Issues in Teaching Participatory Action Research

Abstract

This article discusses participatory action research, a methodology that incorporates subjects in the research and indexes results to transforming the lives of those involved. The approach is gaining momentum and recognition in academic circles but still often limited to specialized training centers. The author discusses two years of experience teaching participatory action research at a school of social work, focusing on the challenges that educators planning courses in action-oriented research are likely to meet.

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Paule McNicoll

This article is based on a paper presented at the Fourth International Social Science Methodology Conference at the University of Essex, July 1996, Colchester, UK.