Education, participatory action research, and social change : international perspectives /

Drawing primarily from critical traditions in social and educational research, this book frames contemporary issues and several conceptual and theoretical-analytical approaches towards the development and practice of PAR (Participatory Action Research) in multiple educational spaces and initiatives...

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Other Authors: Jordan, Steven, Kapoor, Dip
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
New York : 2009
Edition:1st ed
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Table of Contents:
  • A participatory research approach to exploring social movement learning in the Chilean women's movement / Donna M. Chovanec & Héctor M. González
  • Participatory research, NGOs, and grassroots development : challenges in rural Bangladesh / Bijoy P. Barua
  • Making space for youth : ihuman youth society and arts-based participatory research with street-involved youth in Canada / Diane Conrad & Wallis Kendal
  • Critical complexity and participatory action research : decolonizing "democratic" knowledge production / Joe L. Kincheloe
  • Reconceptualizing participatory action research for sustainability education / Elizabeth A. Lange
  • Chara chimwe hachitswanyi inda : indigenizing science education in Zimbabwe / Edward Shizha
  • Research and agency : the case of rural women and land tenure in Tanzania / Christine Hellen Mhina
  • NGO-community partnerships, PAR, and learning in mining struggles in Ghana / Valerie Kwai Pun
  • Ethnography-in-motion : neoliberalism and the shack dwellers movement in South Africa / Shannon Walsh
  • Kabyle community participatory action research (CPAR) in Algeria : reflections on research, Amazigh identity, and schooling / Taieb Belkacem
  • Notes and queries for an activist street anthropology : street resistance, gringopolí́tica, and the quest for subaltern visions in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil / Samuel Veissière
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  • Introduction : International perspectives on education, PAR, and social change / Dip Kapoor & Steven Jordan
  • From a methodology of the margins to neoliberal appropriation and beyond : the lineages of PAR / Steven Jordan
  • Participatory academic research (par) and People's Participatory Action Research (PAR) : research, politicization, and subaltern social movements in India / Dip Kapoor
  • When research becomes a revolution : participatory action research with indigenous peoples / Cora Weber-Pillwax
  • Ko tātou te rangahau, ko te rangahau, ko tātou : a Māori approach to participatory action research / Lynne Harata Te Aika & Janinka Greenwood
  • Translating "participation" from north to south : a case against intellectual imperialism in social science research / Cynthia M. Chambers & Helen Balanoff
  • Action research for curriculum internationalization : education versus commercialization / Robin McTaggart & Gina Curró
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  • 1 Introduction: International Perspectives on Education, PAR, and Social Change / Dip Kapoor, Steven Jordan 1
  • Part I International Perspectives on Education and PAR
  • 2 From a Methodology of the Margins to Neoliberal Appropriation and Beyond: The Lineages of PAR / Steven Jordan 15
  • 3 Participatory academic research (par) and People's Participatory Action Research (PAR): Research, Politicization, and Subaltern Social Movements in India / Dip Kapoor 29
  • 4 When Research Becomes a Revolution: Participatory Action Research with Indigenous Peoples / Cora Weber-Pillwax 45
  • 5 Ko tātou te rangahau, ko te rangahau, ko tātou: A Māori Approach to Participatory Action Research / Lynne Harata Te Aika, Janinka Greenwood 59
  • 6 Translating "Participation" from North to South: A Case Against Intellectual Imperialism in Social Science Research / Cynthia M. Chambers, Helen Balanoff 73
  • 7 Action Research for Curriculum Internationalization: Education versus Commercialization / Robin McTaggart, Gina Curr̤ 89
  • 8 Critical Complexity and Participatory Action Research: Decolonizing "Democratic" Knowledge Production / Joe L. Kincheloe 107
  • 9 Reconceptualizing Participatory Action Research for Sustainability Education / Elizabeth A. Lange 123
  • Part II International Contexts: Case Studies of PAR, Education, and Social Change
  • 10 Chara chimwe hachitswanyi inda: Indigenizing Science Education in Zimbabwe / Edward Shizha 139
  • 11 Research and Agency: The Case of Rural Women and Land Tenure in Tanzania / Christine Hellen Mhina 155
  • 12 NGO-Community Partnerships, PAR, and Learning in Mining Struggles in Ghana / Valerie Kwai Pun 169
  • 13 Ethnography-in-Motion: Neoliberalism and the Shack Dwellers Movement in South Africa / Shannon Walsh 181
  • 14 Kabyle Community Participatory Action Research (CPAR) in Algeria: Reflections on Research, Amazigh Identity, and Schooling / Taieb Belkacem 195
  • 15 Notes and Queries for an Activist Street Anthropology: Street Resistance, Gringopolt̕ica, and the Quest for Subaltern Visions in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil / Samuel Veissir̈e 209
  • 16 A Participatory Research Approach to Exploring Social Movement Learning in the Chilean Women's Movement / Donna M. Chovanec, Hčtor M. Gonzl̀ez 223
  • 17 Participatory Research, NGOs, and Grassroots Development: Challenges in Rural Bangladesh / Bijoy P. Barua 239
  • 18 Making Space for Youth: iHuman Youth Society and Arts-Based Participatory Research with Street-Involved Youth in Canada / Diane Conrad, Wallis Kendal 251