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Nagrik Diwas (Citizen’s Day) @ Delwara

Posted in co-creation, collaboration, community development, delwara, democracy, education on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Nagrik Diwas Seva Mandir’s work in Delwara is directly concerned with encouraging responsible citizenship and local self-governance. The journey so far has included an extensive range of activities with the citizens of Delwara through which Seva Mandir has sought to engage citizens in dialogue and action around issues of local importance. These issues have included [...]

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the right course!

Posted in action research, education, studying on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Just came across the following in the Introduction chapter of the Handbook of Action Research (Reason and Bradbury, 2008) – one of my course texts.
…the primary purpose of action research is not to produce academic theories based on action; nor is it to produce theories about action; nor is it to produce theoretical or empirical [...]

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Redefining Education in Seva Mandir?

Posted in education, seva mandir on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Today I was sitting with the education people, facilitating a discussion about Seva Mandir’s vision in the context of ‘education’. I must say that I am impressed by the quality of the discussion that took place and the readiness of the team to push the boundaries of their own program and to question everything that [...]

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acculturising with the choklas

Posted in education, questioning development, seva mandir, tribals on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Some time ago, last month, I was asked by Swati from Seva Mandir, to help out with some planning for a workshop with a group of representatives from several tribal (Bhil) jati panchayats (also known as choklas) from Gogunda, through Chali, all the way up to Godhaghati (stretching out north of Udaipur)… these people are [...]

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