Open AccessParticipatory action research approaches and methods
Author(s) -
Nancy Gibson
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
gateways
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1836-3393
DOI - 10.5130/ijcre.v3i0.1039
Subject(s) - participatory action research , action (physics) , citizen journalism , action research , section (typography) , process (computing) , sociology , engineering ethics , epistemology , computer science , engineering , anthropology , pedagogy , world wide web , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
This book, published as part of Routledge’s Studies in Human Geography, is useful well beyond this discipline, as it provides a welcome review of Participatory Action Research (PAR). In three major sections, beginning and ending with ‘Reflections’ that bracket the ‘Action’ section, this collection provides a timely overview of the current status of this methodology, as well as many useful examples of applying PAR as a research process