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Practice of Participatory Action Research (PAR)

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States11.237
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2016English
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This course introduces students to the techniques of participatory action research (PAR) and the practice of case study research. PAR processes are place or case-specific, place a premium on local ways of knowing, and gauge the success of research in terms of what partner-communities do with the knowledge that is co-produced. The objective of PAR is to generate the ideas, information, and understandings that ought to inform efforts to promote social change.

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