Academic-practitioner collaboration with communities towards social and ecological transformation
In this article we offer a discussion around our academic-practitioner involvements with one another and with a targeted community, in relation to a particular project. In the title of the article, we have hyphenated the term academic-practitioner to render fuzzy the distinction between “academic” r...
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| author | Arko-Achemfuor Akwasi Romm Norma Serolong Lesego |
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| description | In this article we offer a discussion around our academic-practitioner involvements with one another and with a targeted community, in relation to a particular project. In the title of the article, we have hyphenated the term academic-practitioner to render fuzzy the distinction between “academic” roles (associated with institutions of higher learning and with professional research) and the roles of “practitioners” operating and learning in the field in engagement with communities. In the article we detail our collaborations with one another and with a farming community in all undertaking (co)inquiries around options for social and ecological development. We explain how this fits the epistemological views as offered by Indigenous authors propounding an Indigenous research paradigm (with transformative intent) to generate visions of realities in-the-making, towards enhanced wellbeing in communities and towards a sustainable future. We provide a detailed example in the course of our deliberations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2356d9be0e194167935a82ef2fca480e2024-01-22T07:04:34ZengSciendoInternational Journal for Transformative Research2353-54152019-12-01611910.1515/ijtr-2019-0002ijtr-2019-0002Academic-practitioner collaboration with communities towards social and ecological transformationArko-Achemfuor Akwasi0Romm Norma1Serolong Lesego2Department of Adult Education and Youth Development, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South AfricaDepartment of Adult Education and Youth Development, University of South Africa, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria0003, South AfricaCEO of Bokamoso Impact Investments, Centurion, South AfricaIn this article we offer a discussion around our academic-practitioner involvements with one another and with a targeted community, in relation to a particular project. In the title of the article, we have hyphenated the term academic-practitioner to render fuzzy the distinction between “academic” roles (associated with institutions of higher learning and with professional research) and the roles of “practitioners” operating and learning in the field in engagement with communities. In the article we detail our collaborations with one another and with a farming community in all undertaking (co)inquiries around options for social and ecological development. We explain how this fits the epistemological views as offered by Indigenous authors propounding an Indigenous research paradigm (with transformative intent) to generate visions of realities in-the-making, towards enhanced wellbeing in communities and towards a sustainable future. We provide a detailed example in the course of our deliberations.https://doi.org/10.1515/ijtr-2019-0002relational knowingtransformative learningcommunity wellbeingfood securitysustainable future |
| spellingShingle | Arko-Achemfuor Akwasi Romm Norma Serolong Lesego Academic-practitioner collaboration with communities towards social and ecological transformation International Journal for Transformative Research relational knowing transformative learning community wellbeing food security sustainable future |
| title | Academic-practitioner collaboration with communities towards social and ecological transformation |
| title_full | Academic-practitioner collaboration with communities towards social and ecological transformation |
| title_fullStr | Academic-practitioner collaboration with communities towards social and ecological transformation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Academic-practitioner collaboration with communities towards social and ecological transformation |
| title_short | Academic-practitioner collaboration with communities towards social and ecological transformation |
| title_sort | academic practitioner collaboration with communities towards social and ecological transformation |
| topic | relational knowing transformative learning community wellbeing food security sustainable future |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/ijtr-2019-0002 |
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