About ARNA Proceedings 2014
Welcome to the first ARNA 2014 Conference Proceedings!
Dear Readers,
We appreciate you viewing the ARNA Conference Proceedings pages. It is with great
pleasure and delight that we share ARNA members’ work in this first ARNA 2014
Conference Proceedings publication. Developing this first publication has been an
educational, rewarding and collaborative journey.
The ARNA Proceedings Editorial Team was charged with the significant and exciting
task of establishing procedures and protocols for the submission, review and publication
of ARNA’s first proceedings. In keeping with the spirit of ARNA and in collaboration with
the members of the ARNA Coordinating Group, the Proceedings Editorial Team’s work
was guided by the principles of inclusivity, multi-vocality and diversity. As a result, the
ARNA 2014 Conference Proceedings include manuscripts written in both English and
Spanish languages and contributed by practitioners and researcher from each of the
ARNA 2014 Conference presentation categories (i.e., roundtable, poster, symposium,
working group, workshop and paper presentations).
All manuscripts in this publication were reviewed for content, for accessibility by an
international audience, and for adherence to the ARNA Proceedings manuscript
preparation guidelines. All authors whose manuscripts were accepted for publication
received feedback about their submissions, through preliminary and secondary reviews
conducted by the members of the ARNA Proceedings Editorial Team. The published
manuscripts reflect the original writing style of each author to honor author’s voice and
expression as well as the unique contexts and settings represented in each author’s
work.
The ARNA Proceedings Editorial Team members are grateful to all authors who
presented at the ARNA 2014 Conference for their time, contribution, courage,
commitment, and patience as they were preparing manuscripts for publication in these
Proceedings. The Editorial Team members are especially thankful to authors for whom
English is a second or additional language. We are inspired by the authors’ dedication
to the international action research community and contribution to ARNA knowledge
mobilization.
The ARNA Conference Proceedings processes and procedures will continue to evolve
and mature over time. As an old saying goes, “Every ending is a new beginning;” by
closing this chapter with the publication of the ARNA 2014 Conference Proceedings, we
are opening new pages. We plan to reflect on our experiences to continue refining the
review processes and procedures associated with subsequent ARNA Proceedings
publications.
We welcome your feedback. Please do not hesitate to leave us a note by visiting the
ARNA Proceedings Editorial Team working space on the ARNA main website at:
http://www.arnaconnect.org/working-groups/working-groups-operations/2014-
proceedings
You could also contact the members of the ARNA Proceedings Editorial Team that
includes:
Elena Polush, Lead Editor, eypolush@bsu.edu
Tara Flynn, Associate Editor, tara.c.flynn@gmail.com
Heather Leaman, Associate Editor, HLeaman@wcupa.edu
Jose Martinez, Assistant Editor, jimartinez@bsu.edu
Jamie Hill, Webmaster, Assistant Editor, jamiehill.jah@gmail.com
We hope that you will enjoy reading and learning about the action research in which our
colleagues are engaging, and will join us in the ongoing conversations about the
benefits, challenges and contributions of action research within and across our diverse
fields of research and practices.
Sincerely,
ARNA 2014 Proceedings Editorial Team