Participatory action research (PAR): revisiting the history, concept and ethics

Participatory action research (PAR): revisiting the history, concept and ethics

Participatory Action Research (PAR), a dominant mode of praxis, is increasingly gaining its status in the mainstream academia. The uniqueness of PAR, where social investigation, education and social actions converge, aimed at transforming the institutional arrangements of a society into more of an e...

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Main Author: Reza, Md. Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BRAC University 2010
Subjects:
Participatory action research
Positivist paradigm
Constructivist/interpretive Paradigm
Ethics in research
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10361/396
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spelling 10361-3962019-09-29T05:47:35Z Participatory action research (PAR): revisiting the history, concept and ethics Reza, Md. Hasan Participatory action research Positivist paradigm Constructivist/interpretive Paradigm Ethics in research Participatory Action Research (PAR), a dominant mode of praxis, is increasingly gaining its status in the mainstream academia. The uniqueness of PAR, where social investigation, education and social actions converge, aimed at transforming the institutional arrangements of a society into more of an equitable form. This paper explores the historical, epistemological and ideological standpoints of PAR and explains its propositional encompassments. The debate around the philosophy of social science, especially qualitative vs. quantitative research, provides the necessary context to comprehend where PAR stands. The historical overview explicates the genesis of PAR and its contemporary status. The ethical issues in PAR indicate its inherent tensions. 2010-10-10T04:10:43Z 2010-10-10T04:10:43Z 2007 Article http://hdl.handle.net/10361/396 en BRAC University Journal, BRAC University;Vol.4, No.2,pp. 27-34 application/pdf BRAC University
institution Brac University
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topic Participatory action research
Positivist paradigm
Constructivist/interpretive Paradigm
Ethics in research
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Positivist paradigm
Constructivist/interpretive Paradigm
Ethics in research
Reza, Md. Hasan
Participatory action research (PAR): revisiting the history, concept and ethics
description Participatory Action Research (PAR), a dominant mode of praxis, is increasingly gaining its status in the mainstream academia. The uniqueness of PAR, where social investigation, education and social actions converge, aimed at transforming the institutional arrangements of a society into more of an equitable form. This paper explores the historical, epistemological and ideological standpoints of PAR and explains its propositional encompassments. The debate around the philosophy of social science, especially qualitative vs. quantitative research, provides the necessary context to comprehend where PAR stands. The historical overview explicates the genesis of PAR and its contemporary status. The ethical issues in PAR indicate its inherent tensions.
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