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Participatory action research

About: Participatory action research is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 13969 publications have been published within this topic receiving 341474 citations.


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TL;DR: This review provides a synthesis of key principles of community- based research, examines its place within the context of different scientific paradigms, discusses rationales for its use, and explores major challenges and facilitating factors and their implications for conducting effective community-based research aimed at improving the public's health.
Abstract: Community-based research in public health focuses on social, structural, and physical environmental inequities through active involvement of community members, organizational representatives, and researchers in all aspects of the research process. Partners contribute their expertise to enhance understanding of a given phenomenon and to integrate the knowledge gained with action to benefit the community involved. This review provides a synthesis of key principles of community-based research, examines its place within the context of different scientific paradigms, discusses rationales for its use, and explores major challenges and facilitating factors and their implications for conducting effective community-based research aimed at improving the public’s health.

4,806 citations

Book
14 Apr 2005
TL;DR: Theoretical Frameworks and Sampling in Qualitative Research as discussed by the authors have been used extensively in the field of qualitative research, and they have been applied to a wide range of applications in a variety of domains.
Abstract: Introduction Part 1 Background to Qualitative Research 1. Theoretical Frameworks and Sampling in Qualitative Research 2. Rigour and Ethics in Qualitative Research Part 2 Types of Qualitative Research Methods 3. In-depth Interviewing Method 4. Focus Groups 5. Unobtrusive Methods 6. Narrative Inquiry Methodology: Life and Oral History, Life Story and Biographical Research. 7. Memory-work 8. Ethnography 9. Participatory Action Research 10. Qualitative Case Study Research 11. Grounded Theory Research Part 3 Applications of Qualitative Research 12. Researching the 'Vulnerable' 13. Going Online: Doing Qualitative Research in Cyberspace 14. Making Sense of Qualitative Data: Analysis Process 15. Writing a Qualitative Research Proposal 16. Writing a Qualitative Research Report 17. Qualitative Research: New Directions Glossary References

4,352 citations

Book
01 Jan 1990
TL;DR: Whyte as discussed by the authors discusses the role of the social scientist in participatory action research in agricultural research and development in the context of agricultural data collection and data sharing in the field of agricultural research.
Abstract: Introduction - William Foote Whyte PAR IN INDUSTRY Participatory Action Research - William Foote Whyte, Davydd J Greenwood and Peter Lazes Through Practice to Science in Social Research Participatory Action Research - Larry A Pace and Dominick R Argona A View from Xerox Participatory Action Research - Anthony J Constanza A View from ACTWU Participatory Action Research - Jose Luis Gonzalez Santos A View from FAGOR Participatory Action Research and Action Science Compared - Chris Argyris and Donald Schon A Commentary Comparing PAR and Action Science - William Foote Whyte Research, Action and Participation - Richard E Walton and Michael Gaffney The Merchant Shipping Case Co-Generative Learning - Max Elden and Morton Levin Bringing Participation into Action Research Action Research as Method - Jan Irgen Karlsen Reflections from a Program for Developing Methods and Competence Participant Observer Research - Robert E Cole An Activist Role PAR IN AGRICULTURE Participatory Strategies in Agricultural Research and Development - William Foote Whyte A Joint Venture in Technology Transfer to Increase Adoption Rates - Ramiro Ortiz Participatory Action Research in Togo - Richard Maclure and Michael Bassey An Inquiry into Maize Storage Systems The Role of the Social Scientist in Participatory Action research - Sergio Ruano Social Scientists in International Agriculture Resarch - Douglas E Horton Ensuring Relevance and Conributing to the Knowledge Base Conclusions - William Foote Whyte

3,617 citations

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TL;DR: This glossary aims to clarify some of the key concepts associated with participatory action research.
Abstract: This glossary aims to clarify some of the key concepts associated with participatory action research.

3,413 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023636
20221,325
2021949
2020989
2019874
2018906