Performative inquiry offers practitioners and researchers a way of engaging in research that
attends to critical moments that emerge through creative action. A tug on the sleeve …

In our not yet known world, a clothesline hangs suspended from the back porch across the
yard to a hook embedded in the trunk of a tree. Sunlight marks prison bars across the length …

… Lynn Fels Simon Fraser University … I have through my work conceptualized and articulated
performative inquiry (Fels, 1998; Fels, 1999) that recognizes the learning and questioning that …

In this article, the authors speak to the paradox of assessing transformative learning (TL) in
higher education. TL theory, developed by Jack Mezirow, is a theory of learning to describe …

Academics from diverse disciplines are recognizing not only the procedural ethical issues
involved in research, but also the complexity of everyday “micro” ethical issues that arise. …

Drama and science remain disparate subjects in curricula and teaching. At first glance, as
with a water and oil concoction, we assume they don't mix. But like liquids with different sorts …

This article explores the generative relationship between complexity, performance, and
teacher education. In a moment of crisis, a drama educator comes to recognize the potential of …

I arrive at the hotel in downtown Vancouver, breathless for my interview. I am 22 years old,
the ink on my teaching certificate is barely dry. Ushered into a bedroom filled with strangers, I …

Background: During the transition between prison and community, people are at greatly
increased risk for adverse health outcomes. This study describes a peer health mentoring …

Background: In Canada, the number of women sentenced to prison has almost doubled since
1995. In British Columbia, the rate of reincarceration is 70% within 2 years. Our aim was to …