The Theory of Participatory Action Research
This course provides an introduction to the theory of participatory action research and more generally to competing ideas about the uses of social research to promote social change. Students will explore the epistemological foundation for action research, knowledge generation in action research, the role of the “friendly outsider,” action science and organizational learning, participatory evaluation and arguments for and against phronetic social science.
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Author(s):
Dayna Cunningham
Larry Susskind
Publication Date:
2013
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