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What is Community-Based Participatory Action Research?

Offered by: The Action Research Podcast

  • Format: External Resource
  • Time: 1 hour
  • Stage: Developing an Idea
  • Pathway: Academic Scholarship, Community Engagement
  • planning for research impact
  • community engagement
  • action research

Why this

The Action Research Podcast aims to offer unique and valuable insights for the field through accessible and engaging conversations about the “what” “why” and “how” of Action Research.

Who it's for

Researchers who are planning a community-based research project.

What you’ll do

This podcast episode provides researchers with the key definitions and principles of Community-Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR), and offers advice on how to consider positionality when using this framework. A reference list, including sources on CBPAR, North American case studies, theoretical explanations and suggestions for community work is provided in the description.

Outcomes

A better understanding of what makes for quality action research or participatory action research.