Building capacity in consumer-run organizations through action research

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Brown ◽  
M. Shepherd ◽  
S. Wituk ◽  
A. Commer ◽  
V. Collins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Building Capacity

Sharing the Load

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Muireann McMahon ◽  
Tracy Bhamra
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Pedagogical Innovation ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
Sustainable Future ◽  
International Collaborative

Today there is an impetus on professional designers to practice in a responsible and ‘sustainable' manner, with equal emphasis on society, economy and environment (Fletcher & Dewberry, 2002). This is an enormous challenge as the competencies needed to develop these types of holistic solutions are extremely complex. This chapter describes a Pedagogical Innovation in the discipline of Product Design regarding the important role international collaborative projects can play in introducing these competencies into design practice. Iterative cycles of Action Research describe three such projects. A brief over-view of the project logistics is followed by an analysis of the participant experiences. The findings show that building capacity for sustainable design, through collaboration, is not a simple or ‘one size fits all' approach. The research learning advises on how future projects should be structured and delivered and how the competencies acquired could bring about a change in designers behaviours towards a more sustainable future.

scholarly journals From Research to Action: Four Theories and Their Implications for Knowledge Mobilization

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Mosher ◽  
Uzo Anucha ◽  
Henry Appiah ◽  
Sue Levesque
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Knowledge Mobilization ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
Action Change ◽  
The Relationship

Integral to both knowledge mobilization and action research is the idea that research can and should ignite change or action. Change or action may occur at multiple levels and scales, in direct and predictable ways and in indirect and highly unpredictable ways. To better understand the relationship between research and action or change, we delineate four conceptualizations that appear in the literature. Reflecting on our experiences as collaborators in a community–university action research project that set out to tackle a “wicked” social problem, we consider the implications of these conceptualizations for the project’s knowledge mobilization plans and activities. The major lessons point to the importance of building capacity by nurturing collaborative learning spaces, of drawing many others – situated differently and with varied perspectives – into dialogue, and of embracing change within the project itself.

Building capacity through action research curricula reviews

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 324-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Lee ◽  
Leanne Coombe ◽  
Priscilla Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Building Capacity

Building capacity in community health action research

2004 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Nelson ◽  
Blake Poland ◽  
Michael Murray ◽  
Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
Health Action
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