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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
- ALARA Annual General Meeting
- Reminder: Griffith Institute for Educational Research interactive AL/AR seminar/workshop
Professional Development
- GCWAL-ALARA Certification Programmes
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ALARA Publications
- Action Research Practitioner Paper No. 1
ALARA News
- New Events Calendar
- Reminder: Invitation to Practitioners to Discuss Action Learning Activities
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Reminder: Griffith Institute for Educational Research interactive AL/AR seminar/workshop
The Griffith Institute for Educational Research is delighted to host three visiting scholars for an interactive seminar/workshop on action learning and action research on Friday, 14 October 2022 from 9:30 am to 12:15 pm (Eastern Australia Time).
Action research and action learning (ARAL) principles are central to the design, delivery and advancement of education. In this interactive seminar/workshop postgraduate students, supervisors, researchers and educators will have the opportunity to learn from and work with some of the leading international action learning and action research practitioners and researchers. The seminar-workshop has two parts, a panel discussion, with Dr Lesley Wood, Dr Bob Dick and Dr Sara Branch, with question and answer followed by an interactive workshop.
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Action Research Practitioner Papers No. 1
The book is entitled:
Spiral of Learning to Promote Participatory Action Research for Sustainable Development
Thoughts on fear, power, confusion and the ‘aha’ moment in learning
by Marc P. Lammerink. Marc presented at the 2020 ALARA-BALT Conference, and this book stems from that presentation. Details of where to access this book are to come.
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 for 2023
Dr Yedida Bessemer, Managing Editor, is seeking papers for consideration for issues for 2023. Papers can be submitted on the ALARj site - https://alarj.alarassociation.org.
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Thesis Research Notes
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 or in a video about the ALAR Journal, including a section on the new Thesis Research Notes. See the video here. 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 Events Calendar
ALARA has a new Events Calendar, which aims to become the place to advertise action learning and action research events. ALARA and other AL / AR events will be included on this calendar, such as the ones listed below (we are still building the list, so there is not many events listed yet - more to come). If you would like to promote AL / AR activities, please email admin [at] alarassociation.org with details.
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Reminder: Invitation to Practitioners to Discuss Action Learning Activities
We mentioned this invitation last e-News. If you wish to be interviewed about your first-hand experiences with action learning for a new book being prepared by Dr. Smita Singh, Prof. William Rothwell and Jenny Lee working with Association for Talent Development, please email admin [at] alarassociation.org by Friday, 14 October 2022.
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Assistance Request
ALARA has an ongoing 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.
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 Learning; Research and Practice and IFAL Conference
Action Learning: Research and Practice Journal has joined with IFAL to announce their 2023 conference in the UK on 17 - 19 April 2023. Submissions are invited until 28 October 2022.
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Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA)
ARNA have announced their 2023 conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 30 May - 2 June 2023. Submissions are invited.
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AR+ AMICABLE coLAB
AR+ has commenced several coLABs over the recent months, with more sessions throughout the year. Its blog has Participatory action research with Aboriginal Elders: Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort project. See here for more information.
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CARN Conference 2022
CARN's 2022 conference is in Dublin, Ireland on 28 - 30 October, 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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International Foundation for Action Learning
The next IFAL event is to be advised. More information to come.
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International Sociological Association Conference
ISA is holding its next World Congress in Melbourne Australia on 25 June to 1 July 2023. One of the large number of streams is Action-Research for Participation and Empowerment.
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Lowitja Institute
The Lowitja Institute have announced the the 3rd International Indigenous Health & Wellbeing Conference 2023 on 14-16 June 2023, and the release of the Indigenous Nation Building and the Political Determinants of Health and Wellbeing Discussion Paper, and will be announcing grants later this month for Indigenous research.
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Martha Farrell Foundation
The Martha Farrell Foundation will be holding this year's Martha Farrell Awards on 6 November 2022.
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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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