Participatory Action Research

Through a rejection of the traditional separation between the researcher and the research setting, this volume discusses a philosophy in which the researcher is fully involved in the process of organizational learning and change. William Foote Whyte and his collaborators outline the theory and methods behind participatory action research, weigh up its strengths and weaknesses and then present cases where this research strategy has been used in both industry and agriculture from a variety of countries on four continents.

Introduction
PAR IN INDUSTRY - William Foote Whyte, Davydd J Greenwood and Peter Lazes
Participatory Action Research
Through Practice to Science in Social Research - Larry A Pace and Dominick R Argona
Participatory Action Research
A View from Xerox - Anthony J Constanza
Participatory Action Research
A View from ACTWU - Jose Luis Gonzalez Santos
Participatory Action Research
A View from FAGOR - Chris Argyris and Donald Schon
Participatory Action Research and Action Science Compared
A Commentary - William Foote Whyte
Comparing PAR and Action Science - Richard E Walton and Michael Gaffney
Research, Action and Participation
The Merchant Shipping Case - Max Elden and Morton Levin
Co-Generative Learning
Bringing Participation into Action Research - Jan Irgen Karlsen
Action Research as Method
Reflections from a Program for Developing Methods and Competence - Robert E Cole
Participant Observer Research
An Activist Role
PAR IN AGRICULTURE - William Foote Whyte
Participatory Strategies in Agricultural Research and Development - Ramiro Ortiz
A Joint Venture in Technology Transfer to Increase Adoption Rates - Richard Maclure and Michael Bassey
Participatory Action Research in Togo
An Inquiry into Maize Storage Systems - Sergio Ruano
The Role of the Social Scientist in Participatory Action research - Douglas E Horton
Social Scientists in International Agriculture Resarch
Ensuring Relevance and Conributing to the Knowledge Base - William Foote Whyte
Conclusions

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