Conferences

Coming up

CARN Virtual Conference 2024

CARN will be facilitating an online Conference this Spring, Talking Locally, Connecting Globally. Those who cannot participate in our annual in-person Conference can still contribute and share their research with other Action Researchers around the globe. Please see the flyer below for more details.

Conference Flyer

27th Apr-1st May 2024
On-line

CARN 2024 Annual Conference

24th Oct - 26th Oct 2024
Malmö University, Sweden

The next annual CARN conference will be held at the Malmö University in Malmö, Sweden. The conference theme is “Action Research for Citizen Health, Social Sustainbility and Education. " More information will follow soon.

Past conferences

CARN-D.A.CH. Conference 2024

9th Feb-10th Feb 2024
Bielefeld

The most recent CARN D.A.C.H. Conference was held in Bielefeld on 9th and 10th February, 2024 in the context of the 50th anniversary of the Bielefeld laboratory schools. All those interested in discussing Action Research in German were warmly welcomed.

CARN D.A.CH. is a German-language Action Research network and part of the international Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN).

Conference Flyer - English

Conference Flyer - German

Conference Report

4th Biennial Conference of the Portuguese Network

2nd Nov-4th Nov 2023
School of Education of the Polytechnic School of Porto, Portugal

IIII Congresso Bienal da Rede Lusófona de Investigação-Ação Colaborativa - Estreiadiálogos

The 4th Biennial Conference of the Portuguese Network - Estreiadiálogos, took place in Porto in November, and the theme was Action Research, Identity, and Professional Emancipation

Conference Flyer

Conference Poster

Conference Report

More information: https://www.estreiadialogos.com

CARN 2023 Annual Conference

26th Oct-28th Oct 2023
The Friends' Meeting House, Manchester

The annual CARN conference was held at the Friends' Meeting House in Manchester. Our conference theme this year, “Research in the Real World: Reaching out to people and communities” reflects CARN’s aim to “encourage and support Action Research projects (personal, local, national and international), accessible accounts of Action Research projects, and contributions to the theory and methodology of Action Research.”

We were joined by 120 people from 22 countries, and enjoyed a huge variety of interesting and provocative presentations. We will publish the conference proceedings in our next Bulletin due out in the Summer of 2024.

Conference Website

Virtual Conference of the Action Research Network of the America’s (ARNA)

1st Jun-2nd Jun 2023
Online

Theme: PAR! A Virtual Celebration of Diverse Methodological Approaches in Participatory Action Research / PAR! Una celebración virtual de diversos enfoques metodológicos en la investigación-acción participativa

The Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA) links professionals in education, healthcare, social services, and community development with citizens and community-based organizations throughout the Americas and around the world for the sharing of knowledge and new ideas.

Following the success of its largely virtual 2022 conference which celebrated ten years of the Action Research Network of the Americas, ARNA now invites action research colleagues worldwide to join us for our 2023 virtual event, June 1-2. There we will explore together and celebrate the rich diversity of methodological approaches leading to new understandings through our participatory action research efforts.

The ARNA Coordinating Group invites virtual paper presentations, panel sessions, and workshops that explore the ways in which methodological pluralism strengthens participatory action research efforts and/or how utilization of diverse data collection and analysis methods support effective triangulation of data.

Conference Website

Call for proposals in English & Español

Yellowhead Tribal College Conference 2023

1st Jun-2nd Jun 2023
Edmonton, USA

Conference Theme: Land-based Knowledge, Action Reseach and Climate Change.

For more information please go to https://ytced.ab.ca/events/

CARN Virtual Conference 2023

6th May-13th May 2023
On-line

CARN facilitated another online Conference this Spring, so that those who cannot participate in our annual in-person Conference can still contribute and share their research with other Action Researchers around the globe. Please see the flyer for more details.

Conference Flyer

Portuguese Session Report

CARN-D.A.CH. Conference 2023

9th Feb-10th Feb 2023
Styria, Austria

The 10th CARN D.A.CH. Conference was held at the University College of Teacher Education Styria on the 9th & 10th of February, 2023. All those interested in discussing action research in German were warmly welcomed.

CARN D.A.CH. is a German-language Action Research network and part of the international Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN).

