Open AccessNurturing a Self-Help Group
Author(s) -
Marsha Schubert
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sage open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2158-2440
DOI - 10.1177/2158244015574939
Subject(s) - general partnership , psychology , participatory action research , pedagogy , action research , group (periodic table) , developmental psychology , sociology , political science , chemistry , organic chemistry , anthropology , law
In April 1987, the parent of a child who was both learning disabledand intellectually gifted and talented and a professional educator (the author) foundedParents of Gifted and Learning-Disabled Students of Northern Virginia, a self-help groupfor people who were dealing with the challenges posed by such children. The articlebegins with a background explaining the need for such a group followed by a history ofthe group and a description of how it functioned. It then details ways in which theauthor and the group interacted over the course of 5 years. A major component of thisinteraction was the members’ partnering in a research study with the author—a processnow known as participatory action research (PAR)—and the outcomes of thatpartnership