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Research, commitment and action: The role of participatory research

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‘The world of the everyday life of the oppressed is not merely a sphere of social reproduction, but is crossed over by numerous breaks and cleavages with the dominant order; and that although these points of rupture are most often contradictory or partial, they concern the most intimate and long lasting logic of the social struggle.’

Jose Nun,The Rebellion of the Chorus

'Sous le familier, découvrez l'insolite Sous le quotidien, décélez l'inexplicable Puisse toute chose dite habituelle vous inquiéter Dans la règle découvrez l'abus Et partout ou l'abus s'est montré Trouvez le remède'

Bertold Brecht,L'exception et la règle

Abstract

The author discusses the development and practice of participatory research as both a method and strategy of social investigation and social action within an adult education framework. Participatory research is compared with traditional research strategies, and its defining principles are outlined, together with specific examples of its application and practical issues both today and in the future.

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Der Verfasser bespricht die Entwicklung und die Praxis der partizipatorischen Forschungsweise sowohl als Methode und als Strategie der gesellschaftlichen Ermittlung und des gesellschaftlichen Handelns im Rahmen der Erwachsenenbildung. Die partizipatorische Forschungsweise wird mit traditionellen Forschungsstrategien verglichen, ihre formulierten Prinzipien werden zusammen mit spezifischen Beispielen ihrer Anwendung und deren Erträgen für die Gegenwart und in Hinblick auf die Zukunft umrissen.

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L'auteur présente et analyse le développement et la pratique de la recherche participative comme méthode et comme stratégie de l'investigation et de l'action sociale dans le cadre de l'éducation des adultes. La recherche participative est comparée aux stratégies traditionnelles de recherches, ses principes de base dégagés et des exemples spécifiques de son application donnés en même temps que les problèmes encourrus aujourd'hui et pour le futur.

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Hall, B. Research, commitment and action: The role of participatory research. Int Rev Educ 30, 289–299 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00597906

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