SSH 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Paulo Freire, Participatory Action Research

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Ssh 301 qualitative research design and methods (dr. knight) It is history, for us, by us, the aim is social transformation. Par arose from feminist and postmodernist critiques. Influenced by activism of the 60s and 70s. Community-based participatory action research has much in common with the work of the brazilian political and educational theoretician and activist, paulo freire. People most affected by the issue or intervention under study. Academics with an interest in the issue or intervention in question. Health, human service, and public agency staff and volunteers. Careful to continually frame debates as deficits. Can those in power relinquish power to community. Researchers do not formulate hypotheses that can subsequently be tested. The closeness between the research partners prevents scientific distance on the part of the academic researchers. Exact planning is not possible because the negotiation of the various decisions during the research process prevents the estimation of the duration of the project.

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