Conference Flyer

Conference Website

Conference Report

CARN 2022 Annual Conference

28th Oct-30th Oct 2022
National College of Ireland, Dublin

The theme of the conference was Changing lives through Action Research. We are now accepting contributions from participants to publish in our 25th Bulletin of Conference proceedings. Please send to [email protected]

Conference Website

Conference Flyer

Location

10th Annual Conference of the Action Research Network of the America’s (ARNA)

28th Jun-30th Jun 2022
Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah, USA & online

CELEBRATING ARNA’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY! Conference Theme: Expanding the Frontiers of ARNA: History, Possibilities, and New Actions. ¡CELEBRANDO EL 10º ANIVERSARIO DE ARNA! Tema de la conferencia: Expandiendo las fronteras de ARNA: historia, posibilidades y nuevas acciones.

The strands for the 2022 Annual Conference are:

  • Social Justice - CHAIR: Brianne Kramer
  • YPAR - CHAIR: Dane Stickney
  • Knowledge Democracy - CHAIR: Lonnie Rowell
  • Practitioner Research - CHAIR: Joel Judd

Los hilos para la Conferencia Anual 2022 son:

  • Justicia Social - PRESIDE: Brianne Kramer
  • YPAR - PRESIDE: Dane Stickney
  • Democracia del conocimiento - PRESIDE: Lonnie Rowell
  • Investigación Practicante - PRESIDE: Joel Judd

Conference Website

Conference Flyer (in English)

Folleto de la Conferencia (en Español)

Call for proposals in English, Español & Português are available.

CARN-D.A.CH. Conference 2022

21st Jan-22nd Jan 2022
Klagenfurt, Austria

The 9th CARN D.A.CH. conference was held as on online event, from Friday 21st to Saturday 22nd of January 2022. The conference was organised by the the Institute of Instructional and School Development at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt and focused on the theme "Action Research Past - Present - A New Future". It was open to all Action Researchers interested in professional exchanges in German.

CARN D.A.CH. is a German-language Action Research network and part of the international Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN).

Conference Website

Conference Report

3rd Biennial Conference of the Portuguese Network

22nd Nov-25th Nov 2021
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

III Congresso Bienal da Rede Lusófona de Investigação-Ação Colaborativa - Estreiadiálogos

The 3rd Biennial Conference of the Portuguese Network - Estreiadiálogos, took place at the end of 2021.

Conference Website

Conference Report

CARN 2021 Annual Conference

2nd Oct-10th Oct 2021
Online and locally

This year, CARN once again broke new ground and held a CARNival in the period 2nd to 10th October for our annual collaborative international CARN conference of 2021. We relied on the creativity, initiative and imagination of our Action Researcher participants to provide the content for part of this period. The theme was Raised Voices. There were a variety of CARN events throughout the CARNival, held online, organised by the Dundee, Scotland group and by our Action Researcher participants. We were joined by over 200 participants representing 25 countries from around the globe!

CARNival was organised from Dundee, Scotland this year. Dundee is on the East Coast of the mainland and sits where the River Tay meets the sea. It is called the City of Discovery as it has the explorer, Captain Scott of the Antarctic’s ship in dock. We have the beautiful Glamis Castle which is linked to the Royal Family, being the original home of the Queen Mother. The people of Dundee are fiercely independent and voted strongly for Scotland to leave the UK in a recent referendum. It also has two Universities, the University of Dundee (a partner in CARNival) and the University of Abertay. St Andrews University, the Home of Golf, is close by.

CARNival Poster

Conference Flyer

SY.N.THE.SI.

11th Sep-12th Sep 2021
on-line

International Conference in Greek and English:

An Outlook in the future: Education in the year 2030 and the role of the Teacher as a Professional.

Organizer: SY.N.THE.SI The Heuristic Teachers’ Society International, Interdisciplinary Society.

Programme details and how to join (it is free!) can be accessed from https://synthesi.mysch.gr/indexEn.php?page=Conference2021

Book of Abstracts

9th Annual Conference of the Action Research Network of the America’s (ARNA)

2nd Jun-18th Jun 2021
Online

The ARNA Co-Creating Knowledge/Empowering Communities team is working on creating an experience to raise hope and provide inspiration. We invite you to join us for a conference that encourages peace, justice, respect, and creativity, and that strengthens the ties between people, communities, organisations, and projects.

