D-Cubed: A Review of Dissemination Strategies used by Projects Funded by the ALTC Grants Scheme

D-Cubed: A Review of Dissemination Strategies used by Projects Funded by the ALTC Grants Scheme was led by Deanne Gannaway  (The University of Queensland) and Tilly Hinton(University of the Sunshine Coast), and supported by Project Officer, Kaitlin Moore, and Research Officer, Bianca Berry.  The D-Cubed Project explored the effectiveness of dissemination for Australian Learning and Teach Council (ALTC) Grants Scheme projects in the period 2006 to 2009 and has developed a range of resources to support future applicants.

http://www.uq.edu.au/evaluationstedi/Dissemination/?q=dissemination/

Visual Methods for Social Research (Asia-Pacific Region)

This group is based in Australia and provides a networking and discussion platform for social science researchers engaged in (or curious about) visual research methodologies.  The aim is to establish a dynamic community of practice.

http://www.methodspace.com/group/visual-methods-for-social-research?xg_source=activity

Palakar

Palakar is a Theatre of the Oppressed organisation working in Bangladesh towards positive social change, empowerment and greater dialogue on important issues.  Palakar works to unify groups using theatre for positive social change to explore culture, present education in a new way, promote research in the area and develop skill sets for cultural activists in Bangladesh.

http://www.palakar.org/

Centre for Collaborative Action Research

A very rich resource for exploring and understanding action research, including key publications, an online toolkit and a detailed list of resources.  The Center emphasises the use research to encourage education, community building and the innovative use of technology.

http://cadres.pepperdine.edu/ccar/define.html

Action Research Journal

Action Research is an new international, interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, quarterly published refereed journal which is a forum for the development of the theory and practice of action research. The journal publishes quality articles on accounts of action research projects, explorations in the philosophy and methodology of action research, and considerations of the nature of quality in action research practice.

http://arj.sagepub.com

Media Map Project

The Media Map Project, a multi-faceted research collaboration between Internews and The World Bank Institute, has made 25 data sets related to media and development available for public download and analysis.  The data collectively touch on every country in the world and up to 30 years’ worth of information is available to the public through the website. Visualizations on the site allow viewers to interact with and test the data in different ways.

http://www.mediamapresource.org/

Figure/Ground Communication

Figure/Ground was launched to bring media ecologists, phenomenologists, philosophers and critics of technology into a conversation in the spirit of interdisciplinary studies and methodological pragmatism. The Figure/Ground scholarly interview series features in-depth conversations with emerging and established scholars in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences about career choices, research interests, pedagogical issues and the changing nature of scholarship and academia in an “age of interruption” characterized by fractured attention and information overload.

http://figureground.ca/

The Communication Initiative

The Communication Initiative (The CI) is an online space for sharing experiences, insight and reflection in processes of communication development and social change. The network is highly active with over 50,000 contributions from a diverse range of scholars, researchers, activists and organisations from the field. Consequently, it serves as a fantastic resource for those interested in communication for development, and hosts numerous information and discussions portals, as well as its own online journal, Drum Beat.

http://www.comminit.com/

Online Journal, Drum Beat:  http://www.comminit.com/global/newsletters/287

 

Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies Journal

Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies is a journal founded in 2004 that publishes scholarship for an international readership on communication as a theory, practice, technology, and discipline of power. The journal features critical inquiry that cuts across academic boundaries to focus on social, political, and cultural practices from the standpoint of communication. It promotes critical reflection on the requirements of a more democratic culture by giving attention to subjects such as, but not limited to, class, race, ethnicity, gender, ability, sexuality, polity, public sphere, nation, environment, and globalization.

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713684641~db=all

Insights: An Initiative of Eldis

Insights’, an initiative of Eldis, is a unique and free journal that aims to make development related research accessible to non-academics and non-native English speakers, with particular emphasis on reaching those in the Majority World, often excluded from access to information.

http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/insights/