Health and healthcare as the context for participatory action research
Participatory action research (PAR) is a social, practical and collaborative process in which the building of relationships with participants is crucial. It has two distinct features, one is community based and driven to generate knowledge or understanding about what will bring about change; the other is its quality improvement cycle, whereby the actions, reactions, interventions […]
Read More...Participatory action research to enhance the collective involvement of residents in elderly care: About power, dialogue and understanding
The collective involvement of patients and clients in health care organizations is valued in our Western society. In practice, giving form to this involvement seems to be a complex process. In this paper we present our learning experiences with a process of enhancing the involvement of older people in a residential care home in the […]
Read More...Using photovoice to reflect on poverty and address social inequalities among primary care teams
A participatory action research project using photovoice was developed in partnership with an international community organization working to overcome poverty. Twenty-eight healthcare professionals and persons in poverty participated in the study. The project consisted of several discussion sessions, creation of a photo exhibition, and knowledge transfer to the community and healthcare system. Photovoice proved to […]
Read More...Upscaling community transformation
This themed issue offers seven examples of upscaling community transformation, a rich opportunity for action research (AR) to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #17: re-vitalize global partnerships. Covid-19 has revealed anew the structural and political relationships that deepen inequality and hobble human flourishing. Local organizing around antiracist and anticolonial agendas, climate justice, […]
Read More...Practicing youth participatory action research for school equity: A pedagogical model
The application of emancipatory pedagogical methods such as youth participatory action research may serve as a valuable practice for addressing educational inequity. This article presents educational leaders, teachers, researchers, and youth advocates with a description of applicable pedagogical methods that comprised the implementation of a youth participatory action research seminar at the middle school level. […]
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