Cornell University PARnet aims to create a self-monitored, community-managed knowledge base and gateway to action research resources, connecting practitioners and scholars with each other, the literature, and other educational opportunities. It seeks to reflect the broad spectrum of approaches that characterize the international action research community. PARnet recognizes that the term action research represents a dynamic, ever-evolving range of practices and applications that are, nevertheless, characterized by a common philosophical foundation. It turns to the community itself to define and shape the concept of action research, first and foremost, through the simple act of contribution.

• PARnet will seek to develop automated services, such as calendars and registries, that will allow all members of the community to participate in information sharing.
• PARnet will not supplant other institutional web site initiatives, but will endeavor to provide a common connection point for other web resources.
• PARnet will seek to develop computer assisted tools to help the community reflect on the global picture of action research, to identify trends and common elements as they emerge, and to refine shared concepts and definitions.
• In pursuing its goals, PARnet will seek collaborating sponsors among other institutions that provide action research education and services.

URL: http://www.parnet.org/

Contacts:

Paula H Horrigan, Landscape Architecture, phh3@cornell.edu (mailto:phh3@cornell.edu)

Mary Jo Dudley, Associate Director, Latin American Studies Program, mjd9@cornell.edu