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The Action Research PodcastRestorative Community Solutions and participatory action research, with Earl Simms, Kezia “Zia” Martinis and Couper OronaJoin us for this inspiring and thought-provoking discussion. Adam and Joe sit down with three members of the Restorative Community Solutions (RCS) team based in San Francisco: Earl Simms (executive director), Kezia "Zia" Martinis (community engagement lead) and Couper Orona (community engagement operations). RCS is a nonprofit founded in 2022, led by a group of dedicated professionals with a deep history of direct service, dedicated to “support[ing] those experiencing the transition back into society from institutional settings, homelessness, prison, jails, and treatment facilities” through peer support. [00:02:27] We first learn about each guest and how their life experiences info...2024-09-3055 minThe Action Research Podcast[Reprise] Reflexivity in Action Research, with Dr. Lisa StarrGuess what? It’s summer, July 2024, and the team is distracted doing summer things. So we are taking a little break this month before we sit down and get back into recording conversations with our upcoming guests for the episodes ahead. We also realized that we are in our fourth season, and we can now do what seasoned podcasters do: look back and share with you one of our team’s favorite past episodes. With more than 30 episodes under our belt, this episode stands out to us from our first season that we recorded back on November 5th...2024-07-2938 minThe Action Research PodcastCulturally grounded forest conservation and action research, with Drs. Catherine Potvin and Joseph Levitan In this episode, Adam and Cory co-host while Joe joins as our guest alongside Dr. Catherine Potvin. We learn about Catherine’s career as a biologist working on climate issues in solidarity with Indigenous communities. Together, Catherine and Joe explore their collaboration doing action research in both culturally grounded health care and education. First, [2:50] Catherine and Joe center relationship-building with the Emberá community at the heart of their collaborations in Panama: it’s about persistence and long time presence. [5:02] Catherine shares an overview of her history working with Indigenous communities along with the deep shifts and re-orientations in her...2024-06-3038 minThe Action Research PodcastPoverty-induced trauma, literacy and action research, with Dr. Lisa Levinger Adam and Joe sit down with Dr. Lisa Levinger, an educator with over 30 years of experience at all instructional levels. She also completed her PhD at Northeastern University in May of 2023 doing action research around poverty-induced trauma (PIT) and literacy. She is currently acting as the Dean of Literacy at a Diversity by Design charter school in Queens, New York. To start, Adam and Joe spend some time getting to know Lisa [02:38] in our lightning round. We learn about a hidden talent, her connection to Adam, her recipe for good action research, and some quick advice for...2024-05-3132 minThe Action Research PodcastInformation Science and Community-Based Participatory Action Research, with Dr. Joseph Winberry Adam and Joe sit down with Dr. Joseph Winberry to talk about information sciences and community-based participatory action research (CBPAR). Dr. Winberry is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science. Much of his teaching and research revolves around critical librarianship, information marginalization, and older adults. Jumping into our lightning round, [00:45] Dr. Winberry walks us through the choices and experiences that led him to the crossroads of studying CBPAR and older adults.[04:33] Winberry tells us about the important work around “information marginalization” (Gibson & Martin, 2019) that guide...2024-04-2938 minThe Action Research PodcastYouth Participatory Action Research and Art (Part 2), with Drs. Kristen Goessling, Dana Wright, Amanda Wager, and Marit DewhurstIn the exciting second part of our discussion on YPAR and arts-based methods, new grad student co-hosts Shikha and Cory continue their conversation with Dr Kristen Goessling, Dr Dana Wright, Dr Amanda Wager and Dr. Marit Dewhurst, researchers and editors of Engaging youth in critical arts pedagogies and creative research for social justice: Opportunities and challenges of arts-based work and research with young people that came out in 2021. First, in our lightning round, we continue learning about our guests as we ask them about their pet peeves in collaboration–which are quite funny and enlightening! [1:15]. We also talk about an...2024-03-2944 