Further Down the Virtual Vines

This chapter focuses on the somewhat unexpected relationship between participatory research methods, virtual work, and community-based practices. More specifically, our contribution outlines different conceptual foundations and methodological approaches related to participatory and community-based research. Embedded within this review, we address two key connections between participatory methods and virtual work. First, participatory and community-based methodologies provide a useful set of concepts and practices that can be applied in virtual contexts. Second, virtual work can facilitate participatory initiatives and achieve community-based goals. The chapter also offers two updated case studies from the previous version of this chapter. These short case studies illustrate how community-based groups often rely on virtual work to move their local initiatives forward.

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Virtual Vines

Virtual Work and Human Interaction Research ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0963-1.ch005 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 78-98

Author(s):

Marianne LeGreco ◽

Dawn Leonard ◽

Michelle Ferrier

Keyword(s):

Research Methods ◽

Participatory Research ◽

Virtual Work ◽

Participatory Methods ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Based Research ◽

Local Initiatives ◽

Participatory Research Methods ◽

Conceptual Foundations ◽

Work First

This chapter focuses on the somewhat unexpected relationship between participatory research methods, virtual work, and community-based practices. More specifically, the authors’ contribution outlines different conceptual foundations and methodological approaches related to participatory and community-based research. Embedded within this review, they address two key connections between participatory methods and virtual work. First, participatory and community-based methodologies provide a useful set of concepts and practices that can be applied in virtual contexts. Second, virtual work can facilitate participatory initiatives and achieve community-based goals. The chapter also offers two short case studies that illustrate how community-based groups often rely on virtual work to move their local initiatives forward.

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Participatory Research Approaches in Times of Covid-19: A Narrative Literature Review

International Journal of Qualitative Methods ◽

10.1177/16094069211010087 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. 160940692110100

Author(s):

Johanna Hall ◽

Mark Gaved ◽

Julia Sargent

Keyword(s):

Participatory Research ◽

Participatory Methods ◽

Research Issue ◽

Participatory Approaches ◽

Face To Face ◽

Narrative Literature ◽

Geographically Distributed ◽

Literature Base ◽

Narrative Literature Review ◽

Participatory Research Methods

This review aims to collate and organize the current literature base on the use of participatory research methods within Covid-19 and pandemic contexts. Participatory approaches rely on establishing trust and rapport between researchers and participants and advocate actively involving participants in the planning, implementation and evaluation of a research issue. However, by transitioning such approaches to an online and geographically distributed context, the openness and equitability of participatory approaches may be reduced or lost. By providing an overview of current empirical and guidance literature on the use of participatory approaches within the context of Covid-19, this review not only offers a basis for how a variety of methods may be used and adapted to distanced contexts, but also explicates the challenges associated with the use of these methods and the wider methodological implications posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Furthermore, this review outlines the issues associated with conducting this type of research more generally, providing implications for how distance-based participatory methods may be used in wider contexts where face-to-face interaction may not be appropriate, or fieldwork may be disrupted due to logistical reasons.

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Using community‐based participatory research methods to inform care for patients experiencing homelessness: An opportunity for resident education on health care disparities

AEM Education and Training ◽

10.1002/aet2.10681 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (S1) ◽

Author(s):

Caitlin R. Ryus ◽

David Yang ◽

Jennifer Tsai ◽

Jonathan Meldrum ◽

Christine Ngaruiya

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Research Methods ◽

Participatory Research ◽

Health Care Disparities ◽

Resident Education ◽

Community Based Participatory Research ◽

Community Based ◽

Participatory Research Methods

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Community-Based Participatory Research

Encyclopedia of Social Work ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.69 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Tracey Marie Barnett

Keyword(s):

Action Research ◽

Participatory Research ◽

Community Based Participatory Research ◽

Research Process ◽

Collaborative Action Research ◽

Participatory Action ◽

Community Members ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Based Research ◽

Partnership Approach

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) embraces a partnership approach to research that equitably involves community members, organizational representatives, social workers, and researchers in all aspects of the research process. CBPR begins with a research topic of importance to the community and has the aim of combining knowledge with action and achieving social change. It is community based in the sense that community members become part of the research team and researchers become engaged in the activities of the community. Community–researcher partnerships allow for a blending of values and expertise, promoting co-learning and capacity building among all partners, and integrating and achieving a balance between research and action for the mutual benefit of all partners. Various terms have been used to describe this research, including participatory action research (PAR), action research (AR), community based research (CBR), collaborative action research (CAR), anti-oppressive research, and feminist research.

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