A pesquisa-ação em estudos interdisciplinares: análise de critérios que só a prática pode revelar

Abstract

This paper proposes a reflection on the criteria for the methodology of action research, with the aiming of contributing towards meeting the premises required for application and improvement of the quality of participatory research in socioenvironmental and healthcare contexts. To construct this approach structure, the results from analysis of dissertations and thesis on action research were used in an interdisciplinary manner, at the interfaces between the fields of health, education and the environment. Analysis on practical situations made it possible to identify elements favoring attainment of the objectives of action research and understanding of the organizational dynamics. The following criteria were established: methodological flexibility; combination of multiple research and intervention tools; and levels of cooperation and participation among subjects and researchers. Action research was shown to be an appropriate proposal in the light of the interdisciplinary challenges when applied taking into account the criteria studied here.

“Isso eu levo para a vida!”: aprendizagem da prática profissional em uma Comunidade de Prática

“…We were involved in an action research 29,30 , a modality of qualitative investigation interested in knowledge production about practice and in its improvement. It is characterized by being participatory, both in the sense of including all the people involved (researchers and participants) and in its way of working.…”

“…It demands a rich context so that it can be constructed, in projects that favor the combination of the three modes of belonging. Therefore, the coordinator of the learning project plays an educational role, considering the specificities of each subject and investing, affectively, in their development 30 . The "care" mentioned in the discourse above implies the construction of a relationship with the subjects and with the collective project, which is what enables an alignment with what is sought by the professional community.…”

Crônicas do grupo: ferramenta para análise colaborativa e melhoria da reflexão na pesquisa-ação

“…The interaction between participation of subjects and result of this participation, as group chronicle, favored the enlargement of knowledge on the theme/problem in discussion 14 , contributing to the knowledge production and care in health that, most of the time, includes problems of complex nature, of transdisciplinary challenges towards successful interventions 12,17,20 .…”

“…This modality of qualitative investigation is based on the collaborative production of know-how about a theme of practical order, including all involved (researchers/authors and participants/actors) in reciprocal manners of relationship and accepting the practice, aiming at improvement, when building intentional actions seeking transformations [18][19][20][21] .…”

“…When discussing with the participants the results of these instruments, answers are supplied to the inquiries, favoring, inclusive, the credibility of the methodology (reducing the resistance and contributing to the understanding of the involved about the relevance of the problem in focus" 20 , p.…”