minThe Action Research PodcastYouth Participatory Action Research and Art (Part 1), with Drs. Kristen Goessling, Dana Wright, Amanda Wager, and Marit DewhurstIn the first episode led by our new co-hosts(!) Cory and Shikha sit down with Dr Kristen Goessling, Dr Dana Wright, Dr Amanda Wager, and Dr. Marit Dewhurst, researchers and editors of Engaging youth in critical arts pedagogies and creative research for social justice: Opportunities and challenges of arts-based work and research with young people, which came out in 2021. This special two-part series begins with our lightning round to get to know our guests. They give us lots of interesting soundbites for defining Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)! Highlights from our discussions in PART 1 include: common assumptions a...2024-02-2735 minThe Action Research PodcastWelcome to Season 4 with Some Big News!Welcome to Season 4 of the Action Research Podcast. In this launch episode for Season 4, we find out what the team has been up to during their fall pause. (Hint, it was some time to consider new goals and orientations for our podcast, and bring in more voices!)Join Joe and Adam who welcome Shikha and Cory to the table as new co-hosts alongside their roles as producers. Now that Adam is exploring life after completing a PhD, Shikha and Cory take on the role of grad students helping ask the questions.[2:06] In this episode, we get to...2024-01-3028 minThe Action Research PodcastDebrief: The Action Research PodcastIn this episode, our team of hosts and producers debrief Season 3 of the Action Research Podcast. (2:33) Co-producers Shikha and Cory introduce themselves as students in different stages of their PhD work while working on this podcast and (5:09) discuss lessons from the podcast influencing their research—especially when it comes to the productive messiness of the AR process. (9:47) Adam and Joe reflect on the evolution of the podcast since Season 1 and the various formats the team has been developing. From basic introductions to key concepts, to guest hosts sharing the nuanced details of diverse AR projects, to the struggles of de...2023-07-2833 minThe Action Research PodcastMore on Systemic Action Research with Dr. Danny Burns and Dr. Marina ApgarIn this episode, our team follows up with Dr. Danny Burns and Dr. Marina Apgar who first joined us in Episode 4 to discuss systemic action research. Danny Burns is a Professorial Research Fellow at the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) a think tank affiliated with the University of Sussex in England. He has directed more than 25 action research projects and programmes. His work focuses on participatory learning for social change with a strong emphasis on systems thinking and complexity. Marina Apgar is Research Fellow in the Participation, Inclusion and Social Change cluster at IDS. She is a human ecologist...2023-06-2744 minThe Action Research PodcastThe What and Why of Research in Action Research with Alfredo Ortiz Aragon (Part 2)Part 2 of this two part episode concludes the conversation between Adam, Joe and our guest Alfredo about the “what?” and “why?” of research in action research. Dr Alfredo Ortiz Aragón is an Action-Researcher and Associate Professor in the PhD Program at the Dreeben School of Education at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, and co-author of Action Research (Fifth Edition) with Ernie Stringer. In the last episode, Part 1, the conversation turned toward the ways theories bridge research and practice. In this episode, Part 2, Adam, Joe and Alfredo pick up the conversation by reflecting...2023-05-2634 minThe Action Research PodcastThe What and Why of Research in Action Research with Alfredo Ortiz Aragon (Part 1) In this episode, Adam and Joe speak again with Adam’s close friend, professor, and mentor, Dr Alfredo Ortiz Aragón, an Action-Researcher and Associate Professor in the PhD Program at the Dreeben School of Education at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, and co-author of Action Research (Fifth Edition) with Ernie Stringer. This episode explores the “what?” and “why?” of research in action research. Adam, Joe and Alfredo all went into their PhDs already working as practitioners and the conversation steers first toward the specific impact of their PhDs on their practice. Adam [7:15] t...2023-04-3024 minThe Action Research PodcastSpring Break Update!To our listeners! Here is a quick update on the podcast. The ArPod team have been busy with exciting projects running across globe. We can’t wait to share an update soon with upcoming exciting episodes. Stay tune!2023-03-3101 minThe