A Qualitative Action Research Exploration of an Experiential Learning Afterschool Program: Developing Equity and Access for Students of Color

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The MethodSpace focus for October 2020 was on Action Research. Our Mentors-in-Residence this month were Ernie Stringer and Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, co-authors of a new edition of the text Action Research.

“Action research as a methodology was appropriate for exploring after-school experiential learning because it provides a powerful means of improving and developing new practices from the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially for the students of color” Antonio Boyd.

Antonio Boyd is the Chief Operating Officer at Future of School, the leading non-partisan charity focused on access to quality education, and a doctoral candidate in the Graduate School of Education at Northeastern University. In this video, Antonio discusses his action research dissertation with his chair, Dr. Cherese Childers-McKee. Antonio used participatory action research to explore experiential learning and leadership at Youth Leadership Experience (YLE)—an afterschool program for 9th and 10th grade high school students from the midlands area of Columbia, SC. After several months of extensive data collection, Antonio is now working with YLE leadership to develop and implement practices that make YLE more accessible and equitable for students of color.

View a conversation between Antonio Boyd and Dr. Cherese Childers-McKee here.

More Methodspace posts from this series about Action Research

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Reflections on Increasing Participation and Rethinking “Whose Knowledge Counts?” in Service Design
Action Research, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Ernie Stringer, October 2020, July 2022, Practitioner research, practice
Reflections on Increasing Participation and Rethinking “Whose Knowledge Counts?” in Service Design
Action Research, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Ernie Stringer, October 2020, July 2022, Practitioner research, practice

In this guest post Catherine Collins describes ways to put action research principles into practice.

Action Research, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Ernie Stringer, October 2020, July 2022, Practitioner research, practice
Protecting patients through isolation? Seeking ways to avoid the devastating effects of exclusion of family and friends in the era of Covid19
COVID19, Hege Gravdahl Garelius, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Ernie Stringer, Action Research, October 2020
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COVID19, Hege Gravdahl Garelius, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Ernie Stringer, Action Research, October 2020

Using action research to understand Covid-19 experiences, a guest post by Hege Gravdahl Garelius.

COVID19, Hege Gravdahl Garelius, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Ernie Stringer, Action Research, October 2020
A Call for Learning Spaces and Enclaves as 3rd Person Action Research
October 2020, Action Research
A Call for Learning Spaces and Enclaves as 3rd Person Action Research
October 2020, Action Research

The 11 co-authors of “Self-in-Field Action Research in Natural Spaces of Encounter: Inclusion, Learning, and Organizational Change” discuss their research.

October 2020, Action Research
Make a difference: Impact of participatory arts-based methods
Action Research, Participatory Action Research, Creative Methods, October 2020, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Arts-based
Make a difference: Impact of participatory arts-based methods
Action Research, Participatory Action Research, Creative Methods, October 2020, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Arts-based

Read this interesting post by Tineke Abma, Barbara Groot, Alie Weerman, Frederiek Overbeek, part of the Action Research series for October 2020.

Action Research, Participatory Action Research, Creative Methods, October 2020, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Arts-based
Kaleidoscope of Voices on Action Research
Collaboration, Action Research, October 2020, Melissa Parenti
Kaleidoscope of Voices on Action Research
Collaboration, Action Research, October 2020, Melissa Parenti

Read this guest post about collaboration and action research by Melissa Parenti.

Collaboration, Action Research, October 2020, Melissa Parenti
Defining Action Research
Author Interviews, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, October 2020
Defining Action Research
Author Interviews, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, October 2020

Learn about action research from Ernie Stringer and Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, co-authors of a new book on this important methodology.

Author Interviews, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, October 2020
Women telling their own stories in action research
Action Research, Gender, Indigenous Methods, Ros Beadle, October 2020
Women telling their own stories in action research
Action Research, Gender, Indigenous Methods, Ros Beadle, October 2020

Learn about how action researcher Ros Beadle invited Aboriginal women to tell their own stories.

Action Research, Gender, Indigenous Methods, Ros Beadle, October 2020
Action Research: A Collection of Posts
October 2020, Indigenous Methods
Action Research: A Collection of Posts
October 2020, Indigenous Methods

Find the entire collection of posts from the October 2020 series on action research!

