Participatory research: A new methodology for adult educators?
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1979
Authors
Griffith, William S.
Cristarella, Mary C.
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National Center for Research in Vocational Education
Abstract
Participatory research is a term which has been appearing within the past several years in international adult education conferences and which some commentators believe has the potential of redirecting research within the field of adult education. The International Conference on Adult Education and Development held in Dar-es-Salaam in June, 1976, proposed that "all adult educators should receive training in the theory and practice of participatory research as well as in complementary quantitative research techniques" (Dar-es-Salaam Design for Action, 1976, p.32). The UNESCO program action plan for 1977-1982 includes the support of future participatory research (Hurly, 1976). Cain states "the forces producing the demand for something called 'participatory research' are numerous and compelling" (Cain, 1977, p.7).
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Griffith, W. S., & Cristarella, M. C. (1979). Participatory research: Should it be a new methodology for adult educators? In J. A. Niemi (Ed.), Viewpoints on adult education research (15-42), National Center for Research in Vocational Education.