Action Research PodcastVoices from the field- Café Orígenes (Part-3)If you haven’t listened to episodes one and two of the series, find the links below! We are excited to bring the third installment of this exciting mini-series that brings you “behind the scenes” of action research projects to demonstrate what action research looks like, in action. In this episode, Adam catches Joe up on what has been happening in Café Orígenes, and there are some exciting updates! Throughout the episode Adam and Joe dive deep into how issues of communication, democracy, and finances intersect and impact a project, with some tips for other action researche...2023-01-3141 minThe Action Research PodcastRethinking the Communication of Action Research with Patricia Canto and Miren LarreaIn this episode, we welcome two guests, Patricia Canto andMiren Larrea, who recently published a paper together titled “Rethinking the Communication of Action Research: Can we Make it Dialogic?” Adam and Joe bring you an enriching conversation with the authors. Patricia Canto is a researcher at Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness. She holds a PhD in Social Sciences from University of Deusto. She investigates the role that communication plays in articulating academic knowledge in territorial development processes and international knowledge networks. Her research areas include the social impact of research, scholarly publishing and communication, and univer...2022-12-3040 min
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17 The Living Will Envy The Dead We Are Magonia The Living Will Env...2022-12-292h 38The Action Research PodcastEthical Relationship Building in Action Research with Joe (Part-2)Welcome back to Part 2 of the episode; Ethical Relationship Building in Action Research with Joe. In this episode, we are continuing our conversation from last season on ethical relationship building based on an article that Joe published. If you haven’t heard that one, it is episode 10 of season 2. It’s great when friends of the podcast engage with our conversations, and in this episode, our good friend Alfredo Ortiz Aragon sent us some great insights about thinking through some of the implications of the ideas in the first episode and trying to find different ways to cont...2022-12-0144 minThe Action Research PodcastSpecial Episode! Book talk: Student Voice Research: Theory, Methods, and Innovations From the Field with Marc & JoeIn this special episode, the AR Pod team discusses an amazing new book by our very own Joe Levitan and friend of the Podcast, Marc Brasof. The book, Student Voice Research: Theory, Methods, and Innovations from the Field, discusses the “how” of useful and quality student voice research to make schools better places to learn. The book has a lot of overlaps with Action Research. This firsthand conversation by the editors of the book delves into why not only the theoretical understanding of student voice research is important but also practical knowledge from the field. Joe, Adam and M...2022-10-2720 minThe Action Research PodcastThe Action Research Dissertation with Dr.(!) Adam StieglitzIn this special, first episode of season 3, Joe interviews our very own, newly "minted," *Dr.* Adam Stieglitz! The co-hosts discuss his Action Research dissertation and his experiences as a PhD student. Tune in to learn about the ups, downs, and adventures of Dr. Stieglitz!ReferencesHerr, K., & Anderson, G. L. (2014). The action research dissertation: A guide for students and faculty. Sage publications.Coghlan, D., & Brydon-Miller, M. (Eds.). (2014). The SAGE encyclopedia of action research. SAGE.Cousins, J. B., & Chouinard, J. A. (2012). Participatory evaluation up close: An integration of research based knowledge. Information Age...2022-10-1135 minThe Action Research PodcastEthical Relationship building in Action Research with Joe Levitan (Part 1)Welcome to our last episode of season two where the host becomes the guest!For this season finale, we put Joe on the hot seat to discuss his amazing article published in 2019 on Ethical Relationship Building in Action Research. Vanessa, Shikha, and Cory, the production team of the podcast (and Joe’s supervisees), take this opportunity to ask Joe some hard-hitting questions. The discussion opens with the lightning round (2:14): What is ethical relationship building? Why is ethical relationship building in action research important? What’s the number one thing researchers can do to support ethical relationship building in t...2022-06-2829 minThe Action Research PodcastAction Research with Ernie StringerThis episode brings you stories of action