Back to Search
Start Over
Of Designs and Disappointments: Some Limits to Participatory Research in a Third World Context.
- Source :
-
American Sociologist . Fall94, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p4. 16p. 1 Diagram. - Publication Year :
- 1994
-
Abstract
- This paper introduces issues associated with the practice of participatory research (PR) in a Third World context by describing the experience of carrying out a study of urban housing cooperatives in Zimbabwe. A contrast is presented between the PR model, derived from the literature, and the implementation of this model. Five explanations for the discrepancy are proposed, including: differences between the rural and urban context, the questionable suitability of PR for multiple and concurrent case studies, and the need for early intervention. The paper concludes that a methodology is needed for assessing whether a given research context is appropriate for application of a PR model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00031232
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Sociologist
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9505021001
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02692579