October 2020, Indigenous Methods
Acting to Learn and Learning to Act: Podcast
Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Action Research, October 2020
Acting to Learn and Learning to Act: Podcast
Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Action Research, October 2020

Listen to a podcast interview with Dr. Alfredo Ortiz Aragón.

Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Action Research, October 2020
Sentient methods in Action Research—A conversation with Iñigo Retolaza Eguren
Action Research, October 2020, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon
Sentient methods in Action Research—A conversation with Iñigo Retolaza Eguren
Action Research, October 2020, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon

Watch this discussion of embodied and sentient action research methods with Iñigo Retolaza Eguren.

Action Research, October 2020, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon
Extending epistemology for programme evaluation – can After Action Reviews become spaces for critical reflection?
Evaluation, Action Research, October 2020, Marina Apgar, Mieke Snijder
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Evaluation, Action Research, October 2020, Marina Apgar, Mieke Snijder

Action research and evaluation are inter-related topics in this guest post and video from Marina Apgar and Mieke Snijder.

Evaluation, Action Research, October 2020, Marina Apgar, Mieke Snijder
Social work & developmental approaches to Action Research—A conversation with Rosalie Dwyer
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Social work & developmental approaches to Action Research—A conversation with Rosalie Dwyer
Action Research, October 2020, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon

A discussion about engaging participants in action research in a social work context.

Action Research, October 2020, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon
Commit to change and improve practice through Action Research
Action Research, Ernie Stringer, October 2020
Commit to change and improve practice through Action Research
Action Research, Ernie Stringer, October 2020

See this interview with Ernie Stringer and Geoff Mills to learn how he applies action research in educational contexts.

Action Research, Ernie Stringer, October 2020
Practical action research processes to move from local to global: A conversation with Dr. Susan Young
Participatory Action Research, Action Research, October 2020, Ernie Stringer
Practical action research processes to move from local to global: A conversation with Dr. Susan Young
Participatory Action Research, Action Research, October 2020, Ernie Stringer

View this discussion of participatory action research methods with Ernie Stringer and Susan Young.

Participatory Action Research, Action Research, October 2020, Ernie Stringer
A Qualitative Action Research Exploration of an Experiential Learning Afterschool Program: Developing Equity and Access for Students of Color
October 2020, Action Research, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Structural Racism
A Qualitative Action Research Exploration of an Experiential Learning Afterschool Program: Developing Equity and Access for Students of Color
October 2020, Action Research, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Structural Racism

View a conversation between Antonio Boyd and Dr. Cherese Childers-McKee about inclusion and action research.

October 2020, Action Research, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, Structural Racism
Generating research from and for action—3 central ideas in Action Research
Indigenous Methods, Qualitative Data Collection, Action Research, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, October 2020
Generating research from and for action—3 central ideas in Action Research
Indigenous Methods, Qualitative Data Collection, Action Research, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, October 2020

Learn about how key action research principles allow for inclusion of marginalized people in this presentation from Alfredo Ortiz Aragon.

Indigenous Methods, Qualitative Data Collection, Action Research, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, October 2020
Aboriginal Co-Researchers: A Conversation Between Darryl Kickett and Ernie Stringer
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Aboriginal Co-Researchers: A Conversation Between Darryl Kickett and Ernie Stringer
Indigenous Methods, Action Research, Mentors-in-Residence, Qualitative Data Collection, Ernie Stringer, October 2020, Culture, Crosscultural

View a conversation between Ernie Stringer and long-time collaborator Darryl Kickett.

Indigenous Methods, Action Research, Mentors-in-Residence, Qualitative Data Collection, Ernie Stringer, October 2020, Culture, Crosscultural
New Thinking on Action Research from Ernie Stringer and Alfredo Ortiz Aragon
Action Research, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, October 2020
New Thinking on Action Research from Ernie Stringer and Alfredo Ortiz Aragon
Action Research, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, October 2020

Learn more about the new edition of Action Research from Ernie Stringer and Alfredo Ortiz Aragon.

Action Research, Ernie Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragon, October 2020
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