research from one of the most renowned authors in the field, Ernest T Stringer. He is the author of Action Research (Sage, 2007), Action Research in Education (Pearson, 2008), Action Research in Health (with Bill Genat; Pearson, 2004), and Action Research in Human Services (with Rosalie Dwyer; Pearson, 2005). Starting his career as a primary teacher and school principal, Ernie was a lecturer in education at the Curtin University of Technology in Australia. From the mid-1980s, based at Curtin’s Centre for Aboriginal Studies, he worked collaboratively with Aboriginal staff and community people to develop a wide vari...2022-05-3146 minThe Action Research PodcastTeaching Inquiry and Action Research with Dr. Meghan McGlinn ManfraIn this episode, our team welcomes Dr. Meghan McGlinn Manfra (Ph.D.). She is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at North Carolina State University. She is the author of Action Research for Classroom, Schools, and Communities (Sage) and editor of the Handbook of Social Studies Research (Wiley Press).Joe and Adam open up the conversation with a lightning round (2:54) aiming to ask-what is action research? What does action research look like in education? What has been the greatest challenge for you using AR in your research? Why is it important for teacher professional development...2022-04-2830 minThe Action Research PodcastVoices from the field- Café Orígenes (Part-2)If you haven’t listened to episode one of the series, find the link below!We are excited to bring the second episode of this mini-series that brings you “behind the scenes” of action research projects to demonstrate what action research looks like, in action. In this episode, Joe interviews Adam to get a general idea about what, when, why, and how of Adam’s project Café Orígenes in Calca Peru. Later, they dive into some meta-analysis of the project to understand the model of Café Orígenes from an action research perspective. Tune-in to learn more!...2022-03-3016 minThe Action Research PodcastAction Research and Transformation with Dr. Davin Carr-ChellmanIn this episode, our AR Pod team is excited to host Dr. Davin Carr-Chellman, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Dayton, as well as a third-generation watchmaker, a philosopher, and carpenter. This episode covers a range of topics that we reflect on in our daily lives as action researchers. For example, how do we build good relationships? How do we navigate our transformation from an outsider to an insider during an action research project? In navigating our role as a researcher/community participant, how do we reflect on our positionality in order to foster transformation? These topics...2022-02-2832 min
techtalk.travelS04E08: Regine von Stieglitz, Hotelschool The Hague l Why choose a hotel career today, the essential skill-set and more'Our students, the young generation - they are the motor of innovation. They will drive that innovation that our industry needs.' - claims Regine von Stieglitz, President at Hotelschool The Hague
In this episode of the techtalk.travel industry interviews, André Baljeu sat down with Regine von Stieglitz to hear more about her background, what sets Hotelschool The Hague graduates apart, and why it is worth going for a career in hospitality, especially today, what the essential skill-set needed entails, what the hotel industry can do to attract and retain talent, and more.
Time-Stamps2022-02-0955 minThe Action Research PodcastIntroducing a New Segment: Voices from the field- Café OrígenesWe are excited to introduce you all, our listeners, to a new segment in the Action Research Podcast: Voices from the Field! In this segment we bring you “behind the scenes” of action research projects to demonstrate what action research looks like, in action. The aim of this series is to bring voices from the field to rethink the existence of knowledge in academia.In this trailer episode, Adam and Joe discuss the first of our Voices from the Field Projects. Co-led by our very own Adam Stieglitz, Café Orígenes in Calca Peru is an economic justic...2022-01-3111 minThe Action Research PodcastSystemic Action Research with Dr. Danny Burns and Dr. Marina ApgarIn this episode, our team has an insightful conversation with Dr. Danny Burns and Dr. Marina Apgar. Danny Burns is a Professorial Research Fellow at the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) a think tank affiliated with the University of Sussex in England. He has directed more than 25 action research projects and programmes. His work focuses on participatory learning for social change with a strong emphasis on systems thinking and