Hello and welcome
For present purposes, Im the person who maintains this action research web site on the University of Queensland commercial server and a mirror site at Southern Cross University.
I have extensive consulting experience, with an emphasis on facilitation, community and organisational change, evaluation, and action research. Each year I offer public workshops on select topics, or design and run workshops in house to meet particular organisational needs.
Yes, I do consulting work in the above areas using highly participative methods. Email me for details.
For other information read on to learn more ...
You'll find the action research site at http://www.uqconnect.net/action_research/arhome.html
There you'll also find the following action research resources ...
an on-line journal: http://www.uqconnect.net/action_research/ari/arihome.html
an on-line course: http://www.uqconnect.net/action_research/areol/areolhome.html
various papers: http://www.uqconnect.net/action_research/arp/arphome.html
the start of a thesis collection: http://www.uqconnect.net/action_research/art/arthome.html
and more
Other bits and pieces can be found elsewhere ...
If you'd like a bit more detail about my consulting you'll find it at: http://www.uqconnect.net/action_research/bdcons.html
Some of my books and monographs can be found at the Interchange web site. In addition to action research, topics include cultural diagnosis and change, facilitation, and more. The address of the site is http://www.interchangepubs.com.au/
When you get there you may be interested in having a look at my two most recently revised books. One is Values in action: applying the ideas of Argyris and Schon. The other is Rigour without numbers: the potential of dialectical processes as qualitative research tools
There's a thesis by explication (that is, some past writing and a commentary on it: http://www.uq.net.au/~zzbdick/dlitt/
And if you'd like to chat about any of this by email you can contact me at bd@uqconnect.net
Maintained by Bob Dick. Last updated 20060725