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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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Welcome to 2022! We hope you and those close to you are safe and well.
In this e-News:
ALARA Events
- Publish Your Research Webinar
- UN Commission on the Status of Women
Professional Development
- AIB-ALARA Higher Degree Research Awards Close Soon
- First Members from GCWAL-ALARA Certification Programmes
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ALARA Publications
- Latest Issue of ALAR Journal Published
ALARA News
- Your Input Sought - Revised Website
- Assistance Request
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Publish Your Research Webinar
The group of eleven Action Learning / Action Research publications have scheduled another series of Publish Your Research webinars on 12 May 2022 (Europe time, so 12 / 13 May for Asia / Australasia). Full details will be available in a fortnight, and members are encouraged to advise anyone considering publishing their action learning / action research work of this opportunity to speak with editorial team members.
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UN Commission on the Status of Women
ALARA has received an invitation to attend the sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) that is scheduled to be held from 14-25 March 2022. The session will consider the priority theme of Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes. The session will also review the agreed conclusions of the sixtieth session, Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work. All sessions will be held virtually.
Associated with the session is the NGO CSW66 Forum, which is open to anyone wishing to join. More details are available at the CSW66 Forum website. ALARA is investigating whether to have a representative attend the session and parts of the Forum. If you are interested in representing ALARA, please email admin [at]alarassociation.org.
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Climate Action Movement Meetings
The working group behind the proposed climate action webinar are meeting to develop a movement that will aim to define its outcomes and actions required to achieve those outcomes. The group invites people to join so that they can help deliver those actions - an action research project creating action research projects on climate action. The next meeting is scheduled for 2 February. If you would like to become involved, please email admin [at] alarassociation.org.
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Latest Issue of ALAR Journal Published
Volume 27 Issue No. 2 of the Action Learning, Action Research Journal was published late in December 2021. The public can view the abstracts for the articles at the ALAR Journal website, and members can download the entire issue via the ALARA site. If you would like a printed copy, please email admin [at] alarassociation.org.
Our editor is seeking papers for consideration for the next issue. Papers can be submitted on the ALARj site - https://alarj.alarassociation.org.
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Thesis Research Notes
The ALARA Global Strategic Publications Editorial Board invites submission of Thesis Research Notes, which would be written by Action Research (or Action Learning) master or doctoral students. The content would mostly focus on the journey they experienced during their studies. The students' supervisors will be invited to provide a response about the paper. Details of this initiative can be found in the latest issue of the Action Learning and Action Research Journal, accessible by members via the ALARA site. If you are interested to know more, or know of students who would benefit from submitting a Thesis Research Notes paper, please email admin [at] alarassociation.org.
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Call for Monograph Submissions
ALARA has published seven monographs over the last several years. Monographs are usually 12-16,000 word papers, similar to journal articles, but which, due to their length, are published in a stand-alone booklet. You can view the published monographs here.
Our Monograph Editor, Eileen Piggot-Irvine, would welcome any new submissions. Please email them to editor [at] alarassociation.org. Submission guidelines are available here.
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AIB-ALARA Action Learning Action Research Higher Degree Research Awards Close Soon
The Australian Institute of Business (AIB) has joined with ALARA to sponsor the AIB-ALARA Action Learning Action Research Higher Degree Research Awards for 2022 and 2023. The Awards are for best proposal and best presentation by a Higher Degree Research student (current in March each year). Submissions for the 2022 Awards will close on 4 March 2022. A webinar will be held in late March where students will make their presentations.
The awards include $500 (AUD) to be allocated to a research fund for the student and a year's membership of ALARA. Details of the awards and submission process are available here. The submission form is also available on that web page.
Members are encouraged to advise any students (or supervisors of students) undertaking higher degree research in action learning / action research about these awards.
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First Members from GCWAL-ALARA Certification Programmes
The alliance between ALARA and the Global Centre for Work-Applied Learning (GCWAL) includes professional certifications as Action Learning Facilitators, Action Learning Practitioners and Work-Applied Learning (WAL) Change Practitioners, co-badged by ALARA and GCWAL.
The first participants in these programmes have now become members of ALARA, and they are very much welcomed. Discussions with several organisations in three countries are already underway, and ALARA can expect to see more skilled practitioners joining over coming months and years.
Information about the programmes are available on the GCWAL website and the linked brochures.
The alliance also provides support to ALARA to develop research in action learning and action research. More news will come on research initiatives under the alliance.
If you would like to know more, please see the GCWAL website or the ALARA website.
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Your Input Sought - Revised Website
ALARA arranged for its current website in 2015-2016. The site's underlying software (the platform on which it sits) is nearing the end of its life (maintenance will end this year). ALARA must therefore arrange the rebuilding of the site in the latest version of the underlying software.
The rebuild provides a great opportunity for ALARA to revise aspects of the site and add missing functionality. The Board seeks input from all members on improvements to the site. If you have any ideas, please email admin [at] alarassociation.org. If you have found a website with an example of the improvement you are suggesting, please include that website's address. If you would like to discuss the website, please email to the same address and request a telephone or Zoom meeting.
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Assistance Request
ALARA is a membership organisation, and volunteers perform almost all of the work required to make the organisation useful to members. ALARA's Board has identified a range of activities that could be done for members, if people are willing to assist in delivering these activities. Examples of these activities include:
- One of the Board and several Committees Group (Co-ordinator) positions remain vacant after the AGM, so members are urged to consider expressing their interest for these positions by emailing as indicated below.
- Proposals and assistance are sought to help plan, prepare and conduct webinars to fill the gap created by social distancing and lack of conferences.
- A small committee is being formed to conduct a conference in Australasia in 2023, and the members of that committee are seeking additional volunteers.
- Several members are involved in research, with at least two other projects on the horizon. The alliance with GCWAL (see above) also supports further research.
- The recognition of Indigenous People and supporting their work in action learning and action research is another exciting opportunity.
If you would like to know more, or want to assist, please contact ALARA.
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Other Events and Information
The full list of these activities
is available here.
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Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA)
ARNA has announced their 2022 conference in Cedar City, Utah, USA.
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CARN Conference 2022
CARN has announced its 2022 conference in Maynooth, Ireland on 9th - 11th September, 2022. See here for more information.
CARN Praxis
CARN has launched a new publishing opportunity - a rich and collaborative space for voices to be heard more publicly.
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Lowitja Institute
The Lowitja Institute have announced the 2021-2024 Lowitja Institute Research Projects.
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Martha Farrell Foundation
The Marthha Farrell Foundation is offering a course on third party facilitation on 14 - 16 February 2022.
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PRIA International Academy
PRIA International Academy is offering several online courses, including Social Accountability and Civic Engagement, a six-week course commencing on 27 December 2021.
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World Education Research Association
WERA has announced their 2022 Focal Meeting, with submissions invited.
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Socially Responsible Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy
The UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education hosted the launch of Socially Responsible Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy, co-edited by the UNESCO Co-Chairs Dr. Budd Hall and Dr. Rajesh Tandon. See here for more details about this open access book.
Open Book Publishers is sharing their latest Open Access title: Democratising Participatory Research: Pathways to Social Justice from the South by Carmen Martinez-Vargas. More information is available here.
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