University of British Columbia Center for Human Settlements
Bulacan State University
City of Malolos
BC, Canada
TRAINING WORKSHOP ON
REINVENTING UNIVERSITIES THROUGH
ACTION RESEARCH
July 18-19, 2013
BulSU Hostel
DAY ONE – JULY 18, 2013
8:30 a.m.
Registration of Participants
9:00 a.m.
Invocation and Welcome
DR DANILO HILARIO
Vice President for Research, BulSU
9:10 a.m.
BulSU’s Strategic Research Agenda
DR MERLY SEBASTIAN NAGUIAT
Director, Centre for Research and Development, BulSU
9:20 a.m.
Introduction of Workshop Facilitators and Participants
DR VICTORIA VALENZUELA
Dean of Faculty of Graduate Studies, BulSU
9:25 a.m.
Workshop Objectives and Expected Outcomes
DR. LEONORA ANGELES
School of Community & Regional Planning and Institute of Gender, Race,
Sexuality and Social Justice, University of British Columbia
9:30 a.m.
SESSION 1: Why Action Research? Why Reinvent Universities? Why Reinvent
Universities Through Action Research?
PROFESSOR PETER BOOTHROYD
Centre for Human Settlements, School of Community and Regional Planning,
University of British Columbia
10:30 a.m.
Coffee Break and GROUP DISCUSSION 1: Reinventing Universities Through
Innovative Research
*Guide Questions: What are your positive and negative experiences in carrying
out traditional research activities? Should universities be reinvented? Why and
how?
11:00 a.m.
SESSION 2: What is Action Research?
Epistemological and Historical Roots of Action Research
P. BOOTHROYD
What is Action Research in Angat River Region?
L. ANGELES
Action Research Generated from Internships and Studio Courses: The Case of
the Philippine Studio Course
THERESA FRESCO
Fraser Basin Council, British Columbia, Canada
12:00 p.m.
Q&A
BRAINSTORMING SESSION: Generating List of Ideas on Action Research
12:30 p.m.
Lunch Break
1:15 p.m.
Session 3: How to Do Action Research?
Action Research Methodology
P. BOOTHROYD & L. ANGELES
Case Studies in Action Research: Cases in Vietnam and Brazil
P. BOOTHROYD
Cases in the Fraser Basin River, British Columbia, Canada
T. FRESCO
Case in Angat River Region
L. ANGELES
2:00 p.m.
OPEN SPACE * : Generating High Priority and High Feasibility Angat RiverRelated Action Research Topics
3:00 p.m.
Q&A
3:30 p.m.
Coffee Break and GROUP DISCUSSION 2: Doing Action Research
*Guide Questions: Based on Sessions 2 & 3 Inputs, what challenges do you see in
carrying out Action Research at BulSU? How can we address these challenges?
4:30 p.m.
Overnight Group Assignment & Explanation of Deliverables on Day Two
L. ANGELES
4:45 p.m.
Day One Learning Summary & Check-In
DR M. NAGUIAT
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* Note on Open Space Process:
i) Motivated individuals (not necessarily all workshop participants) list on a piece of paper the topics they
would like to work on using perhaps, but not limited to, the list of ideas generated in Session 2.
ii) The topics written on flip charts are posted at different spots around the room, with the idea writer
standing nearby.
iii) All participants are invited to review the pieces of paper around the room and to talk to the topic
proposers for further clarification.
iv) Participants physically cluster around the topics that interest them, forming a group to plan
possibilities for conducting action research on the topic that has brought it together. If some of the
groups are initially very small, they could be encouraged (but not forced) to join with others.
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DAY TWO – JULY 19, 2013
9:00 a.m.
Welcome Back and Day Two Organization
DR V. VALENZUELA
9:10 a.m.
Group Assignment Presentations
(10 minutes per Group)
10:00 a.m.
Q&A
10:30 a.m.
Coffee Break and GROUP DISCUSSION 3: Action-Reflection Loops
*Guide Question: Reflecting on the group assignment presentations, how can we
improve the quality of Action Research outcomes?
11:00 a.m.
Action Research, Community Engagement and Service Learning in
Universities: Universities as Development Actors
P. BOOTHROYD, T. FRESCO & L. ANGELES
12:00 p.m.
Q&A
12:30 p.m.
Lunch Break
1:30 p.m.
Developing an Action Research Agenda in BulSU: Challenges and
Opportunities
DR V. VALENZUELA & L. ANGELES
2:15 p.m.
Q&A
2:30 p.m.
GROUP DISCUSSION 4: Productive Action Research Agendas in BulSU as a
Regional University and National Centre for Excellence
(Grouping by College or Discipline)
*Guide Question: What productive Action Research topics, areas of research and
agendas can BulSU develop in the short, medium and long term to make the
university a National Centre for Excellence in Community-Based and Action
Research?
3:15 p.m.
Coffee Break and GROUP DISCUSSION 5: Getting Our Act Together:
Action Planning for Action Research
(Grouping by College or Discipline)
*Guide Questions: Who does What Where When and How when implementing
BulSU’s Action Research agendas? How can BulSU realize its vision to make the
university a National Centre for Excellence in Community-Based and Action
Research?
4:00 p.m.
Presentation of Group 4 & 5 Discussion Results
4:45 p.m.
Day Two Learning Summary & Closing Remarks
DR V. VALENZUELA
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