What is it about?
The article shares the author's experience in using action research to construct more democratic and transformative relationships of university with the territory where it is located. It problematizes this type of processes but at the same time, it shows that change is possible.
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Why is it important?
This article is important because big societal challenges require a more active role of universities in the transformation of territories. For university to play this role alternative research approaches to those that are nowadays mainstream are necessary. Action research can be one of those alternative research approaches.
Perspectives
The writing process of this article required going deep into the conflicts that I faced within my own organization. Doing so helped me understand conflict as a natural situation when trying to transform university and society and I hope my experience will be useful for others facing similar challenges.
Miren Larrea
Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness, University of Deusto
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This page is a summary of: Changing universities through action research: The dilemma of scope in pluralistic environments, Action Research, February 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1476750318757851.
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