‘I want to come here to prove them wrong’: using a post-colonial feminist participatory action research (PFPAR) approach to studying sport, gender and development programmes for urban Indigenous young women

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 952-967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyndsay M.C. Hayhurst ◽  
Audrey R. Giles ◽  
Whitney M. Radforth
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Gender And Development ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
To Come

scholarly journals A Participatory Action Research Method in a Rural Community of Mexico

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubi Arellano ◽  
Fabricio Balcazar ◽  
Sergio Suarez ◽  
Francisco Alvarado
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Community Interventions ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Need To Evaluate ◽  
Community Issues ◽  
To Come

For several decades, community interventions have promoted community development with strategies involving capacity building, advocacy, social change, and empowerment. Although community interventions intend to ameliorate social and economic inequalities, there is still a need to evaluate the outcomes of Participatory Action Research (PAR). PAR approaches have demonstrated to be a helpful tool for addressing and identifying community issues and strengths, while leading community members into action. The PAR approach described in this case study of “Ciudad Renace” (Town Reborn)—the Concerns Report Method (CRM)—provided a process for the community to come together and identify main issues, organize, and take actions. The findings suggest multiple activities and outcomes in areas like environmental contamination, social services, and education. Participatory methodologies like the Concerns report Method provided opportunities for community members to become engaged in pursing issues and addressing their own needs. The implications for community psychology research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Rethinking Community Within the Context of Social Inclusion as Social Justice: Implications for Women After Federal Incarceration

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darla Fortune ◽  
Susan M. Arai
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Societal Change ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Federal Prison ◽  
The Core ◽  
Before And After ◽  
To Come

Very little is known about how women’s experiences with inclusion or exclusion shape their entry into community after they have been incarcerated. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine inclusion from the perspective of women entering community after release from a federal prison in Ontario, Canada. This research project combined feminist participatory action research with anti-oppressive theories. Women who had been incarcerated were asked to come together to discuss ideas around inclusion and explore ways to foster a more inclusive environment. As women described the kind of community they experienced before and after incarceration, themes of being pushed out of community, being pulled into community, and negotiating issues of responsibility were evident. At the core of these themes was a powerful sense of difference. Findings suggest that deep societal change is needed for women to truly experience social inclusion upon their release from federal prison. They also suggest a role for community in supporting personal change and growth. We argue that if principles of social justice guided inclusion efforts, there would be dialogue and negotiation aimed at re-imagining social inclusion and creating a space that is hopeful and inclusive for all citizens.

Power, Truth and Justice in Youth Participatory Action Research: Ethical Questions

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivor Pritchard
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Youth Participatory Action Research ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Right

What difference does it make, ethically speaking, to be part of an action research project involving youth? How are participants supposed to act towards one another? How are they supposed to act toward others- research subjects, peers, adults in positions of authority, community members- who they encounter in the course of their projects? Youth Participatory Action Research (Youth PAR), as reflected in this volume's various projects, raises ethical issues that deserve its supporters' attention. Action researchers who are serious about both achieving their objectives and doing the right thing in the process are bound to come across certain kinds of ethical challenges in their activity. This essay will try to illuminate some common and troubling challenges.

Four practices for conducting feminist participatory action research with young women

2021 ◽  
pp. 147675032110364
Author(s):  
Nour Shimei ◽  
Maya Lavie-Ajayi
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Research Practices ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Conducting Research

While there has been an increase in action research explicitly defined as feminist in orientation, there has not been sufficient discussion on the actual translation of feminist theory into research practices. The aim of this article is to contribute to the growing body of knowledge labelled Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) by articulating specific research practices for conducting research with young women who are negotiating social injustice and marginalization. We define and describe four research practices: 1. coalescing into a group; 2. encouraging the shared ownership of the research process and its outcomes; 3. developing multiple centres of power; and 4. promoting interdependency. We illustrate these principles with specific examples from an FPAR study that explored how social workers in Israel can best support girls and young women in situations of distress. We explored this question with a group of young women who were active partners in the research process. We conclude the article by underscoring the linkage between these four practices and feminist theory.

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