AR Publications
The group of representatives of AL / AR Editorial Boards continues to grow, with ten journals represented. The list of participating publications is located on the ALARA website.
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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Lowitja Institute Project Grants
Lowitja Institute research commissioning aims to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations to transform their ideas into aspirations that meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and improve health and wellbeing outcomes within a generation. Applications for the Project Grants close on Monday 12 October 2020. Applicants that have not received a 2020 Lowitja Institute Seeding Grant will be required to submit an Expression of Interest — the closing date for EOIs is 12 August 2020. Find out more about the Project Grants here.
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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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