Are we talking the walk of community-based research?  

Oleh:

Stoecker, Randy

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Action Research vol. 7 no. 4 (Dec. 2009), page 385–404.
Topik: Community-Based Organization; Community-Based Research; Community Participation; Participatory Action Research; Social Action; Social Change
Fulltext: 02. Are we talking the walk of community-based research.pdf (146.57KB)

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When we present ourselves as doing research that is participatory and action oriented, are we meeting either of those goals? An analysis of 232 concept applications sent to the Sociological Initiatives Foundation community-based research funding pool shows that most proposed research emphasized neither participation nor action. Grassroots community members, or organizations controlled by them, were rarely involved at the crucial decision stages of research, and instead limited to participation in collecting data. In addition, most research was proposed to produce papers, presentations or websites, rather than directly support action. The article provides a theoretical analysis of why participation and action are crucial and a set of reommendations for how to move toward research that is more participatory and integrally connected to action.

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