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Nurtured by Knowledge: Learning to Do Participatory Action-Research

Name: Nurtured by Knowledge: Learning to Do Participatory Action-Research
Author: Susan E. Smith
ISBN: 9780945257813

by Susan E. Smith, Dennis George Willms, Nancy A. (Eds.) Johnson, Dennis G. Willms (Editor), Nancy A. Johnson

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Overview

This book examines the frustrations and limitations of conventional Western academic research on social change and describes the struggle to fashion a new approach based on the principle that people have a universal right to participate in the production of knowledge that directly affects their lives. The heart of the book is a series of case studies of participatory action-research (PAR) attempted in such diverse places as Canada, India, Africa, and Latin America.