Participatory action research

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Title:

Participatory action research

Author:

McIntyre, Alice, 1956-

ISBN:

9781412953665

Personal Author:

McIntyre, Alice, 1956-

Publication Information:

Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2008.

Physical Description:

xviii, 79 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Series:

Qualitative research methods ; 52

Qualitative research methods ; v. 52.

Series Title:

Qualitative research methods ; 52

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Participatory action research -- Participation: what it means and how it works -- Action and change in participatory action research -- What constitutes "research" in participatory action research? -- Concluding reflections.

Subject Term:

Social sciences -- Research.

Action research.

Communities -- Research.

Social participation.

Group problem solving.

Electronic Access:

Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2007033164-b.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2007033164-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2007033164-t.html

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Summary

Participatory Action Research (PAR) introduces a method that is ideal for researchers who are committed to co-developing research programs with people rather than for people. The book provides a history of this technique, its various strands, and the underlying tenets that guide most projects. It then draws on two PAR projects that highlight three integral dimensions: the meaning of participation; the way action manifests itself; and the strategies for gathering, analyzing, and disseminating information. Author Alice McIntyre describes the various ways in which PAR is carried out depending on, for example, the issue under investigation, the site of the project, the project participants, people′s access to resources, and other related issues.Intended Audience: This resource is an ideal supplement for graduate courses PAR, qualitative research, and various types of action-based research.