Action Research Communities (ARCs) are ways members create small but active groups of people who want to share resources, strategies, practices and ideas around a specific topic. They are established as the needs and interests of ARNA members evolve. At present we have a number of groups that have started, with some more active than others. We are also encouraging the formation of new groups.

To join a community or to create a new group, please contact co-chairs Aubrey Uresti (auresti@ucdavis.edu) and Suzy Thomas (sthomas@stmarys-ca.edu)


ARNA Cross ARC Collaboration: School-based Settings


Check out the new interactive ARC page by clicking the image below.


Action Research Communities... in action.

Community Development

Chair : Donna Benson (donnabenson59@yahoo.com)

Alessandra Piccoli (alessandra.piccoli@posteo.net)


Early Childhood Education

Co-Chair : Mina Kim, San Francisco State University (romany37@gmail.com)


Graduate Students

Chair: Rachel Sherman (rsherman429@gmail.com)


Health Equity

Current Members:
Chair: Nancy Murphy, Red Bank, New Jersey (nphlox@gmail.com)

Luciana Cordeiro, Sao Pal, Brazil (lucordeiro.to@gmail.com)
Kimberly S. Cox, San Antonio, Texas (kscox@student.uiwtx.edu)
Nelly Gomez, Vancouver, British Columbia, (ngomez@vcc.ca)
Shari Laliberte, Vancouver, British Columbia, (slaliberte@vcc.ca)
Abe Oudshoorn, London, Ontario, (aoudshoo@gmail.com)
Michelle Vasquez, San Antonio, Texas (mcasares@uiwtx.edu)

» Get to know our members!

International ARC

Chair: Candace Kaye (santakaye@gmail.com)


Musical Learning Community - Comunidad de Aprendizaje Musical

The Musical Learning Community (MLC) is a group of musicians, educators, artists, and researchers with a shared vision about creating and sharing, and about learning the arts and social action. We work together developing multiple programs across the continent and fostering relationships around the globe.
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La Comunidad de Aprendizaje Musical (CAM) está conformada por un grupo de músicos, educadores, artistas e investigadores que comparten una visión sobre el aprendizaje en las artes y la acción social, así como en el crear y en el compartir con otros. Trabajamos de manera colectiva desarrollando múltiples programas a lo largo y ancho del continente, así como cultivando relaciones alrededor del mundo.

We're looking for a new chair for the Musical Learning Community ARC. If you're interested or know someone who might be, please contact us at auresti@ucdavis.edu.


Participatory Action Research & Popular Education
Co-Chairs:

School Counseling

Chair: Scott Merkel (schmerkel@gmail.com)

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/sc-arna-arc/home


School Leadership

Co-Chairs: Randy Ziegenfuss (ziegeran@gmail.com) and Lynn Fuini-Hetten (lfuinihetten@gmail.com), Salisbury Township School District


Supporting the Teaching of Action Research (STAR)

Our STAR community works collaboratively in a learning circle to provide resources, ideas, and strategies to support the teaching of action research.  We have developed a website with topics and resources, a STAR newsletter published 3x a year around teaching issues and strategies, and a weekly Action Research Teaching blog for more interaction among members around ideas, methods, and strategies for supporting the teaching of action research. We also hold bi-monthly Chats on topics of interest to action researchers open to all on the first Wednesday of every other month. These are recorded and available on the STAR-C website.

Join STAR! 

Facilitator: Margaret Riel, Pepperdine University (mmriel@gmail.com)

Anne Margaret Moseley (amoseley@ocms.ac.uk)
Baptiste Godrie (baptiste.godrie@umontreal.ca)
Candace Kaye (santakaye@gmail.com)
Carlos Chiu (Cchiu@colegiociencias.com)
Christine Lechner (christine.lechner@protonmail.com)
Clotilde Lomeli Agruel (cotylomeli@uabc.edu.mx)
Kathy Shafer (k12action.math@gmail.com)
Kimmie Tang (ktangmsmc@gmail.com)
Laura Irene Dino Morales (laurisdino@hotmail.com)
Linda & Keith Purrington (Linda.Purrington@pepperdine.edu)
Linda Purrington (
lpurrington@gmail.com)
Ron Morgan (Rmorgan2@nu.edu)
Sonia Rodriguez (srodriguez2@nu.edu)
Teri Marcos (tmarcos@nu.edu)

Past Members
Donna Azodi
Jennifer Robins

Website: star-arna-arc.org


Youth Participatory Action Research
Rachel Kulick (University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth)
Milahd Makooi (JeffCo Public Schools, Arvada, CO)
Dave McPartlan (University of Cumbria)
Rachel Radina (Eastern Michigan University)
Kostis Sipitanos (University of Crete)
Dane Stickney, (ARC) Chair, (dane.stickney@ucdenver.edu)