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Welcome to ALARA's regular e-News of activities, events and information for the Action Learning / Action Research Community.
This is the last newsletter for 2022. All at ALARA wish you a safe and happy festive season and we look forward to seeing you in 2023!
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In this e-News:
ALARA Events
Professional Development
- GCWAL-ALARA Certification Programmes
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ALARA Publications
- Action Learning and Action Research Journal Special Issue published
ALARA News
- Treasurer Required, and New Research Co-ordinator
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ALARA Annual General Meeting Held
The Action Learning, Action Research Association Annual General Meeting has been held with only a small number of members in attendance. The Zoom meeting heard there was a small error in the finances (not affecting the total figures), which is now described in an erratum to the Annual Report. The meeting also began discussions about the future of ALARA, which the Board will consider further during the coming months.
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Action Learning and Action Research Journal Special Issue published
A special issue of the ALARj has been published.
This issue is a special issue as it is a group of students who have been doing their PhDs using action research through Melbourne University, under the tutelage of Akihiro Omaga, with papers also by Davydd Greenwood and Yoland Wadsworth.
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Action Research Practitioner Papers No. 1 now available
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 available on the ALARA website.
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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Treasurer Required, and New Research Co-ordinator
Our new Treasurer - only months into the role - had a change in his employment that has made continuing as Treasurer not possible. We thank Yang for his short time with us, and the very helpful ideas he provided, and we wish him all the best with the new responsibilities.
On a positive note, Dr Sumesh Nair has joined ALARA as the Research Co-ordinator, and he will be helping develop ALARA's research activities.
ALARA has an ongoing need for assistance in a range of activities for members. The call for people willing to assist in delivering these activities has become urgent as ALARA begins to prepare for events. Examples of these activities include:
- As indicated, we are 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 was held 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 last IFAL event for 2022 was held on 16 November 2022, entitled The rise and growth of Revans' model and the future of 'classic' action learning. See here for more information.
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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 held this year's Martha Farrell Awards on 6 November 2022, and we await news of the recipients.
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World Education Research Association
WERA has announced their 2023 Focal Meeting on 22-25 April 2023.
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The International Action Research Summer Camp
The 3rd international Action Research Summer Camp is scheduled for June 11 to 18, 2023, and there are still a few places left.
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 - more information here.
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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