Abstract
Participatory action research (PAR) is a methodological stance that researchers can find both inspiring and daunting. Community-based PAR offers a platform by which social scientists can contribute to the democratization of knowledge and its production, but also requires that they go beyond conventional roles and procedures to interact with community co-researchers in ways that may leave university-based researchers feeling exposed and rudderless. In this article, the authors present episodes from three different PAR projects that illustrate some of the challenges that PAR presents for university-based researchers, as well as what can be learned from them. © 2010 The Author(s).
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 407-425 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Action Research |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | May 30 2010 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Strategy and Management
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Keywords
- community education/engagement
- democratizing research
- participatory action research