2015 Proceedings
2015 Conference Proceedings
From the Editors
This page presents a beautiful collection of work that our Network members, Fellows of action research, shared during the ARNA 2015 Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in May 2015. The published work is both inspired by and extends the ARNA 2015 Conference theme “Joint action – learning with and from one another” beyond the physical space and time of the ARNA members gathering in Toronto in 2015. The authors are from Canada, Mexico, Mongolia, United Kingdom (UK), and United State of America (USA). They work within diverse context and settings. They extend our thinking about and engaging with action research by walking across methodological boundaries, seeking new ways to connect people, institutions and communities to share and to dialogue, exploring possibilities, honoring different voices, playing with meaning and re-presenting the richness of experiences using new genres and emerging methodologies – placing their texts in a context of action and positive change. We hope that you consider the ARNA Proceedings as an opportunity to engage in ongoing dialogue by reading the shared works on its pages, contacting authors, and participating in the ARNA Knowledge mobilization initiative. “Through a process of dialogue and opportunities we open ourselves to partners whose understandings differ from our own and through such engagement, new interpretations and [meanings] emerge” (Luce-Kapler, 2004, p. xiv).
Conference Keynote Address
Towards a holistic and inclusive ecology of knowledge
Budd L. Hall, University of Victoria, Canada
Paper Presentations
Neely Gardner’s Action Training and Research Approach to Education and Organization Development
Raymon R. Bruce, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, University of Electrical Science and Technology China
Communicating Action Research Knowledge: A Canadian Case Study
Kurt Clausen, Nipissing University, North Bay, ON, Canada
Implementación de la Reforma a la Educación Normal en la IByCENECH México
Karina Alejandra Cruz Pallares, Angélica Loya Márquez, and Karla Carol Perdomo Lajas, Institución Benemérita y Centenaria Escuela Normal del Estado de Chihuahua Profesor Luis Urías Belderráin (IByCENECH), Chihuahua, Mexico
Lesley A. Evans, Mary K. Kelly, and Joni L. Baldwin, University of Dayton, Ohio, USA
Reflection in Participatory Action Research: Mirrors, Microscopes, & Binoculars
Elizabeth W. Ferrell, Ed.D., Chicago Public Schools; Loyola University Chicago, IL, USA
Elvia Rosa Ruiz Ledezma, CECyT Wilfrido Massieu I.P.N, Ciudad de México, México; Fermin Acosta Magallanes, UPIITA. I.P.N., CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, MÉXICO
Submission Forthcoming
Batkhuyag Turtogtokh, Lecturer, Department of Methodology, School of Preschool Education, Mongolian National University of Education, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Symposium Presentations
Teacher Research: Joint Learning and Joint Action Across Contexts
Connie DiLucchio, Ed.D. West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA; Heather Leaman, Ph.D. West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA
Exploring youth identity: A poem in one or more parts
Maranda Ward, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Romelia Hinojosa Luján, Departamento de Investigación de la Dirección de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo de la Secretaría de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, Chihuahua, Chih., México; Mina Kim, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, U.S.A; Jackie Esquivel, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, U.S.A; Rosa Angélica Rodríguez Arias, Departamento de Investigación de la Dirección de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo de la Secretaría de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, Chihuahua, Chih., México; Alma Rocío Beltrán Pérez, USAER 7614, Chihuahua México; Patricia Guadalupe Chávez Flotte,Escuela Normal Rural “Ricardo Flores Magón”, Saucillo, Chihuahua, México; Aldo Sáenz Flores, Escuela Normal Rural “Ricardo Flores Magón”, Saucillo, Chihuahua, México; Cindy Graciela Ruíz García, Escuela Normal Rural “Ricardo Flores Magón”, Saucillo, Chihuahua, México; José Elías De León Arellanes, Escuela Normal Rural “Ricardo Flores Magón”, Saucillo, Chihuahua, México; Claudia Lizeth Salazar Morones, Escuela Normal Rural “Ricardo Flores Magón”, Saucillo, Chihuahua, México; Doris Marcela Holguín Carrera, Escuela Normal Rural “Ricardo Flores Magón”, Saucillo, Chihuahua, México; Norma Leticia sivitos Delgado, Jefatura Académica del nivel Preescolar Estatal, Chihuahua, México; Silvia Armida Rosales, Equipo Estatal de Apoyo Académico , Jefatura Académica del nivel Preescolar Estatal, Chihuahua, México; Olivia Eva Grajeda Tarango, Escuela Normal del Estado de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México; Myrna Elizabeth Parra Caro, Escuela Normal Experimental Miguel Hidalgo, Parral, Chihuahua, México
Submission Forthcoming
Workshop Session Summaries
Introducing Platform for Funding and Publishing Action Research: Social Publishers Foundation
Lonnie Rowell, Social Publishers Foundation, La Mesa, CA, USA; Eunsook Hong, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; Andres Martin, Ramona High School, Ramona, CA; Ann Trescott, Stella Maris Academy, La Jolla, CA; Ron Breen, CNP Signs & Graphics, San Diego, CA
Flipped Classrooms: Teachers’ Perceptions
Nathan Snyder, Fordham University, NYC iSchool, New York City, NY, USA
Improving Practice With Living Theory Research In Living-Cultures-Of-Inquiry
Jack Whitehead, University of Cumbria, UK; Jacqueline Delong, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada; Cathy Griffin, Osprey Central School, Maxwell, Ontario, Canada; Elizabeth Campbell, Educator & Educational Consultant, Ontario, Canada.
Town Hall
Jacqueline Delong, Brock University, St. Catherines, ON, Canada; Jack Whitehead, University of Cumbria, UK; Marie Huxtable, University of Cumbria, UK
Poster Session Presentations
The Montessori Way: Application of Montessori Methods in Traditional Education
Dinamichele Boyer, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, USA
Introduction of Action Research Based Learning Methods for Art Education in Mongolia
Galbadrakh Byambatseren, Mongolian State University of Education, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
How do I learn? Reflections from Kindergarten
Tawnya Schlosser, Bluewater District School Board, Hanover, ON, Canada; Jane Franken, Bluewater District School Board, Whitechurch, ON, Canada
Analysis of Democratic Pedagogy in an Undergraduate Elementary Science Course in Mongolia
Pagmasuren Tsevegjav, Mongolian State University of Education, School of Mathematics and Sciences, Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia
Addendum
Cite as:
Polush, E., Flynn, T., Hill, J., Leaman, H., Snyder, N., and Wamba, N. (Eds.). (2015). Proceedings of the 2015 Conference of the Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA). Toronto, Ontario Canada: ARNA.
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