In anticipation and celebration of the ALARA (Action Learning, Action Research Association) World Congress to be co-hosted at AUT on 18-19 September 2025, we invite you to this Action Research Masterclass!

Action Research has long been recognised as a methodology that brings academic research and practice together. It promotes meaningful engagement with communities, enabling researchers to co-design research with the people who will be involved with (and hopefully benefit from) it. AUT has a stated ambition in Rautaki Rangahau: AUT’s Research Plan 2023-2028 to ‘acknowledge and value practice-led research’, ‘engage local communities in our research’ and ‘support the co-design, co-creation and research that gives back’. Come along to learn how Action Research can support these goals and help to amplify the impact of your research. 

This two-part Masterclass begins with a taster for those new to action research and progresses to a deeper dive into the underlying philosophies of action research and practice-led research methodologies for those interested in their application within the AUT context. Join us for Part 1 or Part 2 or stay with us for the duration. We will conclude the session with lunch at Tukutuku Café (buy-your-own) and informal conversations.

Whether you are new to Action Research, or already working with practice-based methodologies, we invite you to join us. Postgraduate research students and academic staff welcome! You can attend online or in person. There will be an opportunity to connect and join a Community of Practice to keep the conversation going.