Participatory action research

How it is used

Describe participants' decision-making roles, not only their attendance.

Example sentences

1. Our participatory action research group let residents choose which housing issues to study.

   Community members help set the research agenda.

2. The participatory action research team jointly evaluated changes to the youth center.

   Evaluation is shared with those affected by the action.

Common collocations

• conduct participatory action research
• participatory action research project

Related terms

• research methodA specific way of collecting or analyzing information in order to answer a research question.
• participantA person who takes part in a study, for example by answering a questionnaire, being interviewed or completing an experiment.

More terms: Research Design

• research
• research question
• hypothesis
• methodology
• qualitative
• quantitative
• sample
• questionnaire
• case study
• carry out
• validity
• reliability