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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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Your contributions to this fortnightly bulletin are welcome.
Please send any items to admin [at]alarassociation.org.
We hope you and those close to you are safe and well. Please consider renewing friendships with AL / AR practitioners, or striking up a new one, by contacting ALARA members on the ALARA members pages. If you need assistance, please email admin [at] alarassociation.org.
In this e-News:
- Outcome of Publishing Your Research Webinar
- Climate Action Webinar Progressing
- Nominations for Board and Management Committee Positions Closing
- ALARA Granted Consultative Status with United Nations
- AIB-ALARA Higher Degree Research Awards
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Outcome of Publishing Your Research Webinar
Nearly seventy people attended the two Publishing Your Research webinars conducted by eight AL / AR publications from around the world.
The feedback after the webinars was very strong (satisfaction rating 8.7), with many complimenting the usefulness of the webinars. Most who responded to the post-webinar survey indicated they would attend another, more advanced session.
Climate Action Webinar Progressing
A small group are meeting next week to finalise details of the next webinar - Collaboration on Climate Action - Personal to Local to Global. Anticipated date is late November, with more details to follow.
If you would like to assist, or present at a webinar, please send your ideas or offer of help to admin[at}alarassociation.org.
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Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will commence in early November with the virtual meeting being held on 17 November 2021. The agenda for the AGM and details of voting will be announced in mid-October
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Nominations for Board and Management Committee Positions Closing
Nominations for vacancies on the ALARA Board and Committees Group close at 9.00 am on Friday 8 October 2021 (Eastern Australia Daylight Time). If you are interested in any of these positions, please see the role descriptions document and submit a nomination form before the closing date.
- Board
- President
- Vice-President - International
- Vice-President - Australasia
- Secretary
- Committees Group
- Indigenous AL/AR Co-ordinator
- Marketing Co-ordinator
- Membership Co-ordinator
- Publications Co-ordinator
- Research Co-ordinator
- Streams Co-ordinator
- Volunteers Co-ordinator
- Web Services Co-ordinator
ALARA invites anyone who would like to assist in the management and support of ALARA's activities to contact us. We also invite you to consider who in your networks may also be interested in supporting ALARA. Please email admin [at] alarassociation.org to discuss how you (or a colleague) could assist.
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ALARA Granted Consultative Status with United Nations
For several weeks, ALARA has known about the outcome of its application to the United Nations, and that outcome was finally confirmed officially last weekend. The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) confirmed that it had granted special consultative status to ALARA.
This important appointment allows ALARA under certain circumstances to attend meetings of, and gain access to, the United Nations, submit written submissions and make presentations and have consultations with ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies. When appropriate, ALARA will seek the input of members to assist with these matters.
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AIB-ALARA Higher Degree Research Awards
Australian Institute of Business has agreed to sponsor two years of the AIB-ALARA Higher Degree Awards - 2022 and 2023. AIB sponsored these awards during the ALARA-BALT Conference in 2020, and the new sponsorship builds on those awards' success. In broad terms, the Awards are for best proposal and best presentation by a current Higher Degree Researcher. Full details will be available later this month.
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Journal Editor and Reviewers
We are now working with two people who have expressed interest in supporting the editing of the ALARj, but we do need more assistants and reviewers.
There are several roles in which you could assist ALARA in its publications. These roles are direct assistance with producing each issue, special issue or assistant editor, and reviewers. If you are interested, or would like more information about these roles, 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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Invitation to Assist ALARA
ALARA's Board has identified a range of activities and they are seeking people willing to assist in delivering these activities. Examples of these activities include:
- As indicated above, the Board and Committees Group (Co-ordinator) positions will be elected during the AGM, so members are urged to consider nominating for these positions.
- We have received one offer to assist in webinars, but more proposals and assistance are sought.
- Several members are involved in research, with at least two other projects on the horizon. The alliance with GCWAL (see below) 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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Action Learning Facilitator and Action Learning Practitioner Programmes
The alliance between ALARA and the Global Centre for Work-Applied Learning (GCWAL) includes the introduction of new professional certifications as Action Learning Facilitators and Action Learning Practitioners, co-badged by ALARA and GCWAL. 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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Other Events and Information
The full list of these activities
is available here.
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Reflective Practice Online
In 2020, a group of Australian academics and HEA fellows, known as a learning circle, launched a new (and free) Reflection for Learning Scholarly Practice. They now make a call to reflect online: "Are you researching, learning or teaching online? Reflective practices support learning (Harvey, Coulson & McMaugh, 2016) and they can be used in any research or learning environment, including online. Download the practice guide and view a video of a new practice you have not used before." See here for more information.
Evaluative Study of Action Research Book Published
The Evaluative Study of Action Research presents all eight published papers as part of the six-year, global, Evaluative Study of Action Research (ESAR) in one volume. The study sought to enhance the academic rigour of Action Research (AR) and provide greater evidence of its impact. Many ALARA people have contributed to this book. See here for more information.
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ARNA News
ARNA has announced their 2022 conference in Cedar City, Utah, USA.
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AR Podcast - Feminism and AR
The AR Podcast has many podcasts, with a recent one recorded by Dr Patricia Maguire on Feminism and Action Research. See here for more information.
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AR+ AMICABLE coLAB
AR+ commenced an AMICABLE coLAB online on June 24, 2021, and then August, November and January 2022. See here for more information.
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CARN Conference 2021
CARN is holding its 2021 conference on 2-10 October 2021.
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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CEEMAN - International Management Teachers Academy
The International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies has announced their IMTA 2022 event, to be held in June.
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EURAM 2022 Conference
The EURAM 2022 Conference - Leading Digital Transformation will be held on 15-17 June 2022.
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PRIA International Academy
PRIA International Academy is offering several online courses, including International Perspectives on Participatory Research, a six-week course commencing on 19 October 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.
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Canadian Journal of Action Research Call for Papers
The CJAR is planning two special issues, one on AR and The Arts and one on COVID 19.
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