Action Research Projects

LEADwell Conference by Demitrius T. Barksdale The LEADwell conference, along with the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative, is also in partnership with the city and community of Brewton, Alabama, a small rural community of approximately 5,261 individuals (United States Census Bureau, 2021). This program is an advocacy effort to bring awareness to holistic health and wellness practices and resources for rural community members and leaders to lead themselves well in their daily lives, careers, and community advocacy efforts. For this conference and proposal, holistic health & wellness has been defined as financial, mental, & physical wellness, and medical [...]

The Project Health by Michael Gullakunta and Srilaya Gottimukkala The Project Health was executed in two parts where the Part I of the program consisted of implementation and documentation of training sessions on different aspects of health, including physical well-being and hygiene. The aim was to provide training on different aspects of health not limited to physical aspects, well-being, and hygiene. Two CPR sessions were conducted at two different locations. This was a training on CPR that took place at St. Ann’s College for Women and St. Pious College. These sessions empowered youth in the [...]

Sensory Toys and Therapeutic Classrooms by Bree Williams   West Mobile Academy (WMA) is a day treatment program in Mobile, AL. It is housed inside the BayPointe Hospital (the only children’s psychiatric hospital in Alabama). WMA partners with Mobile County Public School System as well as Chickasaw, Saraland, and Satsuma City School Systems. WMA provides a therapeutic classroom setting as well as a structured day treatment setting for elementary to high school students. Most of the students receive special education services and are unable to maintain appropriate behaviors in public schools. With the GKSEI seed grant, I [...]

“Neyge” by Lavanya Nijaguni Kattegoudar and Roydon Jonathan Dsa   We, two Gandhi-King Scholars, prepared an enthralling event highlighting the skill of weaving unique to the region of Udupi in partnership with Gandhian Centre Philosophical for Arts and Sciences, MAHE, Manipal. "Neyge" is the Kannada word for Weaving. We aimed to create an experience which will leave an audience captivated with the vivid, exquisite textiles being created that use hand-weaving techniques which have been passed down for generations in the region of Udupi. Through this meaningful celebration of art and sustainability, we strived to bring [...]