Conclusion: Embracing democratic cogeneration of knowledge and aspiring to cultivate an inclusive co-writing space
Parole chiave:
Action research, Democratic knowledge co-generation, Accessibility, Inclusion, Co-writing, PositionalityAbstract
This co-written conclusion examines emergent themes across the papers of action researchers featured in ALARj (four authors from this issue, and one author from a previous issue), focusing in on what it means to democratically co-generate knowledge. Concurrently we reflect on the democratic co-generation of knowledge during the co-writing process. In our collective experiences, embracing fluidity is essential to sustainable AR practice and truly democratic collaboration; this manifested differently for each project, demonstrating the diversity of what AR can be. Equally important is preserving one’s own well-being as a researcher, which we find to be especially crucial given the demanding nature of AR. This element became particularly pertinent as we realised our co-writing process lacked accessibility for one of our authors. We advocate for prospective action researchers to consider thoroughly what democracy means in their specific contexts, and to build frameworks of accessibility into collaborative processes.
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