complexity. Marina Apgar is Research Fellow in the Participation, Inclusion and Social Change cluster at IDS. She is a human ecologist with 20 years experience working in the research-practice divide with...2021-12-2359 minThe Action Research PodcastStudent Voice and Action Research with Marc I. BrasofIn this episode, we invited Dr. Marc Brasof, an Associate Professor at the School of Education, Arcadia University to talk about student voice research and how this paradigm may interweave (or not) with Action Research. Dr. Brasof was a founding faculty member and history/social studies teacher at Constitution High School—Pennsylvania's only history- and civic-themed public school. We also have a special guest co-host, our very own Vanessa Gold, whose dissertation research focuses specifically on Student Voice and Action Research!We cover a range of themes centering student voice and action research in this episode, such as re...2021-11-2244 minThe Action Research PodcastCollaboration in Action Research with Dr. Kayla JohnsonIn this episode, our AR Pod team is thrilled to host Dr. Kayla Johnson, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, and the Program Chair of International Education at the University of Kentucky. We invited Dr. Johnson to talk about one of the trickiest topics in the field of Action Research, collaboration! What is Collaboration in Action Research? It is hard to define the term, but our trio tries to uncover some of the characteristics of collaboration in this episode. Adam and Joe start the discussion by thinking through collaboration using two l...2021-10-1940 minThe Action Research PodcastCommunity Based Participatory Research with Dr. Rajesh TandonIn this episode, the Ar Pod team welcomes Dr. Rajesh Tandon, an internationally acclaimed leader and practitioner of participatory research and development. In 1982 Dr. Tandon founded the Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), a voluntary organisation providing support to grassroots initiatives in South Asia and continues to be its Chief Functionary. He also holds a UNESCO Chair on Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education since 2012. He is a prolific writer and scholar and is highly decorated.The conversation opens with an introduction of Dr. Tandon and the story behind PRIA (2:02), followed by a...2021-09-2344 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 0We are back with Season 2- The Action Research Podcast. The first podcast dedicated solely to action research. Last season, Joe and Adam dive deeper into the lives, experiences, philosophies, and investigations of the action researchers in the field. We discussed more pedagogical implications of action research- what, why and how of AR, researcher’s reflexivity, rigour, feminism in AR, community-based participatory action research, participatory action research and many more. We will continue to have pedagogical contributions in season 2, but with a twist. Hear Joe and Adam to know what to expect from season 2. Tune in!The Ac...2021-09-1703 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 20- Rethinking Rigor in Action Research, With Dr. Alfredo Ortiz AragónIn this episode, the AR Pod Team welcomes Dr. Alfredo Ortiz Aragón, an Action-Researcher and Associate Professor in the Graduate Program at the Dreeben School of Education, University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas, and co-author of Action Research (Fifth Edition) with Ernie Stringer. What does rigor mean in Action Research? Is this term even appropriate for what action researchers do? To discuss these important questions the AR Pod team has a “critically casual” conversation with Alfredo about issues of rigor, quality and what makes good action research. The conversation starts with a quote by Alfred...2021-06-071h 01
The Action Research PodcastEpisode 20-ARNA Special Episode Part 1SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: If you are interested in Action Research, be sure to sign up for the 2021 Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA) Annual Conference to be held (Virtually) on the 3, 10 and 17 of June. For more details you can go to their website: https://arnawebsite.org/ (https://arnawebsite.org/)
Also, if you are interested in learning more about Community-Based Participatory Action Research, check out this mini-course at the University of Kentucky that will be co-facilitated by Joe! https://education.uky.edu/learning-series/ (https://education.uky.edu/learning-series/)
