Dusty Columbia Embury
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Dusty Columbia Embury
Embracing problems, processes, and contact zones: Using youth participatory action research to challenge adultism
Abstract provided on behalf of the author, Genia M Bettencourt In the United States, adultism creates dynamics in which youth are oppressed and their experiences dismissed. Youth participatory action research (YPAR), a research method and theoretical construct, provides one forum through which to challenge adultism by providing youth with voice and input. Such an approach contrasts […]
Read More...Communicative space and working locally: A report of a participatory action research project in a remote rural school in Bangladesh
If you do care about bringing change in rural secondary education in Bangladesh and are interested in action research, you can spend some time reading this article. While critics repeatedly talk about teachers’ failings and absence of a system that might enable teachers to take care of their own practices, we have very little evidence […]
Read More...Engaging Indigenous Youth Through Popular Theatre to Mobilize Research Findings
Mobilizing research findings in communities is not easy. As well mobilizing findings to healthcare professionals and community members in a way that they can see the value or advantage of utilizing some of the research findings is also difficult. So much comes at both these populations every day as they engage in daily life and […]
Read More...Assess Connect Transform In Our Neighborhood: A framework for engaging community partners in community-based participatory research designs
Have you ever wondered what it takes to achieve meaningful, lasting community change? How can you bring together researchers and community partners to work collaboratively to understand community issues and create relevant, long-lasting solutions? These are questions we have asked ourselves over the past decade through our work in the field. Though there are no […]
Read More...Learning from the experiences of others: An interview with Dr. Marja-Liisa Swantz
What is and what is not PAR? How can emerging scholars effectively use PAR methods to bring about community change and social justice? What is the future of PAR? These are the questions we had in mind when we decided to obtain answers by interviewing Dr. Marja-Liisa Swantz, a distinguished participatory action research expert whose […]
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