scholarly journals Imagining Latin American Social Science from the Global South: Orlando Fals Borda and Participatory Action Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jafte Dilean Robles Lomeli ◽  
Joanne Rappaport
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Global South ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
American Social Science

scholarly journals Por uma pedagogia decolonial na América Latina: Convergências entre a educação popular e a investigação-ação participativa

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
João Colares da Mota Neto
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Scientist ◽  
Popular Education ◽  
Paulo Freire ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
America Latina ◽  
Decolonial Pedagogy

The article analyzes possibilities of convergence between popular education and participatory action research, taking as a reference the thought of the Brazilian pedagogue Paulo Freire and the Colombian social scientist Orlando Fals Borda. In particular, it examines these convergences in order to identify elements for the constitution of a decolonial pedagogy in Latin America. It is a research inserted in the field of the comparative history of Latin American social thought, using as primary sources several works of Paulo Freire and Orlando Fals Borda. The article defends the argument that the convergence between popular education and participatory action research is one of the most fruitful, creative and instigating intellectual contributions ever produced in Latin America, capable of pointing to a decolonial pedagogy that confronts intellectual colonialism, Pedagogical traditionalism and the authoritarianism of modern-colonial science. 

Fat Bodies, Qualitative Research and the Spirit of Participatory Action Research

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-350
Author(s):  
Zoë C. Meleo-Erwin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
Fat Bodies ◽  
Qualitative Methodologies ◽  
Ethics And Politics

Participatory Action Research (PAR) may be conceived of as a politic or an epistemology rather than a rigid methodology. If this is the case, how can PAR inform other qualitative methodologies? How can qualitative researchers adopt the spirit of PAR without doing PAR work itself? In this work, I seek to explore these questions by reviewing how PAR can guide my future dissertation work on the productive effects of the obesity epidemic. I examine how I might base my research in the ethics and politics of social justice and yet also remain open to and accountable for the ways in which my choice of methods reflects what can be seen as the colonizing approach of traditional social science.

scholarly journals Addressing diversity in science communication through citizen social science

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. A04
Author(s):  
Lissette Lorenz
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Sociocultural Diversity

This article seeks to address the lack of sociocultural diversity in the field of science communication by broadening conceptions of citizen science to include citizen social science. Developing citizen social science as a concept and set of practices can increase the diversity of publics who engage in science communication endeavors if citizen social science explicitly aims at addressing social justice issues. First, I situate citizen social science within the histories of citizen science and participatory action research to demonstrate how the three approaches are compatible. Next, I outline the tenets of citizen social science as they are informed by citizen science and participatory action research goals. I then use these tenets as criteria to evaluate the extent to which my case study, a community-based research project called ‘Rustbelt Theater’, counts as a citizen social science project.

scholarly journals Engaging with feminist postcolonial concerns through participatory action research and intersectionality

2012 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Schurr ◽  
D. Segebart
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Global South ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Research And Practice

Abstract. This paper deals with the challenges of doing fieldwork as a Western researcher in the "Global South" after the (feminist) postcolonial turn. Debates within developmental geography have addressed the politics of fieldwork, questions of positionality and collaborative, participatory ways to produce knowledge. We intend to enter this discussion to find constructive ways of conducting feminist postcolonial research. Drawing on our own experiences as German researchers and development practitioners in Latin America, we discuss the potential and limits of two central feminist postcolonial approaches in development research and practice: participatory (action) research and intersectionality. Our reflections aim to show how development research and practice may benefit from integrating feminist postcolonial approaches.

scholarly journals Can care coordination across levels be improved through the implementation of participatory action research interventions? Outcomes and conditions for sustaining changes in five Latin American countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Vargas ◽  
Pamela Eguiguren ◽  
Amparo-Susana Mogollón-Pérez ◽  
Isabella Samico ◽  
Fernando Bertolotto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Care Coordination ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Induction Program ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Finding new strategies for care integration has become a policy priority for many fragmented health systems in Latin America. Although the implementation of interventions through a participatory action research (PAR) approach is considered to be more effective in achieving organizational change, its application is scarce. This study, part of the research project Equity-LA II, aims to analyze the impact of PAR interventions on care coordination across levels, and key aspects for their sustainability and transferability, from the stakeholder viewpoint in healthcare networks of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay. Different interventions were designed and implemented through a PAR process to improve communication and clinical agreement between primary care and secondary care doctors: joint meetings to discuss clinical cases and/or training; shared care guidelines; offline virtual consultations; a referral and reply letter; and an induction program. Methods A qualitative, descriptive-interpretative study was conducted in the healthcare network of each country. Focus groups and semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with a criterion sample of participants: local steering committee (29) and professional platform members (28), other health professionals (49) and managers (28). Thematic content analysis was conducted, segmented by country and type of intervention. Results Informants highlighted that joint meetings based on reflexive methods contributed substantially to improving contextually relevant elements of clinical management coordination – communication in patient follow-up, clinical agreement, appropriateness of referrals – and also administrative coordination. The meetings, alongside the PAR process, also helped to improve interaction between professionals – knowing each other personally and mutual trust – thus fostering willingness to collaborate. The PAR approach, moreover, served to spread awareness of the coordination problems and need for intervention, encouraging greater commitment and interest in participating. No noteworthy contributions were identified in remaining interventions due to low uptake. A necessary condition for the sustainability and replicability was that PAR process had to be used appropriately in a favourable context. Conclusions Evidence is provided on the substantial contribution of interventions to improving locally relevant clinical coordination elements and professional interaction when implemented through an adequate PAR process (in terms of time, method and participation levels), a necessary condition for their sustainability and replicability.

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