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An Understanding of the Place of the 2022 ARNA Proceedings Renascence

within the ARNA Strategic Plan 2020-2025

The ARNA 2020-2025 strategic plan positions ARNA as a global leader in exploring democratized knowledge production, realigns the annual conference structure with this mission, increases active membership, and provides increased capacity for internal institutional leadership.

The ARNA Proceedings seeks to support this mission by:

  • In keeping with the knowledge democracy strategic plan, the ARNA Proceedings will continue to be mentioned within the Knowledge Democracy header on the home page of the ARNA website.

  • Additionally, Proceedings will also be a navigation bar on the ARNA home page main menu, easily leading the reader to the components of the Proceedings menu which will include: Welcome and Introduction, Call for Manuscripts for the most recent conference presentations, and completed Proceedings from all previous ARNA Conferences

  • The Proceedings Lead Editor will work closely with the current Conference Planning Committee to provide consistent opportunities for the Proceedings to be a participative opportunity for colleagues in the Americas and globally.

  • The ARNA Proceedings Lead Editor will work closely with the ARNA Membership Chair to assure that the membership knows about the Proceedings publications and understand the participation opportunities located within the Proceedings homepage Header.

  • The ARNA Proceedings Lead Editor will represent the Proceedings Editorial Team at the Coordinating Committee Group meetings.

  • The Proceedings Editorial Team is representative of a multi-lingual approach to the Conference Proceedings and continually seeks additional members of the Team to represent multi-vocality.

Summary of A Working Definition of Proceedings for ARNA

  • Our ARNA Proceedings are the published record of our annual conference presentations and other meetings sponsored by ARNA that present research and participatory action, such as the ARC virtual sessions.

  • Our Conference Proceedings menu within the Proceedings navigation header on the ARNA homepage includes all abstracts of presentations accepted by the Conference Planning Committee.

  • Our conference proceedings become the official records for our annual professional meeting.

  • Our Proceedings menu allow researchers and participatory action individuals and teams to have a place to explain their research and action research work in a less formal setting than peer reviewed journals. The ARNA Proceedings also allow action researchers to present new concepts and techniques in a field which are not fully developed.

  • Our Proceedings is an important source of action research information, and one of the most current available sites for specific research and activity in action research.

Why ARNA Proceedings Are Useful

  1. Engage with Leading Edge Research
    ARNA Proceedings are a way to engage with leading edge action research prior to official journal publication. The content may include: findings, innovations, best practices, participatory action research activity or new understanding of methodology.

  2. Informally Present Research
    ARNA Proceedings allow researchers to explain their research in a less formal setting than peer reviewed journals and those who represent participatory action research activity have a comfortable place to present.

  3. Present New Ideas
    ARNA Proceedings allow the membership to present new concepts and techniques which are not fully developed. This allows other action researchers to be involved and influence the direction of research at the early stages.

  4. Connect
    If one is new to action research, ARNA Conference Proceedings can help connect one with action researchers, participants or members of ARCs.

Common Questions

Does publishing in the ARNA Proceedings count as a publication?
Yes, it's a publication. Some individuals use the term "conference paper" to refer to a paper they presented at a conference, which may not have been submitted and published in the Proceedings. If there aren't a Proceedings for the conference or if the published Proceedings don't contain the manuscript of a presented paper, then it isn't published. The ARNA conference proceedings papers are the peer reviewed submitted and accepted selection of completed manuscripts of the presentations, annually published in the Proceedings.

Should I publish in the ARNA Proceedings?

Many researchers go on to publish the work that they presented at a conference in a journal publication. It is a useful route to take because conference attendees can comment on your presentation, ask questions and provide their input. The ARNA Proceedings often contain the first draft of a journal manuscript. Please remember that ARNA Proceedings contain the reviewed submitted complete presented conference papers and all conference presentation abstracts. The Proceedings can also include reviewed papers presented at other meetings, such as those sponsored by the ARNA ARC Committee.

What about submitting my published ARNA proceedings manuscript to a journal for publication?

Generally the scope for acceptance in a conference and journal are different. The general practice is to present the preliminary results of a study or activity at a conference. Since the content is presented in front of a knowledgeable crowd who are familiar with the subject, it is possible to receive input, invite discussion and after the conference, complete a manuscript in a more finished form. For example, based on comments it is possible to expand the concepts presented and submit a revised and enhanced presentation to a journal for consideration.

As an ethical consideration, once published in a journal your manuscript should not be published in a conference proceedings. Additionally, republishing in a journal exactly the same version as in the conference proceedings is not considered ethical.

The submission policy for previously published conference papers will be stated clearly on most journal web pages within author instructions. Generally, a rule of thumb is that at least 30% of the material needs to be new and the exposition improved, moving from the publication in a conference proceedings to submission in a journal. So, in most fields conference papers published in the ARNA Proceedings are viewed as preliminary results open for additional discussion and exposition and journal articles are viewed as finished research results.

Who would read my work published in the ARNA Proceedings?

My work is shared on the ARNA website under the Proceedings header as an annual peer-reviewed publication. The publication is provided on an open access basis to anyone visiting the ARNA website—not just ARNA members.

How do I reference my ARNA Proceedings publication?

Most scholarly work in education in the United States uses APA 7th edition format and style. The ARNA Proceedings format for manuscripts also uses this format. Here is an example of how to cite your work when published in the ARNA Proceedings.

Format

Author, A. A. (Date). Title of Contribution [Type of contribution]. Proceedings Name, Location.

https://arnawebsite.org

Autor, A. A. (Fecha). Título de la contribución [Tipo de contribución]. Procedimientos Nombre,

Ubicación. https://arnawebsite.org


Examples

Ruiz, M. (2021, June). Supporting parents of children with Down’s: A participatory research

Study [Paper presentation]. Proceedings of the 2021 Virtual Action Research Network of the Americas

Annual Conference. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. https://arnawebsite.org


Ruiz, M. (2021, junio). Apoyo a padres de niños con síndrome de Down:una investigación.

[presentación en papel].Actas de la Conferencia Anual de la Red Virtual de Investigación

Acción de las Américas 2021. Puerto Vallarta, México.

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The Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA) unites college and university students and faculty conducting practitioner inquiry into teaching and learning with fellow action researchers in public schools, private schools, community settings and workplaces throughout the Americas. ARNA members are committed to taking action locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally to promote action research that is conducted with a commitment to honesty, integrity, inclusiveness, multi-vocality, engagement, and achievement within sustainable democratic societies.

www.arnawebsite.org

ARNA Proceedings are published annually following the conference.