**If you have your own questions about Action Research or want to share...2021-06-0310 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 19- Feminisms and Action Research with Dr. Patricia MaguireIn this episode, the AR Pod Team welcomes Dr. Patricia Maguire, Professor Emeritus of Education and Counselling at Western New Mexico University’s Gallup Graduate Studies Center, and author of the seminal book Doing Participatory Research: A Feminist Approach. Hear about the role and influence of feminisms on action research, and hear about Pat’s experiences engaging in feminist activism, teaching, and researching for social justice.The conversation starts with Patricia’s intro (3:20) followed by our classic lightning round (6:30). Then, Adam and Joe get deeper into the conversation discussing tricky questions like the absence and marginalization of women...2021-05-171h 00The Action Research PodcastEpisode 18- What is Community-Based Participatory Action Research? with Adam and JoeSometimes, it’s just important to define ideas. In this episode, Adam, and Joe talk about some of the key definitions, principles, and differences between Community Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) and other types of Action Research. The conversation opens with a “mini-lecture” from Joe where he talks about action research, participatory action research and CBPAR (1:55). Talking about these concepts theoretically shows some interesting and important differences between these different kinds of action research. However, when Adam and Joe start talking about the practicality of these paradigms they uncover the messiness that action researchers face. The conversation gets d...2021-04-2657 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 17- Ethics in Action Research with Dr. Mary Brydon-MillerIn this episode, we invited Dr. Mary Brydon-Miller, professor in the Educational Leadership, Evaluation and Organizational Development program at the University of Louisville, to come on the podcast and talk with Joe and Adam about ethics in action research. Her current research focuses on research ethics in educational and community settings, and transforming higher education institutions through action research. The conversation opens with introductions and getting to know who Mary Brydon-Miller is as an action researcher. (4:36) SPOILER ALERT: Hear how spending time with Paulo Freire influenced Mary’s identity as an action researcher! Then, the conversation gets dee...2021-04-0551 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 16-Methods, Methodologies, and Action Research with Dr. Deborah L. SchusslerIn this episode, Adam and Joe have a conversation with Dr. Deborah L. Schussler about research methods, and how different methodological approaches relate to action research. Dr. Schussler is an Associate Professor in the Educational Policy Studies Department at The Pennsylvania State University. The conversation starts with two important questions: What are quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodologies? And, how does a researcher decide on or choose a methodology? To which Deb responds, “we have done ourselves a disservice as academics in creating these binaries of qualitative and quantitative…” (2:50) Deb explains that quantitative work can compliment qualitative work to offer certai...2021-03-1839 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 15 -Democratising Knowledge Production in Action Research with Dr. Lonnie RowellIn this episode, Adam and Joe have a conversation with Dr. Lonnie Rowell, who is one of the founding figures of the Action Research movement. He is a co-founder and president of the Social Publishers Foundation (socialpublishersfoundation.org), and a retired professor at the University of San Diego, School of Leadership and Education Sciences. He is also a co-founder and lead organizer in establishing the Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA).Starting with the lightning round, Joe and Adam ask Lonnie simple yet deep questions to explore the “what”, “who” and “how” of Action Research (2:23). To dig deeper i...2021-03-0542 min
Action Research: Global conversationsEpisode 8: Collaboration with the AR PodcastToday’s guests are my colleagues in podcasting—Joe Levitan, Adam Stieglitz, Shikha Diwakar, and Vanessa Gold –the AR Podcast team, which they call “the first podcast dedicated solely to Action Research.” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-action-research-podcast/id1530092194
The podcast is “intended mostly for those interest in research and social change” and tackles tricky issues in the Action Research process, like reflexivity, collaboration, rigor, and iteration through discussions with established and emerging action researchers.
