Participatory action research / Hal A. Lawson, James C. Caringi, Loretta Pyles, Janine M. Jurkowski, Christine T. Bozlak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawson, Hal A., 1944- author.

Caringi, James C., author.

Pyles, Loretta, author.

Jurkowski, Janine M., author.

Bozlak, Christine T., author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Series:

Pocket guides to social work research methods

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Action research.

Participant observation.

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 195 pages) : illustrations.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2015]

System Details:

text file

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. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introducing Participatory Action Research / Hal A. Lawson Lawson, Hal A. 1

2 Child Welfare Participatory Action Research Design Teams for Workforce Reconfiguration, Organizational Innovation, and Policy Change / Hal A. Lawson Lawson, Hal A., James C. Caringi Caringi, James C. 35

3 Participatory Action Research with Youth / Christine T. Bozlak Bozlak, Christine T., Michele A. Kelley Kelley, Michele A. 67

4 A Complex, Community-Based Participatory Action Research Design to Address Obesity in Young Children and Their Families / Janine M. Jurkowski Jurkowski, Janine M., Kirsten Davison Davison, Kirsten, Hal A. Lawson Lawson, Hal A. 91

5 The Critical-Emancipatory Tradition of Participatory Action Research in Postdisaster Recovery Settings in the Global South / Loretta Pyles Pyles, Loretta, Juliana Svistova Svistova, Juliana 119

6 Summary Reflections and Lessons Learned / Hal A. Lawson Lawson, Hal A., Christine T. Bozlak Bozlak, Christine T., James C. Caringi Caringi, James C., Loretta Pyles Pyles, Loretta, Janine M. Jurkowski Jurkowski, Janine M. 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 30, 2014).

ISBN:

9780190204396

0190204397

Publisher Number:

99975980046

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.