Action research a Handbook for Students
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Participatory Action Re-
search: From Within and Beyond Prison Bars [in:] P. Camic, J. Rhodes, L. Yardley (eds.), Qualitative Research in Psychology: Expanding Perspectives in Methodology and Design, American Psychological Association, Washington, pp. 173–198. A ction R eseARch A h Andbook foR s tudents 50 2.3 YPAR – Participatory action research with youth/Youth-led participatory action research In youth-led participatory action research young people identify a problem of concern, collect data and make recommendations for improving a given situ- ation [Anyon, Kennedy, Durbahn, Jenson 2018]. Their purpose is questioning and transforming systems and institutions towards greater social justice [Cam- marota, Fine 2008]. The key principle of YPAR is the fact that research topics are always based on youth’s own experiences and concerns. The second principle is the participatory nature of the research – young people collaborate in the re- search process. Furthermore, YPAR is a transformative process: the objective is always intervention which entails producing new knowledge and changing prac- tices in order to improve the lives of the youth and their communities [Anyon, Bender, Kennedy, Dechants 2018]. An example of such a study is e.g. resolving the problem of school violence, when students define the essence of the problem, study their fellow students’ perception of the problem, and then suggest solutions to school authorities [An- yon, Kennedy, Durbahn, Jenson 2018]. Youth can take on more complex sub- jects, as well, such as fighting climate change in their region in the course of ac- tion research carried out in cooperation with adults. Rachel Trajber et al. [2019] describe an example of such actions undertaken in collaboration with Brazilian youth on the issue of the current climate change. For more see: Cammarota J., Fine M. (eds.) (2008), Revolutionizing Educa- tion: Youth Participatory Action Research in Motion, Routledge, New York–London. 2.4 CPAR — Critical participatory action research People embarking on critical participatory action research study their individual and collective social practices to determine how these practices can be irrational, unsustainable or unjust for people involved in and affected by them. If partici- pants discover undesirable social practices or their consequences, they work to- gether to avoid or overcome what is undesirable for them [Kemmis, McTaggart, Nixon 2014]. According to Stephen Kemmis [2010, p. 86] critical participatory action research is research conducted by “participants in order to reach histori- cal self-awareness (or ‘historically-effected consciousness’) oriented towards the awareness of the historical subject and historicalness of the person interpreting this subject in practice and practice understood as praxis.” This research is not conducted exclusively for the practical interest, but it also fulfils emancipatory 51 c hAPteR 2: The variety of approaches within action research: multiple roads leading to change for the better goals, develops individual and collective self-reflection through the opening of the communication space and intervenes in the occurring collective history and adopts appropriate action as its practical purpose [Kemmis, 2010]. CPAR is a social process of shared learning in the name of individual and collective self-education. The main objective of groups working on CPAR is changing “here and now” practices, and not research referring to possible albeit abstract situations [Kemmis, McTaggart, Nixon 2014]. For more see: Kemmis S. (2010), Teoria krytyczna i uczestniczące badania Download 0.96 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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