This volume brings together diverse thinkers and practitioners on Participatory Action Research (PAR) and educational development in South Asia. Contributors draw from their research and field experiences on how PAR is currently being understood, theorized, debated, and implemented for the education of children in South Asia. This book will act as a key reference text for academics, students, and practitioners interested in the intersection of education and participatory development in the region. The book opens a constructive debate on PAR approaches to education and proposes a reflective framework that allows the reader to develop their perspectives about the conceptual, methodological, and sociopolitical potential and limitations of participatory approaches.
This volume brings together diverse thinkers and practitioners on Participatory Action Research (PAR) and educational development in South Asia. Contributors draw from their research and field experiences on how PAR is currently being understood, theorized, debated, and implemented for education of children in South Asia. This book will act as a key reference text for academics, students, and practitioners interested in the intersection of education and participatory development in the region. The book opens a constructive debate on PAR approaches to education and proposes a reflective framework that allows the reader to develop their perspectives about the conceptual, methodological, and sociopolitical potential and limitations of participatory approaches.
Examines how Participatory Action Research (PAR) is currently being understood and practiced among the diverse communities of education practitioners and policymakers in South Asia
Brings together assortment of authors from the field of education and participatory development, representing strong believers in participatory approaches in research, extension, and development, as well as skeptics
Offers a combined focus on PAR, education, and South Asia drawing from the socio-cultural approach to policy analysis
Huma Kidwai
Comparative and International Education Society South Asia Special Interest Group educational planning globalization of education teacher education technology