Action and Knowledge: Breaking the Monopoly With Participatory Action Research

TLDR: Fals-Borda et al. as discussed by the authors presented a self-review of PAR and the struggle of Afro-Colombians for public service. But they did not discuss the role of the computer in this process.

Abstract: Preface vii PARTI: INTRODUCTION 1. Some Basic Ingredients, Orlando Fals-Borda 3 2. The Theoretical Standpoint of PAR, Muhammad Anisur Rahman 13 3. A Self-Review of PAR, Muhammad Anisur Rahman and Orlando Fals-Borda 24 PART II: VIVENCIAS 4. Together Against the Computer: PAR and the Struggle of Afro-Colombians for Public Service, Gustavo I. de Roux 37 5. Young Laborers in Bogota: Breaking Authoritarian Ramparts, Maria Cristina Salazar 54 6. Action and Participatory Research: A Case of Peasant Organization, Vera Gianotten and Ton de Wit 64 7. Glimpses of the "Other Africa," Muhammad Anisur Rahman 84 8. People's Power in Zimbabwe, Sithembiso Nyoni 109 vi Action and Knowledge 9. Toward a Knowledge Democracy: Viewpoints on Participatory Research in North America, JohnGaventa 121 PARTm: STEPS IN PRAXIOLOGY 10. Stimulation of Self-Reliant Initiatives by Sensitized Agents: Some Lessons from Practice, S. Tilakaratna 135 11. Remaking Knowledge, Orlando Fals-Borda 146 References and Further Reading 167 About the Co-authors 181