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Around the World
Africa
Network of Ugandan Researchers and Research Users
Europe
Danish Action Research Network
Dutch Participatory Action Research Network (Netwerk Handelingsonderzoek)
United Kingdom
Bath University's Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice (CARPP)
BERA-Practitioner-Researcher e-seminar list
CARN - Collaborative Action Research Network
Centre for Applied Research in Education
SOLAR Social and Organisational Learning as Action Research
is based at the University of the West of England. It specialises in new forms of action research and co-inquiry to support learning and change in complex social and organisational systems. SOLAR is an organisational member of ALARPM. See "SOLAR" file at foot of page.
Revans Centre for Action Learning and Research
Sussex University Institute for Development Studies (IDS)
And its Participation Program
Middle East
Asia
Participatory Research In Asia - PRIA
Research Initiatives Bangladesh - RIB
Oceania
Action Research Issues Association (ARIA, Melbourne)
Action Research On the Web (AROW)
Action Research Resources (SCIAR)
Australasian Evaluation Society
Australian National University's Integration & Implementation Sciences (IIS) network
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
SPIRAL (Victoria)
Student Action Research for University Access (SARUA) deals with issues of low participation in higher education by Indigenous students and socio-economically disadvantaged students, who are under-represented in higher education. It involves senior high school students as researchers investigating barriers to higher education.
Latin America & the Caribbean Colombia Brazil Ecuador Mexico
North America
Action Research at Queen's University
Cornell University's Participative Action Research Network (PARNet)
And its sponsored international network and resource site
And its sponsored PAR and Feminisms site
Highlander Research and Education Center
North American Action Research Alliance (NAARA) - a place for on-going connection among action researchers in the US and Canada.
Global
International Association for Public Participation
http://www.valuebasedmanagement.net/index.html for an astounding compendium of business approaches to change and knowledge, many drawing on AR approaches. See for example, change management, quality and organisational development/learning, appreciative inquiry, spiral dynamics, systems thinking, etc.