Join us to explore one, two, or three strands…

  • June 2: CARN Study Day
  • June 3 & 4: Education, Sustainability, and Society
  • June 10 & 11: Challenging & Preserving Culture
  • June 17 & 18: Knowledge Creation, Preservation, and Access

Conference Website

CARN-D.A.CH. Conference 2021

22nd Jan-22nd Jan 2021
On-line

Due to the COVID-19 measures a face2face CARN D.A.CH. Symposium 2021 was not possible. The organising team made every effort to offer an appropriate alternative, which took the form of an online meeting held on Friday, 22nd of January 2021 from 13:00 - 17:30 CEST.

The theme of the meeting organised by the Institute of Instructional and School Development at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt https://ius.aau.at/en/das-ius-en/institute/ was Action research: History - Present - Future

Colleagues working in the field of Action Research and interested in discussions in German were warmly invited to participate in the meeting during which the two key-note speakers and colleagues presenting short papers shared their Action Research experiences and findings in various fields such as Education, Science, Social and Community Affairs, Economics, Art, and Technology. There was space for exchange and learning, especially about current developments and challenges.

The next face2face event will be held in Klagenfurt from the 21st to 22nd of January, 2022.

CARND.A.CH. https://ius.aau.at/en/das-ius-en/networking-cooperations/carnd-a-ch/ is a German-language action research network and part of the international Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN).

Conference website

Conference Report

CARN Virtual Conference 2020

24th Oct-25th Oct 2020
On-line

Because of Covid 19, the 2020 CARN Conference in Dundee has been postponed to 2021: we hope to see you there. However, we held a Virtual Conference in 2020 to whet your appetite about the theme, Raised Voices, which seeks to bring together researchers from education, community work and health and well-being to focus on the action dimensions of research and the key issues that underpin our actions. There was a 1-day conference on 24th October, repeated on 25th, at times which will facilitate participation from across the globe. Thanks to all those who joined us for our first virtual conference, it was a super event, with Prof Julian Stern giving us the very best of interactive keynotes both days on the same subject: 'Conversation as Method: How to Get Rich Quick' - but each time a little different! Participants joined us from 32 countries and we were treated to a tremendous range of presentations about their Action Research.

We are working on making both events available to all CARN members. Unlike our familiar events where presentations you cannot join are lost to you forever, you will be able to attend any of the sessions that have been successfully recorded. We will let you know when this is ready. This has been an exciting new departure for CARN, and we hope the first of many!

CARN-D.A.C.H. Conference 2020

17th Jan-18th Jan 2020
Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, Campus Bressanone-Brixen, Italy

The 8th German-language CARN D.A.CH. conference was held at the Faculty for Education at the Campus in Brixen-Bressanone of the Free University Bozen-Bolzano. The conference focused on “Action Research, Lesson & Learning Study at all levels of education from Elementary to Tertiary: the Challenge of Multilingualism”.

Conference Report

Joint CARN/ALARA 2019 Annual Conference

17th Oct-19th Oct 2019
Hotel President, Split, Croatia

Imagine Tomorrow: Practitioner Learning for the Future

Conference Report

Video produced at the Conference

Conference Website

7th Annual Conference of the Action Research Network of the America’s (ARNA)

26th Jul-28th Jul 2019
McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada

Repoliticizing P/AR: From Action Research to Activism

Conference Website

CARN-DACH Conference 2019

18th Jan-19th Jan 2019
University of Teacher Education in Innsbruck

Sustainability in Education

The 2019 German Speaking CARN-DACH Conference was held at the University of Teacher Education in Innsbruck.

Event Programme

Bericht in deutscher Sprache

Report in English

Photographs of the Event

CARN 2018 Annual Conference

25th Oct-27th Oct 2018
Manchester, UK

Voicing and Valuing: Daring and Doing

Hosted by Edge Hill University's Faculty of Education.

Conference Website

Congratulations to Marit Blaak and Theodora Agapoglou on winning this year's EARJ/CARN Award, we look forward to reading your publications next year!

6th Annual Conference of the Action Research Network of the America’s (ARNA)

28th Jun-30th Jun 2018
The University of California San Diego Campus, Price Center.

Knowledge Mobilization for Equitable and Peaceful Social Progress

Conference Website

ALARA World Congress 2018

17th Jun-20th Jun 2018
Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, USA

The Action Learning and Action Research Legacy for Transforming Social Change: Individuals, Professionals, Communities Developments, Organizational Advancements and Global Initiatives.

Conference Website

1st Biennial Conference of the Portuguese Network

4th Jan-4th Jan 2018
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

The 1st Biennial Conference of the Portuguese Network - Estreiadiálogos, took place at the end of 2017.

