Using a survey, interviews, and reflections by the teaching-research team, we explored the effects of almost a decade of experimentation, inspired by Freire's pedagogy for liberation, which applied participatory action research in engineering courses and in cities to develop professionals who are more committed to sustainability and more able to…

Critical Participatory Action Research is a form of research where community members and researchers collaborate to plan and carry out a research project on an issue they identify together (Cammarota & Fine, 2008; Mirra, Garcia & Morrell, 2016). While most CPAR projects engage adolescents, an emerging body of research focuses on CPAR with…

This study sought to understand individualized information literacy instruction for first-year students of color in higher education, and the impact of that instruction on student performance and confidence levels. The study was conducted at a four-year doctoral granting higher education institution and was designed as a QUAL+quan convergent…

This paper suggests formal education must take new approaches to meet the social opportunities and challenges brought about through the information revolution, in particular access to new information, capabilities for new types of communities that can challenge place-based agendas, and distributed power and voice. The tools of the Internet are…

Creating a socially just pedagogy from a grassroots level could help address issues of educational injustice. This paper focuses on the creation of the student voice for social justice (SVSJ) pedagogical method that is based on Nancy Fraser's political social justice framework. The resulting approach, developed through participatory action…

The fourth United Nations Sustainable Development Goal is to "ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all". Much of previous research into entrepreneurship education in Africa has focused on universities. However, many potential African entrepreneurs do not have access to…

Purpose: The study aims to refine the local university's supply chain management curriculum to meet regional industry demands, thus boosting the local economy. Design/methodology/approach: Mixed-methods action research combined with neural network modeling was employed to align educational offerings with the needs of the local supply chain…

This paper investigates the impact of institution-wide curriculum reform on a multi-disciplinary group of teaching-focused academics. Using the participatory action research method of co-operative inquiry, the study contributes several insights for supporting academic development during curriculum change. It highlights that teaching-focused…

The Civic Literacy series showcases how the knowledges, skills, and commitments of English language arts can explore traditional understandings of "civic education" and in its place offer creative possibilities for civic world-building in K--12 classrooms and communities. This, the third volume of the series, features contributions from…

This study explores the perceptions of FFA members from two urban FFA chapters in a midwestern state who worked together on a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) project. YPAR is a participatory-based research method in which youth are partners and leaders of the research, developing and implementing the research. The project was completed…

The growing presence of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools in academic writing has raised questions about their role in supporting students' development as writers. While existing research has explored the capabilities and limitations of GAI, there is a notable gap in understanding students' perspectives on its use. This study…

In this globalized environment, teachers of the future must be able to understand and correctly evaluate messages from various sources of media. In this context, the study intends to improve prospective teachers' media literacy knowledge, attitudes, and skills, as well as raise their awareness of media literacy. The data were collected through…

Teen-centric programs have proliferated in art museums across the U.S. and much of Europe, and scores of these programs target young people--and youth of color, specifically--as a way to grow museum audiences and relevance to a diverse public. However, few studies examine how teen-centric programs impact the youth involved and how they make sense…

This article considers the ethical dimensions of efforts to develop professional practice with others, informed by literature on the ethics of intervention in education. Data are presented from three studies with workplace teams in early childhood education in Australia and New Zealand that have employed double stimulation within Change Laboratory…

A multiyear critical participatory action research study was conducted with a total of 503 youth and young adults with disabilities (ages 14-25), family members, and transition stakeholders across the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Youth and young adults with disabilities, families, and stakeholders served as participant researchers who…