Participatory Research Approaches in Global Contexts
Date:
23/06/2016
Organised by:
University of East Anglia
Presenter:
Dr Esther Priyadharshini & Professor Anna Robinson-Pant
Level:
Intermediate (some prior knowledge)
Contact:
Dr Simon Watts, PGR Training Coordinator, Faculty of Social Sciences, UEA; Tel: +44(0)1603 591295; E-mail: simon.d.watts@uea.ac.uk
Description:
Participation, transformative action, impact and engagement are central to a wide range of research methods and approaches in the social sciences and beyond. This workshop will focus on the purpose and processes of constructing knowledge through participatory research in diverse cultural and political contexts. The assumptions of conventional research approaches will be interrogated, particularly around issues of fieldwork practice, multiple accountabilities and dissemination. It will also consider the implications of adopting participatory research approaches within a doctoral study, where the individual scholar’s agenda and time are necessarily constrained, the practicalities of using participatory methods within more conventional designs and with different kinds of participants, including those in powerful positions. The workshop will conclude with an opportunity for participants to reflect and discuss ways of integrating participatory aims and methods within their own doctoral study. They will also be encouraged to submit a reflective account of their research experiences, post-fieldwork, with the aim of publishing these as a booklet for guiding future researchers.
Cost:
PGR students from Universities of East Anglia; Essex; Kent; Surrey; Sussex; Reading; Royal Holloway; & Goldsmiths = FREE; PGR students from all other institutions = £30; Early-career researchers/academics = £60
Website and registration:
Region:
East of England
Keywords:
Epistemology, Participatory Research, Emancipatory research, Inclusive research, Participatory Action Research (PAR), Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research, Research and Project Management, Environment , Sustainability
Related publications and presentations:
Epistemology
Participatory Research
Emancipatory research
Inclusive research
Participatory Action Research (PAR)
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research
Research and Project Management