title: Reflections on a collaborative adult literacy and numeracy action enquiry

authors: McKim, Anne M.

subjects: action enquiry

abstract: This paper reports and reflects on a collaborative and multi-layered action enquiry project in the New Zealand polytechnic sector. In the context of widespread national professional development centred on adult literacy and numeracy teaching and learning in vocational educational institutions, an action enquiry methodology was piloted with vocational tutors in certificate and diploma programmes at nine polytechnics and institutes of technology. Most participating tutors had not previously carried out formal research, and few had worked with university researchers as external change agents before. A key aim of the overarching project was to investigate the effects and value of an action enquiry approach for embedding literacy and numeracy in vocational programmes. Reflection emerged as an important component in both the individual action enquiries undertaken by participating small teams and the meta-action enquiry project overlaying all of the projects. We conclude by considering the external agent role in building collaborative enquiry and relationships.

text: Reflections on a collaborative adult literacy and numeracy action enquiry This paper reports and reflects on a collaborative and multi-layered action enquiry project in the New Zealand polytechnic sector. In the context of widespread national professional development centred on adult literacy and numeracy teaching and learning in vocational educational institutions, an action enquiry methodology was piloted with vocational tutors in certificate and diploma programmes at nine polytechnics and institutes of technology. Most participating tutors had not previously carried out formal research, and few had worked with university researchers as external change agents before. A key aim of the overarching project was to investigate the effects and value of an action enquiry approach for embedding literacy and numeracy in vocational programmes. Reflection emerged as an important component in both the individual action enquiries undertaken by participating small teams and the meta-action enquiry project overlaying all of the projects. We conclude by considering the external agent role in building collaborative enquiry and relationships.

year: 2012

title: Institutional and noninstitutional influences on information and communication technology adoption and use among nonprofit organizations

authors: Zorn, Theodore E.

subjects: nonprofit organizations

abstract: In this study, nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in New Zealand were surveyed to explore influences on adoption and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). We sought to extend existing research by considering “institutional” influences alongside organizational and environmental features and by examining how institutional forces affect optimal use of ICTs. Findings suggest that NPOs adopting and using ICTs tended to be self-perceived leaders or those who scanned the environment and emulated leaders and tended to have organizational decisionmakers with the expertise to enable adoption and use. Furthermore, optimal fit of ICTs tended to be spurred by institutional forces if accompanied by self-perceived leadership and appropriate organizational resources. Implications for practice and theory are explored.

text: Institutional and noninstitutional influences on information and communication technology adoption and use among nonprofit organizations In this study, nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in New Zealand were surveyed to explore influences on adoption and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). We sought to extend existing research by considering “institutional” influences alongside organizational and environmental features and by examining how institutional forces affect optimal use of ICTs. Findings suggest that NPOs adopting and using ICTs tended to be self-perceived leaders or those who scanned the environment and emulated leaders and tended to have organizational decisionmakers with the expertise to enable adoption and use. Furthermore, optimal fit of ICTs tended to be spurred by institutional forces if accompanied by self-perceived leadership and appropriate organizational resources. Implications for practice and theory are explored.

year: 2011-01

title: Decolonizing Lamanite Studies – A Critical and Decolonial Indigenist Perspective

authors: Simon, Hemopereki

abstract: The emergence of Lamanite Studies exemplifies the need for decolonial and Indigenous-centered reevaluations of Mormon–Indigenous relations. This article advocates for the reclamation of Indigenous identity independent of the constraints imposed by Mormon doctrine. The incorporation of Indigenous genealogies into Mormon theology results in epistemic violence, disconnecting Indigenous peoples from their ancestral identities and substituting the latter with the settler/invader colonial construct of “Lamanite”. This paper advocates for the decolonization of Indigenous identities within Mormonism, emphasizing the need for a radical intervention that prioritizes Indigenous sovereignty and self-definition over the maintenance of colonial categories. I present approaches and scholarship in Lamanite Studies that align with Indigenous land and spiritual repatriation, promoting the restoration of Indigenous epistemologies to Indigenous communities. Theoretical colonialism must be supplemented by grassroots initiatives that empower Indigenous communities to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities.

text: Decolonizing Lamanite Studies – A Critical and Decolonial Indigenist Perspective The emergence of Lamanite Studies exemplifies the need for decolonial and Indigenous-centered reevaluations of Mormon–Indigenous relations. This article advocates for the reclamation of Indigenous identity independent of the constraints imposed by Mormon doctrine. The incorporation of Indigenous genealogies into Mormon theology results in epistemic violence, disconnecting Indigenous peoples from their ancestral identities and substituting the latter with the settler/invader colonial construct of “Lamanite”. This paper advocates for the decolonization of Indigenous identities within Mormonism, emphasizing the need for a radical intervention that prioritizes Indigenous sovereignty and self-definition over the maintenance of colonial categories. I present approaches and scholarship in Lamanite Studies that align with Indigenous land and spiritual repatriation, promoting the restoration of Indigenous epistemologies to Indigenous communities. Theoretical colonialism must be supplemented by grassroots initiatives that empower Indigenous communities to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities.

year: 2025