Conference Report

CARN 2017 Annual Conference

20th Oct-22nd Oct 2017
Gallos University Campus in Rethymno, Crete

Reflecting on Action Research in an Unequal World: an alternative perspective towards democracy.

Videos from the Conference

Conference Website

5th Annual Conference of the Action Research Network of the America’s (ARNA)

12th Jun-16th Jun 2017
Cartagena, Colombia

All conference information can be found on the official conference website

CARN 2016 Annual Conference

11th Nov-13th Nov 2016
Lincoln, UK

Integrating the Personal and Political in Professional Practice (the 4Ps). This international conference is being run by the Bishop Grosseteste University

Conference Flyer

CARN 2015 Annual Conference

6th Nov-8th Nov 2015
Braga, Portugal

This international conference is being run by the Centre for Research on Child Studies (CIEC)

Conference Flyer

CARN 2014 Annual Conference

31st Oct-2nd Nov 2014
Gateshead UK

This international conference is being run by CARN

Conference Flyer

2nd Annual Conference of the Action Research Network of the America’s (ARNA)

23rd May-24th May 2014
Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

This international conference is being run by Action Research Network of the Americas

Conference Flyer

Related Study Day Flyer

Related Study Day Report

CARN 2013 Annual Conference

7th Nov-9th Nov 2013
Radisson Blu Hotel, Troms

Staying Critical: Nurturing democratic partnership in action research. This international conference is being run with CARN and hosted by the University of Troms

Conference Flyer

CARN 2012 Annual Conference

23rd Nov-25th Nov 2012
Ashford International Hotel, Kent, UK

Towards Creative Action: Transformations and Collaborations in Practice Conference Flyer Conference Website. This international conference is being run collaboratively by CARN and the IPDC, and hosted by the England Centre for Practice Development at Canterbury Christ Church University

Conference Flyer

CARN 2011 Annual Conference

4th Nov-6th Nov 2011
NH Danube Hotel, Vienna, Austria

Bringing a different World into Existence - Action Research as a Trigger for Innovations Conference Flyer. Hosted by the University of Klagenfurt, Institute for Instructional and School Development.

Conference Flyer

CARN 2010 Annual Conference

5th Nov-7th Nov 2010
University Arms Hotel, Cambridge, England

Action Research in Diverse Contexts: contemporary challenges. Hosted by the Anglia Ruskin University, Faculty of health and Social Care

Conference Flyer

8th World Congress of Action Learning and Action Research

6th Sep-9th Sep 2010
Melbourne, Australia

  • The major themes that guided the congress were:
  • Philosophical foundations of action-based and participatory approaches to learning and research.
  • Our stories of integrating action-learning / action-research practice with theory and/or our theoretical learning and insights with practice.
  • Power and its presence in learning and research relationships.
  • Perennial issues of methodology, methods, epistemology and ontology in action learning, action research and participatory action research.

CARN 2009 Annual Conference

30th Oct-1st Nov 2009
Campus of Athens and Psychico College, Athens, Greece

Action Research for Improvement in Schools, Communities and Oganizational Spaces. What is to be done?

Conference Flyer

Conference Website

CARN 2008 Annual Conference

7th Nov-9th Nov 2008
Liverpool Marriott City Centre Hotel, Liverpool, UK

Cultural Kaleidoscopes: Exploring Ethics, Contexts and Conceptions

Conference Flyer

CARN 2007 Annual Conference

9th Nov-11th Nov 2007
Ume University, Sweden

Action Research Beyond Borders and Divides

Conference Flyer

CARN 2006 Annual Conference

10th Nov-12th Nov 2006
University of Nottingham, UK

Extending Professionalism, Improving Practice: Exploring the Impact of Action Research

Conference Flyer

CARN 2005 Annual Conference

4th Nov-6th Nov 2005
Utrecht, The Netherlands

Quality of Practitioner Research/Action Research: what?s it about, what?s it for and what next?

Conference Brochure

CARN 2004 Annual Conference

5th Nov-7th Nov 2004
International University of Andalucia, Malaga, Spain

Conference Programme

CARN 2003 Annual Conference

7th Nov-8th Nov 2003
Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University and St. Martin's College, Lancaster, UK

Conference Flyer

CARN 2002 Annual Conference

8th Nov-10th Nov 2002
School of Education, University of Ulster, UK

CARN 2001 Annual Conference

2nd Nov-4th Nov 2001
St Martin's College, Lancaster & Carlisle, UK