Participatory Action Research (PAR)

Participatory Action Research (PAR)

1. Objectives

   • The objectives of Participatory Action Research (PAR) in education are:
     • Identify problems and opportunities
     • Find your own solutions
     • Improve reality
     • Promote the systematization of good practices.
     • Enrich teaching debates
     • Transform educational practices

2. Characteristics

   • Participants are considered social actors with the capacity for decision and reflection.
   • The research team is made up of people from the educational community.
   • Promotes the development of emerging theories.
   • It is a tool for teacher professional development
   • It allows us to question the daily practices of the educational center
   • Promotes critical thinking and the systematization of good practices
   • It is a way of installing continuous processes of change.

3. PAR components

   • Research
     • Reflective, systematic, controlled and critical procedure with practical purposes.
   • Action
     • Source of knowledge and a form of intervention
   • Participation
     • Not only does it involve the researchers, but the community studied is an active participant in the research.

4. PAR Phases

   • Participant observation
     • The researcher gets involved in the research processes.
   • Participatory research
     • Choice of information collection methods, collective work with the community studied.
   • Participatory action
     • Transmit the information collected to the community participating in the project in the clearest way and with different methods.
   • Evaluation
     • Estimation of the effectiveness of the objectives achieved during the research.

5. Ethics in participatory action research.

   • Digital ethics
     • Privacy and data security
   • Commitment to the community
     • Active participation
   • Cultural sensitivity
     • Respect local norms.
   • Power dynamics
     • Equitable associations
   • Equitable authorship
     • Fair distribution of credit.
   • Informed consent
     • Continuous process
   • Sustainable impact
     • Long-term benefits

6. Concept

   • It is a research strategy that can be applied in education. It is based on the participation of participants in the research process to generate knowledge and make important decisions based on the research process.