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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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In this e-News:
| ALARA Events
Professional Development
- GCWAL-ALARA Certification Programmes
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ALARA Publications
- Action Research Practitioner Paper No. 1
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ALARA News
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Webinar Topics Sought
As travel and face-to-face events are still a little uncertain, ALARA is seeking people who wish to present in webinars on a subject of interest to the AL / AR community. The webinar could be a discussion on a contemporary matter, or a presentation with an invitation to participate in a discussion on the presentation subject. If you are interested, please contact ALARA.
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ANZSYS Conversations
Related to ALARA's connection Mary Brydon-Miller's visit to Australia, Mary is presenting at an ANZSYS webinar. The topic is Well I've never seen anything like this before, in which Mary will describes her work on Asset-based Community Development in South Gloucestershire, UK. The webinar will be held at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 29 June, Eastern Australia Time. Attendance for ALARA members is free with the Zoom url being https://zoom.uts.edu.au/j/3282155789.
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Climate Action Movement Meetings
ALARA plans to support Mary Brydon-Miller's work during her Fulbright Scholarship, and the students beyond Mary's visit. If you would like to become involved, please email admin [at] alarassociation.org.
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Action Research Practitioner Papers No. 1
We have a decided to engage a copy editor to review the first Action Research Practitioner Paper before publishing it. More news next month.
As a series, the Action Research Practitioner Papers describes details of activity across any aspect of an initiative which otherwise may not be open to analysis or learning. These practices may include project management, facilitation, documentation, networking, collaboration, critical thinking and inquiry, systemic transformation, action research and action learning practice education and training, and/or self-reflection, for example. If you would like to prepare a submission for a Practitioner Papers publication, or know someone who has done the type of work that would be interesting reading in a Practitioner Papers publication, please email admin [at] alarassociation.org.
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Call for Papers for ALAR Journal
Dr Yedida Bessemer, Managing Editor, is seeking papers for consideration for the second issue for 2022. Papers can be submitted on the ALARj site - https://alarj.alarassociation.org.
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Thesis Research Notes Video
The Publications team have prepared a video about the ALAR Journal, including a section on the new Thesis Research Notes. You can see the video here. The Editorial team is seeking submissions of Thesis Research Notes 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 on 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 admin [at] alarassociation.org. Submission guidelines are available here.
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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.
Discussions with several organisations in three countries continue, 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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New Treasurer
ALARA has been seeking someone to succeed John Molineux, who has been the ALARA Treasurer for nearly 14 years. After an extensive search, the ALARA Board approved a new Treasurer, Yangquan (Yang) Tang, who is an accountant from Adelaide (via Canada and China!). Yang will start in the role on 1 July, when John will move to the Vice President - Australasia, where he will work with a Conference Organising Committee to prepare for the next ALARA conference.
The Board welcome Yang, and thank John for his exceptional work as Treasurer, and look forward to working with both of them into the future.
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Assistance Request
While Bernadette has now joined ALARA, there remains a great need for assistance in a range of activities for members. The Board is seeking people willing to assist in delivering these activities. Examples of these activities include:
- We are still looking for Board members and several Committees Group (Co-ordinator) positions, 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 2024, 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.
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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 their 2022 conference in Cedar City, Utah, USA on 28 - 30 June.
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AR+ AMICABLE coLAB
AR+ has commenced, or is commencing, several coLABs over the coming months, with more sessions throughout the year. See here for more information.
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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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Cornell University - Action Research Collaborative
The leaders of the institutional home at Cornell for Action Researchers - the Action Research Collaborative - Dr Neil Lewis (CALS) and Dr Tashara M. Leak (CHE), have also released a video.
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Lowitja Institute
The Lowitja Institute has announced the 2021-2024 Lowitja Institute Research Projects.
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World Education Research Association
WERA has announced their 2023 Focal Meeting on 22-25 April 2023.
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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.
Transformative Research and Higher Education
Dr Azril Bacal, a member of the ALARA Global Strategic Publications Editorial Board, edited a new book, and will be co-participating in an in-person and virtual round table to be held on 19 May.
Democratising Participatory Research
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.
A Common Good Approach to Development: Collective Dynamics of Development Processes
Open Book Publishers are also sharing their Open Access title: A Common Good Approach to Development: Collective Dynamics of Development Processes by Mathias Nebel, Oscar Garza-Vázquez and Clemens Sedmak (eds). More information is available here.
Mapping Global Inequality
Mapping Global Inequality is a Series of tertiary research that pulls together the best international reflective and innovative scholarship focusing on different aspects of inequality at both local and global contexts across different societies. If you are interested in collaborating, please see here for information.
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