ARVAC’S ROUNDTABLE ON ETHICS : WHY THEY MATTER CONTEXT In February 2024 ARVAC hosted the third in a series of invited roundtable discussion focussing on the practice of working with community networks and organisations. This series which brings together experienced researchers from universities as well as experienced practitioners has explored a range of practice informed […]
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The Research Circle – Community, democracy and dialogue through adult lifelong education In 2018, a group of adult educators, recognising the historic importance of the 1919 Ministry ofReconstruction Adult Education Committee’s Final Report, set up the Adult Education 100 campaign.The campaign sought to encourage a programme of activities, centred on the centenary of the 1919Report, […]
John Diamond ( ARVAC trustee ) In March this year ARVAC hosted a Roundtable discussion on the challenges facing trustees supporting voluntary sector organisations . We invited a group of people who brought a range of different experiences and roles : everyone was involved actively in working with or supporting voluntary and community sector organisations […]
RESPOND – RESET – RECOVER Two Years On … ARVAC would like to highlight the research by Nottingham Trent University … ‘It is undoubtable that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. From lockdowns, health and safety concerns, rising levels of demand and ongoing change and uncertainty, the pandemic transformed much of organisational life. This report tells the story of what happened during the pandemic within the VCSE sector.’ https://www.ntu.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0029/1673741/Respond-Recover-Reset-Two-Years-On-2022.pdf
Like ARVAC, GMCVO has long realised the contribution that research led by community-based organisations can make to the wider research and policy landscape. Yet, from lack of capacity to lack of credibility, small-scale community-led research faces many challenges. The new guide “Good Evidence: a guide to help community organisations produce research that gets taken seriously”, […]
ARVAC – Our commitment to anti-racism We are an organisation entirely run by volunteers, membership is free and there are no restrictions on joining. With a mission to bring together academics, practitioners and policy makers we have supported community groups to do research themselves, even with limited time and resources, for over 40 years. We […]
We are looking forward to the ARVAC AGM. Members are cordially invited to the rescheduled ARVAC AGM 2021 About this event We’d like to invite you to our rescheduled 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 16th December. The AGM will take place online from 11:00am – 12:30pm and you’ll receive a zoom link for […]
40 Years on: What is different and why do we need ARVAC Anniversaries of any kind give us the opportunity topause – look back (perhaps) and reflect. 2018 has marked the 40thbirthday of ARVAC. And it is interesting to look back and think about what haschanged and what has remained the same . On one […]
10 minutes with… Colin Rochester Colin has worked in and with the voluntary and community sector for over forty years. He has worked as a consultant, practitioner and as an academic. His most recent book, Rediscovering Voluntary Action: The Beat of a Different Drum was published in December 2013. If you could describe yourself in […]
Raymond Williams Foundation 2018 Residential event: 18-20 May 2018, The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool ‘The long revolution today: education, culture and politics for all’ 30 years after Raymond Williams’ death, the Raymond Williams Foundation (RWF) invites people for a weekend of discussion about how we can loosen the stranglehold the elite still largely retains on our […]