Insider participatory action research in disadvantaged post-industrial areas

The experiences of community members as they become Community Based Action Researchers

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ID6134492
AutoresRhonda Braithwaite (The North Merthyr Tydfil Regeneration Partnership, UK), Sarah Cockwill (The North Merthyr Tydfil Regeneration Partnership, UK), Martin O’neill (0000-0003-0487-0196, University of Glamorgan and The North Merthyr Tydfil Regeneration Partnership, UK), Deanne Rebane (The North Merthyr Tydfil Regeneration Partnership, UK)
Ano2007
Volume5
Fascículo1
Páginas61-74
Data de publicação2007-01-23
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAction Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1476-7503 • E-ISSN: 1741-2617
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1476750307072876
OpenAlexW2085934066
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas3

This article examines the authentic experience of those who live in a community categorized as disadvantaged as they enter into a radical action research process that entails them adopting a changed role while remaining community members and how they manage the tensions involved in this process. It explores, in their own words, the experience of these researchers as they encounter the struggle, conflict and often injustice inherent in the process of community regeneration and how these tensions are managed and sometimes resolved both within the community and within themselves. These Community Based Action Researchers (CBAR) have no formal research training but they bring a wealth of local knowledge, understanding and engagement that no amount of formal training could provide. These locally based researchers work in partnership with more formally trained researchers and professionals to utilise action research as an effective methodology for tackling the problems faced by the community

Action (physics · Action research · Citizen journalism · Disadvantaged · Engineering ethics · General partnership · Injustice · Insider · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Sociology · Work (physics · Community Development and Social Impact · Community Health and Development · Participatory Visual Research Methods