Introduction     

HEdge Space was a collaborative research project which co-produced creative and holistic Adult Education for Sustainability workshops and learning tools.

 

​​This research led to the creation of the Hedgespace.net website. It shares the holistic praxis tools that were experientially co-produced with co-researchers through a collective praxis journey. It also shares workshop resources which were produced during the PhD outside of the co-researching project. 

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A participatory Action Research (PAR) approach was used to undertake this research. PAR is collaborative research involving ‘collective self-reflective enquiry, the co-construction of knowledge, and the development of skills for speaking back to power and organizing for change with others’ (Kemmis and McTaggart 1998, p. 5)​.

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Who can use these Resources:
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​These resources are aimed at activists, facilitators, educators, artists, sustainability scientists, community workers and researchers working toward emancipatory social change and sustainability.  

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This could be within grassroots social justice movement groups, NGO's, community and sustainable development, and education and social practice art contexts. For example, adult and community education, community and participatory arts, education for sustainable development, social studies, sociology, public engagement, participatory action research, transdisciplinary learning and research, policy making, activism, formal and non-formal education. 

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Who could participate in the research?

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The research project originated in The Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland and was open to anyone interested in using creative and collaborative approaches to activism and education for sustainability.
 

14 public co-researchers were involved in the research, with another 40 people participating in various public workshop events.​​​

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