This episode is the second part of a collaborative podcast with them on their podcast (click on the link above to hear...2021-03-0121 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 14-Action Research, Leadership, and Popular Education with Dr. Linnea Rademaker (Pt.2)Part 2 of this special crossover event is hosted on Linnea’s podcast: Action Research: Global Conversations. Hit the link to continue listening to this important conversation on action research. Here's the URL in case you want to copy and paste: https://anchor.fm/linnea-rademakerReferencesRademaker, L. L. (2019). Action Research and Popular Education: Implications for Twenty-First Century Leadership and Research Practices. In C. A. Mertler (Ed.), The Wiley Handbook of Action Research in Education (pp. 343–369). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119399490.ch16Baldwin, J. (n.d.). The blind men and the...2021-02-2601 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 13-Action Research, Leadership, and Popular Education with Dr. Linnea Rademaker (Pt. 1)What do Action Research Leadership and Population Education have in common? Tune in to find out! In this episode, Adam and Joe have a conversation with Dr. Linnea Rademaker, a professor at Abilene Christian University in the Department of Educational Leadership. She is the chair of the America Educational Research Association (AREA) Special Interest Group on action research, as well as the host of two podcasts- DOC 101 and Action Research: Global Conversations.Words of wisdom- knowledge creation is done collaboratively- is the essence of this episode. Our hosts, Adam and Joe, discuss Linnea’s chapter- Action Research and...2021-02-1347 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 12- “The Mailbag Episode” Responses to Listeners’ Questions on Reflexivity with Dr. Lisa StarrIt is always great to hear from listeners of the Action Research Podcast! In this “mailbag” episode, Adam, Joe and Dr. Lisa Starr answer questions from the audience about reflexivity in action research (tune-in to episode 6, with Lisa, to learn about reflexivity). Lisa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education at McGill University, as well as the Director of Internships and Student Affairs for the faculty.Hear Adam, Joe and Lisa discuss deep questions from researchers about how to responsibly engage in the research process as well as in activism in action rese...2021-01-291h 05The Action Research PodcastEpisode: 11-Photovoice and Participatory Action Research with Dr. Meagan Call-CummingsDo you think dialogue is crucial to research and a step towards social change? If yes, tune-in to this episode where Adam and Joe get into a deep dialogue with Dr. Meagan Call-Cummings (PhD, Indiana University), an Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. She specializes in critical, participatory, and feminist methodologies. She is also a mother of four, one of whom makes a special cameo during our podcast. She discusses her research and a current PAR project with high school students. Meagan has done a lot of interesting work i...2021-01-1251 min
The Lyric BoysBlink-182The Lyric Boys dive into 10 hilarious lyrics by Blink-182, the pop-punk band that popped off in the early 2000s with songs like "Feeling This" and "All The Small Things." The Lyric Boys discuss first date anxiety, Blink-182's obsession with pooping their pants, ruining a make-out session by being addicted to TV, falling in love with Princess Leia, and what it means to be a diarrhea giver. And listen to the end when The Lyric Boys improvise their own Blink-182 lyrics.
Songs discussed: First Date, Feeling This, What's My Age Again, Adam's Song, A New Hope, The...2021-01-111h 11The Action Research PodcastEpisode 9- Action Research & The Academy -- Critical reflections with Dr. C. Darius Stonebanks (Pt. 1)In this episode, Adam and Joe get into a deep conversation with Dr. C. Darius Stonebanks, co-founder and co-director of Transformative Praxis Malawi; Professor of Education at Bishop’s University; and an Adjunct Professor at McGill University.In part 1, Christopher discusses his journey into action research and his work in Malawi. He shares how, when he first entered academia, an interview about Critical Pedagogy led to his decision to engage in action research- the “idea of being interviewed about critical pedagogy and then realizing I always envisioned myself being a professor in order to do good, but then...2020-12-3132 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 10- Action Research & The Academy -- Critical reflections with Dr. C. Darius Stonebanks (Pt.2)In this episode, Adam and Joe continue their conversation with Dr. C. Darius Stonebanks, co-founder and co-director of Transformative Praxis Malawi; Professor of Education at Bishop’s University; and an Adjunct Professor at McGill University.In part 2, Adam continues to ask Christopher deep and rarely discussed questions related to relationships and commitment in Action Research- “relationship building and being physically present is a long-term endeavor, so how do you grapple with advancing a project? …how important is the relationship between committing time and physically being in that space where you're executing the program?” (8:02) Followed up with lightning round whe...2020-12-3141 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 8-Acting to Learn and Learning to Act with Dr Alfredo Ortiz Aragon (Pt. 2)In this episode, Adam and Joe do a deep dive into Action Research processes