Academic-practitioner collaboration with communities towards social and ecological transformation
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Authors
Romm, Norma R. A.
Arko-Achemfuor, Akwasi
Serolong, Lesego
Issue Date
2019-12-15
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
Relational knowing , Transformative learning , Community wellbeing , Food security , Sustainable future
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Abstract
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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Citation
Arko-Achemfuor, Akwasi; Romm, Norma R.A. & Serolong, Lesego (2019). Academic/practitioner collaboration with communities towards social and ecological transformation. International Journal of Transformative Research, 6(1): 1-9
Publisher
De Gruyter
Journal
Volume
Issue
PubMed ID
DOI
ISSN
2353-5415