Participatory action research /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lawson, Hal A., 1944- author.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015] ©2015
Description:	xxvii, 195 pages ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Pocket guides to social work research methods Pocket guides to social work research methods.
Subject:	Social sciences -- Research. Action research. Communities -- Research. Social participation. Group problem solving. Action research. Communities -- Research. Group problem solving. Social participation. Social sciences -- Research.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10130618

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Other authors / contributors:	Caringi, James C., author. Pyles, Loretta, author. Jurkowski, Janine M., author. Bozlak, Christine T., author.
ISBN:	0190204389 9780190204389
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-189) and index.
Summary:	"As novel, complex social problems increase, especially those involving vulnerable people who reside in challenging places, the limitations of conventional research methods implemented by just one or two investigators become apparent. Research and development alternatives are needed, particularly methods that engage teams of researchers in real world problem solving while simultaneously generating practice- and policy-relevant knowledge. Research methods that effectively tap the expertise of everyday people, especially those impacted by these targeted social problems, are a special priority because academic researchers often lack experiential knowledge that stems from direct, everyday encounters with these vexing problems. Participatory action research (PAR) responds to these manifest needs. It provides a methodological structure and operational guidelines for preparing and deploying people from various walks of life as co-researchers, and it provides a proven strategy for generating practice- and policy-relevant knowledge as problem-solving in real world contexts proceeds."--Publisher's website.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Introducing Participatory Action Research
2. Child Welfare Participatory Action Research Design Teams for Workforce Reconfiguration, Organizational Innovation, and Policy Change
3. Participatory Action Research with Youth
4. A Complex, Community-Based Participatory Action Research Design to Address Obesity in Young Children and Their Families
5. The Critical-Emancipatory Tradition of Participatory Action Research in Postdisaster Recovery Settings in the Global South
6. Summary Reflections and Lessons Learned
Key Websites for Participatory Action Research
References
Index

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