Day 365-9 ~ Participatory Action Research for Radicals (PARR) – a review of...
The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. ~ Audre Lord, Caribbean-American writer, poet and activist Review of Researching and Resisting: Democratic Policy Research by and for Youth...
View ArticleDay 365-10 ~ I need more of that Edumaction!! (lit review continued)
Amsden, J., & VanWynsberghe, R. (2005). Community mapping as a research tool with youth. Action Research, 3(4), 357-381. Key Words: Youth engagement, knowledge This article reviews the...
View ArticleCatching up …
So yes I haven’t posted in almost 2 weeks, mainly because I have been flat-out a. sick and b. travelling to Nairobi. Having said this, on the research side I haven’t been doing nothin’!. 1.I have...
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There is nothing more frustrating than having someone hand you a PDF that is scanned as a JPG or a TIFF. Universities, to try and protect copyright (LOL) often don’t buy or have policies against...
View Article365 Days-66 ~ The Ethical Responsibility of Researchers
Another great post from Michael Gurstein , who i now realize is a fellow Vancouverite (must be in the water or something). This issue is one that is a perennial favorite/sticks in my craw – the...
View Article365 days-143 ~ Do development “silver bullets” really exist?
The question of whether the mobile technology boom is really a “silver bullet” in regards to economic and social development in the developing world, or just another over-hyped flash in the pan, has...
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