with Dr Alfredo Ortiz Aragón, an Action-Researcher and Associate Professor in the PhD Program at the Dreeben School of Education at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, and co-author of Action Research (Fifth Edition) with Ernie Stringer. Here, Alfredo shares his journey from a pure practitioner to action researcher (2:00). and talks about his epiphany as to what constitutes meaningful work- “I realized that my whole career had been focused on producing outputs, matrices, reports, plans, not real...2020-12-1237 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 7-Acting to Learn and Learning to Act with Dr. Alfredo Ortiz Aragon (Pt. 1)In this episode, Adam and Joe speak with Adam’s close friend, professor, and mentor, Dr Alfredo Ortiz Aragón, an Action-Researcher and Associate Professor in the PhD Program at the Dreeben School of Education at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, and co-author of Action Research (Fifth Edition) with Ernie Stringer. During the discussion, Alfredo shares his journey into the Action Research field (4:05), and how he became an action researcher. He then discusses experiences in the then ‘Participation Power and Social Change team’ at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the Universi...2020-12-0314 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 6-Reflexivity in Action Research with Dr. Lisa StarrIn this episode, Adam and Joe have a conversation with Dr. Lisa Starr about the role of reflexivity in action research. To understand this complex topic, they discuss two chapters Lisa wrote using reflexive and autoethnographic methods. It just so happens (or was it more than a coincidence?) that Adam is working on the chapter in his dissertation in which he reflexively discusses his positionality, so he asks Lisa to share her expertise (12:34) on how to approach reflexivity in Action Research (15:51). Later in the episode, Joe asks Lisa about the frameworks to reflexively understand one's identity in her chapters (25:11). 2020-11-0538 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 5 - Systemic Action Research with Dr. Blane HarveyIn this episode Adam and Joe share excerpts from a talk by Dr. Blane Harvey, Assistant Professor and William Dawson Scholar at McGill University, about his experience of systemic action research in Ghana. We break down each of the phases of his project to identify the facets of quality action research processes.For further reading about Blane's project you can find references below:Burns, D., Chambers, R., Harvey, B., Aragon, A. O., Oswald, K., Pettit, J., ... & Wheeler, J. (2012). Action research for development and social change. IDS Bulletin, 43(3) https://bulletin.ids.ac.uk/index.php/idsbo...2020-10-1318 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 4 - Who is Action Research?In this episode, Adam and Joe discuss who action research is for. Tune in if you have ever wondered: "Is action research right for me?" We discuss the different positionalities of action researchers, from those who are primarily practitioners who want to engage in research to change their organizations, to those who are primarily researchers and engage in practices for change. We discuss a few key considerations to decide if action research is right for you.If you are interested in some of the texts mentioned in our podcast citations are below:Feldman, A (2007) Validity...2020-10-0623 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 3 - What is Action Research? (Pt. 3)In the final segment discussing what action research is, Adam interviews Joe to learn about his research and experience as an action researcher. Tune in to hear about what led Joe down the path of action research, the role of ethics in action research, and what it is like being an action researcher on the tenure track.If you are interested in some of the articles mentioned in the podcast they are below:Levitan, J., & Johnson, K. M. (2020). Salir Adelante: Collaboratively developing culturally-grounded curriculum with marginalized communities. American Journal of Education. https://doi.org/10.1086/7069212020-09-1532 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 2 - What is Action Research (Pt. 2)In this episode, Joe interviews Adam about his story as an action researcher. Listen and hear about how Adam got involved with Action Research, his driving philosophies as an action researcher, and how he is using Action Research as a methodology for his dissertation research2020-09-0820 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 1 - What is Action Research (Pt. 1)In Episode 1 of The Action Research Podcast, Adam and Joe discuss and break down a couple of the most widely accepted definitions of action research. Through that discussion, they determine action research is: 1) Driven by social change; 2) Participatory and action-oriented; 3) Collaborative, and 4) Self-reflexive. Give a listen to learn more about what these characteristics mean in the context of of action research, both in theory and in practice.If you are curious about the articles we discuss in this episode here are the citations:Lonnie, R.L., Polush, E.U., Riel M., & Bruewer, A. (2015). Action researchers’ pe...2020-09-0124 minThe Action Research PodcastEpisode 0In the podcast's prequel episode, Adam and Joe talk briefly about what The Action Research Podcast is, why they created it, and what you can expect to hear in the upcoming episodes.2020-09-0103 min
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