Participatory Action Research: Theory and Methods for Engaged Inquiry

by Jacques M. Chevalier, Daniel J. Buckles

Fully revised and updated, this second edition of Participatory Action Research (PAR) provides new theoretical insights and many robust tools that will guide researchers, professionals and students from all disciplines through the process of conducting action research ‘with’ people rather than ‘for’ them or ‘about’ them. PAR is collective reasoning and evidence-based learning focussed on social action. It has immediate relevance in fields ranging from community development to education, health, public engagement, environmental issues and problem solving in the workplace. This new edition has been extensively revised to create a user-friendly textbook on PAR theory and practice, This modular textbook provides novel perspectives and ideas in a longstanding tradition that strives to reconnect science and the inquiry process with life in society. It provides coherent and critical treatment of core issues in the ongoing evolution of PAR, making it suitable for a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. It is intended for use by researchers, students and working professionals seeking to improve or rethink their approach to co-creating knowledge and supporting action for the well-being of all.

418 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2012

Reviews

[Erika · Rating 2 out of 5]

this book was thorough and detailed and i am sure i would give it a higher rating if i had read this for pleasure but it was for study - and therefore only mildly applicable and interesting, so my rating is not about the quality of the book.