Participatory Action Research in Health Care
1. Edition April 2006
194 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Participatory Action Research in Healthcare provides a guide
to participatory action research in the community health setting.
It draws upon the authors' experiences working, researching
and engaging with people utilising collaborative, participatory
approaches. The authors position participatory action research as a
vital, dynamic and relevant approach that can be engaged by
practitioners and health service providers. It is argued that
participating with people is the way to move forward toward
sustainable services that evoke human flourishing.
Participatory Action Research in Healthcare explores the
key issues surrounding participatory action research, and examines
the benefits of this approach for community development and health
promotion. It includes detailed guidelines on data generation and
analysis.
Chapter 1. Participatory action... what it is.
Chapter 2. Learning to learn.
Chapter 3. Preparation of community practitioners in everyday
practice.
Section Two Exploration.
Chapter 4. Facilitation: dealing with discord.
Chapter 5. Ethical considerations in the participatory action
process.
Chapter 6. Participatory action and organisational settings.
Section Three: Illustration.
Chapter 7. Participatory action in community development.
Chapter 8. Organisational participatory action approach and
development of community partnerships/cooperatives.
Chapter 9. Putting it all together: examples in practice
research, this book is a must.
I see this book as essential reading for anyone engaging in
action research. It can be used as a core text in action research
courses or at minimum as essential reading.'
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Midwifery, University of South Australia and Royal District Nursing
Service Research Unit, Adelaide.
Tina Koch is Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and
Midwifery, University of South Australia andDirector, Royal
District Nursing Service Research Unit, Adelaide
