Resident experts: The potential of critical Participatory Action Research to inform public housing research and practice
Policies affecting those living in poverty are often created without the direct and meaningful participation of the people meant to be served. This has been especially the case with public housing. To contextualize the need for alternative approaches to inquiry, we begin by examining the history of public housing through the lens of oppression and […]
Read More...Exploration in to Action Research Review of Cultural Clash supported by Buddhist Methodology
Blog by Marcus Seels I found Shen’s (2015), Action Research in a Problem Avoiding Culture using a Buddhist Systems Methodology to be an interesting article. It’s an investigation into integration in real world situations. Buddhist teachings are an established habit and there is a need for understanding of culture.The article under review looked into a cultural […]
Read More...Teacher Participatory Action Research (TPAR): Politicizing Teacher Research
These are difficult times for teachers, particularly those in urban and/or low-income schools. Unfortunately, we seldom hear directly from them in conventional education research. To help them tell their stories, I partnered with a group of veteran, insightful, and knowledgeable teachers for two years of action research. These dedicated teachers (with a combined 110 years […]
Read More...History is Written by the Researcher: a Reflection on Mullett’s “Issues of Equity and Empowerment in Knowledge Democracy: Three Community Based Research Examples”
Winston Churchill once famously said, “History is written by the victors.” While action research is certainly no war, this quote highlights that those in power control the narrative. In Action Research, the stories that are told are those of the subjects, but the voice, and therefore the perspective, is usually that of the researcher. Therefore, […]
Read More...Human Reflections of a Maximum Security Prison
A blog inspired by: Researching prisoner experiences with prison officers: An action research inspired approach. Deborah H Drake, I have been serving the public in law enforcement for over 25 years, to include local, state and federal service, so I am aware of the potential consequences of crimes, such as incarceration at maximum-security prisons. I selected […]
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