Participatory Action Research: Theory and Methods for Engaged Inquiry

ISBN-13: 9781138491328 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 418 str.

Jacques M. Chevalier; Daniel J. Buckles

Opis

"Explores theoretical foundations of Participatory Action Research tools, addressing the difficulties researchers from all disciplines face, focusing on connections between the theory, tools and skills required for practice"--

Spis treści

Introduction  Module 1: Advancing Theory  1. Ins and outs of Participatory Action Research  2. Pragmatic, psychosocial and critical PAR  Module 2: Design and Facilitation  3. Planning systems that learn  4. Participatory Action Monitoring and Evaluation  5. Measuring with measure  6. Skills, process design and ethics  Module 3: Exploring Problems  7. Getting to the roots  8. Participatory mapping and Citizen Science  9. Factors at play  10. Paradox  Module 4: Knowing the Actors  11. Stakeholder basics  12. Making social analysis simple, but not any simpler  13. Social Analysis CLIP  14. Positions and values  Module 5: Assessing Options  15. Thinking outside the box  16. Reconciling differences  17. Anticipating the future  Module 6: System Thinking  18. System Dynamics  19. Domain Analysis  20. Breaking the dependency on tobacco production  Conclusion