Abstract:The label, Participatory Action Research (PAR), seems to be a good one, describing research oriented towards making change in which the interested parties actively participate. In identifying key principles or characteristics, proponents begin to tell us more about what drives it: a collective commitment to participation and democracy at all stages of the research process, from identifying issues to finding useful solutions (McIntyre, 2008; Reason & Bradbury, 2008). This situates PAR as a self-conscious reacti… Show more
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