Navigating, subverting, and replacing conventional academic structures and expectations to co-create with participatory action research (PAR) teams
Where to for PAR scholarship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7312651 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danielle Maude Littman (0000-0002-5708-4511, University of Utah, corresponding author), Anna Ortega-Williams (0000-0002-7100-1567, City University of New York), Ramona Beltran (0000-0003-0472-6653, University of Denver), M Alex Wagaman (0000-0001-7727-2547, Virginia Commonwealth University), Kimberly Bender (0000-0001-6659-6140, University of Denver), Laura J Wernick (0000-0001-6785-4658, Fordham University), Laura Wernick (Fordham University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 466-487 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10705422.2023.2271923 |
| OpenAlex | W4387776252 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 17 |
In this paper, six social work scholars at varying career stages and institutions used collaborative autoethnography to identify (1) structural constraints and tensions to engage in participatory action research (PAR) in the academy, (2) the strategies we have used to navigate this work, and (3) suggestions for structural changes necessary to meaningfully value this work in the academy. Key structural constraints and tensions center around questioning the legitimacy of this work, time necessary to do this work, challenges funding this work, and inherent ableism in the academy. We share case examples of strategies PAR scholars have used to navigate or subvert academic expectations, including operationalizing values, rooting in movements, uplifting accessibility and knowledge; holding accountability to community, and articulating commitments. We end with recommendations for social work institutions and funders to meaningfully elevate, support, and fund PAR work in the academy. Specifically, we see the need for social work institutions to elevate PAR training and reward systems as legitimate knowledge, build support systems for conducting PAR in the academy, revise evaluation of scholars at milestones to value PAR; funders should also work to align funding opportunities and practices with participatory praxis.KEYWORDS: Participatory action researchcommunity-based participatory researchsocial work scholarshippromotiontenure Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s
Accountability · Action (physics · Autoethnography · Citizen journalism · Deliberation · Engaged scholarship · Operationalization · Participatory action research · Political science · Politics · Praxis · Public relations · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Work (physics · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Social Work Education and Practice
Collaborative Autoethnography
Participatory Research Methods – Choice Points in the Research Process
Ableism in academia
Making power explicit
Action Research and Minority Problems
Conflicts between activist research and academic success
Internationalization of an Indigenous Anticolonial Cultural Critique of Research Methodologies
Dis/ability critical race studies (DisCrit)
Ten Principles of Disability Justice
Decolonizing Methodologies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |