Participatory Action Research in Health Care

by Tina Koch (The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW); Debbie Kralik (University of South Australia. Glenside)

• ISBN13: 9781405172950
• ISBN10: 1405172959
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-02-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Participatory Action Research in Healthcare provides a guide to participatory action research in the community health setting. It draws upon the authors' experiences working, researching and engaging with people utilising collaborative, participatory approaches. The authors position participatory action research as a vital, dynamic and relevant approach that can be engaged by practitioners and health service providers. It is argued that participating with people is the way to move forward toward sustainable services that evoke human flourishing. Participatory Action Research in Healthcare explores the key issues surrounding participatory action research, and examines the benefits of this approach for community development and health promotion. It includes detailed guidelines on data generation and analysis.

Table of Contents

Articulation

Participatory action... what it is

Learning to learn

Preparation of community practitioners in everyday practice

Exploration

Facilitation: dealing with discord

Ethical considerations in the participatory action process

Participatory action and organisational settings

Illustration

Participatory action in community development

Organisational participatory action approach and development of community partnerships/cooperatives

Putting it all together: examples in practice

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