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Enhancing postgraduate learning and development: a participatory action learning and action research approach through conferences
Wood, Lesley; Louw, Ina; Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun (Routledge, 2017)As supervisors who advocate the transformational potential of research both to generate theory and practical and emancipatory outcomes, we practice participatory action learning and action research (PALAR). This paper ... -
'Every teacher is a researcher!': creating indigenous epistemologies and practices for HIV prevention through values-ased action research
Wood, Lesley (Taylor & Francis, 2012)Since gender is an undisputed driver of HIV infection, teachers concerned with HIV prevention education should ideally encourage critical awareness of and culturally sensitive practices around gender inequalities. Many ... -
Helping learners think more hopefully about life after school: the usefulness of participartory visual strategies to make career education more contextually relevant
Smit, Suegnet; Wood, Lesley; Neethling, Marinda (Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)Learners living in challenging socio-economic circumstances face limited opportunities for further education and employment. In this context, formal career guidance which merely provides information about specific jobs ... -
Helping learners think more hopefully about life after school: the usefulness of participartory visual strategies to make career education more contextually relevant
Smit, Suegnet; Wood, Lesley; Neethling, Marinda (Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)Learners living in challenging socio-economic circumstances face limited opportunities for further education and employment. In this context, formal career guidance which merely provides information about specific jobs and ... -
How are action researchers contributing to knowledge democracy? A global perspective
Wood, Lesley; McAteer, Mary; Whitehead, Jack (Taylor & Francis, 2018)Although action research has been widely recognized as an appropriate methodology for promoting the democratization of knowledge, it is not always conducted from an emancipatory and transformative paradigm. Using AR in ... -
How youth picture gender injustice: building skills for HIV prevention through a participatory, arts-based approach
Wood, Lesley (Education Association of South Africa (EASA), 2012)Based on the existing literature on the positive relationship that exists between high instances of HIV infections and a high degree of gender injustices in southern Africa, there is clearly a need for HIV-prevention ... -
Improving the work climate in a TVET college through changing conversations
Waddington, Rod; Wood, Lesley (Taylor & Francis, 2018)As an HRD manager in a college, I am responsible for employee wellness within the organisation. However the culture of the college in which I work is toxic, characterised by bullying, destructive leadership, gossip ... -
The resilience-enabling value of African folktales: the read-me-to-resilience intervention
Theron, Linda; Cockcroft, Kate; Wood, Lesley (SAGE, 2017)Resilience, or the process of adjusting well to adversity, draws on personal and social ecological resources (i.e., caregiving and community supports). Previous research—conducted mostly in the Global North—has shown that ... -
Using drawings and collages as data generation methods with children: definitely not child's Play
Mayaba, Nokhanyo Nomakhwezi; Wood, Lesley (Sage Publications, 2015)Appropriate data generation methods are key to a successful research project to attain rich and relevant data. When doing research with children, the methods selected should be age appropriate and enable them to contribute ... -
The value of using folktales as an intervention tool to enhance resilience for children orphaned and rendered vulnerable by HIV and AIDS
Mayaba, Nokhanyo Nomakhwezi; Wood, Lesley (Taylor and Francis, 2015)The recent increase in the number of children orphaned and rendered vulnerable by HIV and AIDS has placed an added burden on schools as sites of care and support. Yet, many teachers regard this pastoral role as an added ... -
The value of using folktales as an intervention tool to enhance resilience for children orphaned and rendered vulnerable by HIV and AIDS
Mayaba, Nokhanyo Nomakhwezi; Wood, Lesley (Taylor & Francis, 2015)The recent increase in the number of children orphaned and rendered vulnerable by HIV and AIDS has placed an added burden on schools as sites of care and support. Yet, many teachers regard this pastoral role as an added ... -
Values-based self-reflective action research for promoting gender equality: some unexpected lessons
Wood, Lesley (University of the Free State, 2014)The idea of using values as a means of guiding our research decisions and judging the validity of our claims of knowledge is well established in literature on the self-reflective genre of action research. Values in action ...