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Analysing participatory video through the capability approach. A case study in Quart de Poblet (Valencia, Spain)
2017
The aim of this paper is to analyse participatory video as a participatory action research method through the lenses of the capability approach. In order to do this, we used a participatory video experience that took place in the municipality of Quart de Poblet (Valencia, Spain) from February to March 2014. The participants were 11 young people between 16 and 24 years of age, severely affected by the economic crisis that has hit Spain in recent years. To develop our analysis, we introduced the participatory video as a technique and a process within the participatory action research methods. Then, we analysed the participatory process to verify the extent to which it had contributed to expan…
Democratic Dialogue and Development: An Intellectual Obituary of Björn Gustavsen
2018
Abstract Bjorn Gustavsen, with an original professional background as a lawyer and judge in his native Norway, had a formative role in organisational development processes in Norway, Sweden, Scandinavia and the European Union over four decades. Following in the tradition of Norwegian working life research by Trist and Thorsrud, he provided the conceptual framework and practical case studies which have driven major national and international programmes. He learned from different experience of organisational change in, for example, the USA and Japan, but he identified a distinctive way forward for the European Union, where he acted as a senior adviser. In contrast to conventional Taylorist to…
Hvordan skapes rom for «omvendt deltakelse» i bærekraftig lokal samfunnsutvikling – aksjonsforskningens roller og bevegelser
2021
Det er økende oppmerksomhet på potensialer for borgeres engasjement i bærekraftig omstilling og lokaliseringen av FNs bærekraftsmål. Flere forsknings- og policyrapporter etterlyser bedre forståelse for hvordan bærekraft kan «oversettes» og implementeres i lokal planlegging og handling. Bærekraftig samfunnsomstilling krever bedre forståelser for hvordan offentlige/kommunale systemer kan samarbeide med borgerinitiativer – samtidig som de lokale initiativene bevarer selvstendighet og lokal forankring. I denne artikkelen tar vi utgangspunkt i en aksjonsforskningsprosess med borgerinitiativer i Oslo og ByKuben, Oslo kommunes senter for byøkologi. Vi utforsker hvordan det kan skapes rom for delta…
Cogenerar conocimiento para transformar lo inmediato. De la investigación participativa a la coautoría en la difusión de los resultados
2021
El barrio de El Cabanyal en la ciudad de Valencia es el contexto en el que se desarrolla una investigación transformadora con dos objetivos precisos: crear una comunidad de coinvestigadoras que planifican, implementan, evalúan y difunden los resultados, y crear las condiciones para reconstruir el tejido social superando el conflicto entre grupos y los prejuicios que dificultan el encuentro. La investigación-acción participativa permite el dialogo entre las personas, las disciplinas y las culturas. Como resultado destacamos el desarrollo de redes de cogeneración de conocimientos útiles para la sociedad en su conjunto, basados en el pensamiento inductivo, la implicación de la ciudadanía con l…
La educación auditiva como eje vertebrador de la educación musical en la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria
2013
El presente trabajo se enmarca dentro de un estudio de mayores dimensiones motivado por el interés de los autores en la didáctica de la audición musical, convencidos de que los principios fundamentales sobre los que se debería apoyar la educación musical actualmente en la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria son, por una parte, la necesidad de una mayor contribución de la misma a una educación integradora de todas las dimensiones del ser humano, y por otra, la conveniencia de otorgarle un mayor protagonismo a la educación auditiva en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de la materia de música en dicha etapa educativa. El propósito es dar respuesta a una serie de interrogantes que surgen en torn…
This is my truth, tell me yours: some aspects of action research quality in the light of truth theories
2001
Abstract In this article the authors introduce some aspects of various truth theories in the context of action research. The traditional ways of determining quality are based on the correspondence theory of truth, which, in their view, conflicts with the basic assumptions of action research. The pragmatic theory of truth seems to be clearly represented in the world of action research. In their opinion, other theories of truth can be productively applied as well. In addition to the classical theories of truth – the correspondence theory, the coherence theory and the pragmatistic view on truth – they discuss the truth as ‘aletheia’ (a Heideggerian view on truth), as Habermasian consensus and …
Destination Governance at Stake: Fostering Policy Coordination Among Decision-Makers of a Small Town
2018
This research aims to foster small-town decision-makers’ awareness of policy coordination as a central issue in either implementing collaborative governance and designing tourism development policies. To this end, a System Dynamics-based Interactive Learning Environment (ILE) has been designed with the intent of challenging decision-makers to increase tourism in the small town, while managing trade-offs among individualistic vs. collaborative behaviour. The action research took place in Castelbuono, a small tourism destination in Sicily (Italy). Three major decision-makers were involved: the mayor of the town, the museum’s director, and a restaurant owner. The use of the ILE has enabled dec…
A Practical Case of Participatory Meta-Action Research
2016
As already noted in the Introduction to this book, this chapter contains the only experimental contribution to this volume. Its basic purpose is to illustrate the degree of applicability of the most relevant concepts presented so far: namely, phenomenal forms, critical pedagogy, educational action research, and the pedagogical role of certain basic principles, and furthermore, to assess their potential to orient real situations of educational practice. Before the details of the specific research are presented, however, an introduction to the diverse forms of educational action research seems appropriate at this point, especially if this introduction is to help the reader to draw connections…
Annals of the 'Constantin Brrncuui' University of Targu Jiu: Letters and Social Sciences Series No. 4/2014 (Analele Universitatii 'Constantin Brancus…
2014
English Abstract: In this issue are included scientific articles who debate problems from social science fields: modernity crises, lean startup, action research, federative states, Russia grand strategy, Europe, joint investigation teams, Emile Zola, iconography, George Bernard, negation, foreign language, revolution of December 1989, management, development, teaching English, political power, criminal procedure, demographic change."Constantin Brancusi" University Annals from Targu Jiu, Letters and Social Sciences Series is published by "Academica Brâncusi" Press of "Constantin Brancusi" University from Targu-Jiu, a state university, institutionally certified. The journal includes articles …
Action research into the use of popular music: A goldmine worth exploring in the ELT secondary-school classroom?
2013
Abstract Conducting action research is an excellent way for teachers and teacher trainers to pursue their professional development inside the classroom and for language learners to take part in small-scale research projects. This article presents a study where action research was used in the teaching and learning of English in a Norwegian upper-secondary school. A class of thirty, first-year Vg1 pupils took part in a project to investigate either lexico-grammatical or multimodal features in a selection of popular music while working towards achieving some of the competence aims in the English subject curriculum. The project involved dividing the learners into two groups each of which follo…