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Comment on What is PAR? by grahamdover

grahamdover — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:09:44 +0000

Thanks for your question – sorry for the delay. I think the best page to check out is here – where I directly tackle this question. I hope this is helpful. Cheers, Graham

Comment on What is PAR? by ugbaji emmanuel

ugbaji emmanuel — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:09:36 +0000

what is the difference between conventional research and PRM/PAR

Comment on Scaling up: Large scale participatory projects by grahamdover

grahamdover — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:18:23 +0000

Hi - that's a really good question and I need to search around. From my limited knowledge PAR seems more orientated towards assisting a marginalized group to draw on their collective experiences and take action. Ultimately, that must mean an engagement with different stakeholders - although I suspect there would be a range of different approaches here as to the degree these different interests engage with a PAR process (eg very peripheral to integral). A google search on PAR and multi-stakeholders took me to one resource that might be worth a quick scan. I think I would start looking at issues that demand multi-stakeholder approaches (eg crisis in a community around illegal drug use) and how PAR might be used as a vehicle to bring different interests together. A few other links on Google - forest interest groups - and conservation . Is there an area that you are particularly interested in? Sorry not to be more helpful.

Comment on Scaling up: Large scale participatory projects by Annasinte

Annasinte — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:17:29 +0000

I’m struggling to find further information or examples of PAR where there has been a scaling up to multiple stakeholders, rather than a defined group or groups of people. Do you have any suggestions of examples where this has been applied?

Comment on Scaling up: Large scale participatory projects by kunda zimba

kunda zimba — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:22:26 +0000

i think this is a well done article and i have learnt alot from this information regarding scaling. thank u very much Sarah

Comment on Scaling up: Large scale participatory projects by grahamdover

grahamdover — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:49:20 +0000

Thanks Sarah – appreciate your comment. Will definitely check out your blog!

Comment on Evaluating PAR by grahamdover

grahamdover — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:47:08 +0000

Thanks David – really appreciate the link – will check it out!

Comment on Evaluating PAR by David Reid

David Reid — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:55:20 +0000

Herr and Anderson have an excellent discussion of validity in their book The Action Research Dissertation. They argue for a plural concept of validities for AR: outcome, process, democratic, catalytic, dialogic types.

The Action Research Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty
By Kathryn Herr, Gary L. Anderson
Published by SAGE, 2005

Comment on Scaling up: Large scale participatory projects by Sarah Fraser

Sarah Fraser — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:28:52 +0000

I’m not surprised there was reluctance to share and to become an instant community. When we want projects we help the leaders by giving them project manager skills. I believe the same goes for creating communities; there is a set of skills in assessing, creating, nurturing and sustaining the type of relationships that were wanted here.
I think your questions have covered some of the key issues as well.
Some of these I’ve covered in my blog on http://www.spreadgoodpractice.blogspot.com

Sarah

Comment on Tyranical participation: The need for an institutional perspective by grahamdover

grahamdover — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:43:11 +0000

Thanks Bill for your encouragement! Will check out the book and would always welcome further comments about any aspect of the blog – especially where you think I am really missing the point!

Many thanks, Graham