Participatory action research from the inside: Community development practice in East St. Louis

1993 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Forester
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Development Practice

Radicalising Community Development within Social Work through Popular Education—A Participatory Action Research Project

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 2207-2225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Westoby ◽  
Athena Lathouras ◽  
Lynda Shevellar
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Action Learning ◽  
Popular Education ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Action Research Approach

AbstractThis article reports upon the efforts of three social work/social science academics in partnership with social and community practitioners, at radicalising community development (CD) within social work. The project was motivated by painful political events and processes unfolding around the world in 2017 and led to the design of a participatory action research approach with thirty-three practitioners. Engaging in several cycles of research (pre- and post questionnaires, observation, focus groups and interviews) and action learning (a popular education knowledge exchange day, a community of practice day and prototyping new projects) several new initiatives were implemented, including the formation of a new Popular Education Network. Reflections and discussion consider the implications of radicalising CD within social worker practice through combining education, organising and linking to progressive social movements. The article overall makes the case that popular education could be a crucial element in enabling the radicalisation of CD within social work.

A microanalysis of a participatory action research process with a rural Aboriginal men's health group

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Komla Tsey ◽  
David Patterson ◽  
Mary Whiteside ◽  
Leslie Baird ◽  
Bradley Baird ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Health Group ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Our recent paper (Tsey, Patterson, Whiteside, Baird, & Baird, 2002) analysed the early stages of a participatory action research process (PAR) designed to support members of a rural Aboriginal men?s group to take greater control and responsibility for the factors influencing their health and wellbeing. This follow-up paper focusses on key challenges and opportunities associated with the PAR process. Among other things, the paper highlights: a need for training providers and policy-makers to give more attention to the issue of community development skills and how to promote the uptake of such skills more widely in Indigenous settings; the importance of taking a ?solution-focussed approach? in line with the principles of PAR when doing community development work; a need for relevant training and creation of real employment opportunities to be central to strategies designed to support rural Aboriginal men to take their rightful place; a need for the men?s group to promote the broad spectrum of its activities more widely so as to minimise an image problem that the men?s group is only for men having problems; and, above all, an urgent need for the men?s group organisers to play leadership roles through, for example, dialogue with local gay men so as to jointly come up with ideas to make the men?s group more accessible for all men, including gay men.

Reflexionando sobre los proyectos de desarrollo comunitario en tiempos de crisis

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inmaculada Gómez Jarabo ◽  
Marta Gómez Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Popular Education ◽  
Technical Aspect ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
School Population ◽  
Action Research And Learning

Reflexionando sobre los proyectos de desarrollo comunitario en tiempos de crisisRESUMENEn el presente estudio pretendemos reflexionar sobre la situación de los proyectos de Desarrollo Comunitario en España y sobre la participación de la población escolar, fundamentalmente universitaria, en los mismos. Para ello, nos basaremos en la Educación Popular de Freire y las metodologías de Investigación Acción Participativa y Aprendizaje Servicio como fundamentación teórica a los proyectos analizados y las propuestas realizadas. Haremos especial hincapié en este tipo de proyectos en tiempos de crisis, pues es cuando la población se siente más desamparada y necesita sentirse más integrada en su entorno y arropada por sus semejantes. Todo ello, resaltando la importancia que tiene en la formación del ser humano no sólo el aspecto académico o técnico, sino también la perspectiva emocional y de pertenencia a la sociedad en la que vive.PALABRAS CLAVE: Proyectos de desarrollo comunitario. Educación Popular. Participación ciudadana. Refletindo sobre os projetos de desenvolvimento comunitário em tempos de criseRESUMONo presente estudo pretendemos refletir sobre a situação dos projetos de Desenvolvimento Comunitário na Espanha, e sobre a participação da população escolar, fundamentalmente universitária, nos mesmos. Para isso, nos basearemos na Educação Popular de Freire e nas metodologias de Investigação Ação Participativa e Aprendizagem em Serviço, como fundamentação teórica dos projetos analisados e as propostas realizadas. Faremos especial ênfase nesse tipo de projeto em tempos de crise, pois é quando a população se sente mais desamparada e necessita sentir-se mais integrada em seu entorno, e apoiada por seus semelhantes. Tudo isso, ressaltando a importância que tem na formação do ser humano não só o aspecto acadêmico ou técnico, mas também a perspectiva emocional e de pertencimento à sociedade em que se vive. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Projetos de desenvolvimento comunitário. Educação popular. Participação cidadã. Reflecting on community development projects in times of crisisABSTRACTIn the present study we intend to reflect on the situation of the Community Development projects in Spain, and on the participation of mainly university in the same school population. To do this, We will base on Popular Education Freire and methodologies Participatory Action Research and Learning Service, theoretic basis of the analyzed projects and proposals made. We will make special emphasis on this type of project in times of crisis, it is when the population feels more helpless and need to feel more integrated in its surroundings, and supported by his fellows. All this, emphasizing the importance of the formation of the human being not only the academic or technical aspect, but also the emotional perspective and of belonging to the society in which we live.KEYWORDS: Community development projects. Popular education. Citizen participation.

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