Handbook on Participatory Action Research and Community Development

2022-04-05

Author : Randy Stoecker
Release : 2022-04-05
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Download or read book Handbook on Participatory Action Research and Community Development written by Randy Stoecker. This book was released on 2022-04-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook is a critical resource for carefully considering the possibilities and challenges of strategically integrating participatory action research (PAR) and community development (CD). Utilizing practical examples from diverse contexts across five continents, it looks at how communities are empowering themselves and bringing about systemic change. Chapters provide models for sustainably integrating the two practices and explore the transformative potential of decolonizing innovations and incorporating community organizing. With contributions by leading scholars and practitioners from the global south and north, the Handbook explores ways to build infrastructure to bring PAR and CD together, how to use PAR and CD to build people's power and capacity, and how to integrate PAR and CD in relation to community and organizational capacity building. It further gives practical advice and academic analysis on youth PAR, how to use PAR and CD in crisis situations such as earthquakes and pandemics, and envisions radically alternative PAR and CD approaches. This is a timely resource for social science scholars looking to better understand PAR as an important research method. It rethinks the theories underpinning both PAR and CD, offering important lessons for community development practitioners and non-profit professionals, as well as higher education professors interested in community engagement.

The SAGE Handbook of Participatory Research and Inquiry

2021-08-04 Social Science

Author : Danny Burns
Release : 2021-08-04
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 382/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Participatory Research and Inquiry written by Danny Burns. This book was released on 2021-08-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This SAGE Handbook presents contemporary, cutting-edge approaches to participatory research and inquiry. It has been designed for the community of researchers, professionals and activists engaged in interventions and action for social transformation, and for readers interested in understanding the state of the art in this domain. The Handbook offers an overview of different influences on participatory research, explores in detail how to address critical issues and design effective participatory research processes, and provides detailed accounts of how to use a wide range of participatory research methods. Chapters cover pioneering new participatory research techniques including methods that can be operationalised at scale, approaches to engaging the poorest and most marginalised, and ways of harnessing technologies to increase the scope of participation, amongst others. Drawing upon a wide range of disciplines, and bringing together contributing authors from across the globe, this Handbook will be of interest to an international readership from across the broad spectrum of social sciences, including social policy, development studies, geography, sociology, criminology, political science, health and social care, education, psychology, business & management. It will also be an insightful and practical resource for facilitators, community workers, and activists for social change. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Key Influences and Foundations of Participatory Research Part 3: Critical Issues in the Practice of Participatory Research Part 4: Methods and Tools Part 4.1: Dialogic and Deliberative Processes Part 4.2: Digital Technologies in Participatory Research Part 4.3: Participatory Forms of Action Orientated Research Part 4.4: Visual and Performative Methods Part 4.5: Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Part 4.6: Mixing and Mashing Participatory and Formal Research Part 5: Final Reflections

Handbook of Community-Based Participatory Research

2017-01-11 Medical

Author : Steven S. Coughlin
Release : 2017-01-11
Genre : Medical
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Book Synopsis Handbook of Community-Based Participatory Research by : Steven S. Coughlin

Download or read book Handbook of Community-Based Participatory Research written by Steven S. Coughlin. This book was released on 2017-01-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) emerged in response to the longstanding tradition of "top-down" research-studies in which social scientists observe social phenomena and community problems as outsiders, separate from the participants' daily lives. CBPR is more immersive, fostering partnerships between academic and community organizations that increase the value and consequence of the research for all partners. The current perspectives gleaned from this school of research have been wildly well-received, in no small part because they address the complexity of the human experience in their conclusions. HANDBOOK OF COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH codifies the methods and theories of this research approach and articulates an expansive vision of health that includes gender equality, safe and adequate housing, and freedom from violence. Topic-based chapters apply the theory and methods of CBPR to real world problems affecting women, ethnic and racial minorities, and immigrant communities such as sexual violence, exposure to environmental toxins, and lack of access to preventive care as well as suggesting future directions for effective, culturally sensitive research. HANDBOOK OF COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH is required reading for academics, policy makers, and students seeking meaningful social change through scholarship.

Collaborating for Change

2020-01-17 Political Science

Author : Susan D. Greenbaum
Release : 2020-01-17
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Collaborating for Change written by Susan D. Greenbaum. This book was released on 2020-01-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collaborating for Change: A Participatory Action Research Casebook documents the stories of a dozen community-based research projects in the United States. The book is for social justice activists and their research allies that learn best from real stories and real projects that bring insight about how democratizing research supports social change and our understanding of complex social issues.

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