ALARA News - May 2025

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11th Action Learning Action Research and 15th Participatory Action Research World Congress

Putting Global Collaboration at the Heart of Action Research

The Call for Papers for the World Congress is approaching its close on 30 June, so please submit your proposal. Registrations for the World Congress are open, with prices from $55 per day for online attendance, and for two days on-site attendance in Manila, $235, Auckland $350, and Sydney $385 (concessions also available).

The World Congress will be at:

• Auckland University of Technology Sports Performance Research Institute NZ on 18th and 19th September 2025
• University of Technology Sydney on 23rd and 24th September 2025
• Medici di Makati College Manila on 30th September and 1st October 2025
• and online on the above dates.

Webinar - Action Learning in the Context of Generative Artificial Intelligence

This ALAR Webinar has been postponed until 9 June 2025

The webinar will present research from a paper that responds to 3 questions:

1. What is the history, current state, and future potential of action learning?
2. What are the implications of GenAI on action learning?
3. How can we develop a new Action Learning model suitable for the era of GenAI?

Please see here for full details.

Action Learning and Action Research Journal

He Karanga - A Call for Papers - Special Issue

“Action research is for everyone…” Those were the opening words of welcome from Bob Dick at the Melbourne Action Learning, Acton Research Association World Congress in 2010. He confirmed, done well, it is a demanding discipline with people, at times, uncomfortably so. The invitation of ‘being for everyone’ leads this call for papers. It reflects especially Action Research’s essential contribution to the democratisation of knowledge, giving voice, strength and strategy to those too often silenced or marginalised.

Submissions close on 31st August 2025. Please see here for the full description of the Call.

Developing AREOL into a MOOC

Dr Harvey has received contacts from people interested in providing critical review of the AREOL MOOC, but she would appreciate further critical friends who would be willing to:

• Review content for a module (2 hours) and provide constructive feedback
• Review an online module (2 hours) and provide constructive feedback
• Provide suggestions for new content or modules

If you are able to act as a critical friend this year, please contact dr.marina.harvey@gmail.com.

Action Learning / Action Research Calendar

The AL / AR calendar of events has many entries of events over the coming twelve months. Please send any news for us to add to Calendar so that all can see what is happening in the AL/AR communities. If you have any items, please contact ALARA.

How Can You Help?

ALARA Is a volunteer-run organisation. The Board welcomes any offers of assistance. Note: you do not have to be a Co-ordinator. ALARA needs people who can offer an hour a month, an hour a day, or anything between (even a day every so often). Later this year, the Board will also invite members to join in a strategic planning process.

Colin Bradley
President