Open AccessParticipatory Action Research with South Asian Immigrant Women
Author(s) -
D. Rosemary Cassano,
James M. Dunlop
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
critical social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1543-9372
DOI - 10.22329/csw.v6i1.5710
Subject(s) - participatory action research , empowerment , citizen journalism , action (physics) , sociology , insider , immigration , work (physics) , action research , process (computing) , set (abstract data type) , public relations , political science , pedagogy , engineering , anthropology , computer science , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , law , programming language , operating system
Participatory Action Research (PAR) is presented as similar to social work in regard to processes, outcomes and empowerment. The challenges in utilizing PAR in social work are explored using the example of a PAR project with a group of South Asian immigrant women in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. An examination of the insider-outsider dimensions of PAR is also provided. The similarities between the process in social work and the process in PAR are discussed with reference to the specific skills relevant to both. This paper proposes a set of considerations to facilitate the use of Participatory Action Research in social work.