Participatory Action Research

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    Re-Visiting participation third course development professional from south asia countries
    (Participatory research in Asia (PRIA), 2000-09-07) Satyamurthi, V
    This paper compiled by V. Satyamurthi examines the concepts, methods, and limitations of monitoring and evaluation in development programmes. The paper traces the evolution of M&E from its origins in the 1950s UN system through the 1970s expansion of international development assistance. It critiques the conventional M&E system, arguing that it fails to capture the complex, qualitative dimensions of social change. The paper then assesses in detail, and distinguishes between monitoring as an internal management activity providing regular feedback on implementation progress, and evaluation as a broader assessment of programme appropriateness, results, and impact. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation and its key elements are presented as an alternative based on the belief that those most closely involved can analyse their own problems. The paper then outlines six categories of PM&E indicators, from group operation and management, economic performance, technical operation, financial management, group institutionalisation and self-reliance, to other considerations. The paper concludes by distinguishing three kinds of evaluation using Karl Deutsch's feedback loop framework, arguing how only participatory evaluation provides the latter two forms of feedback essential for genuine development.
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    Assessment of internal empowerment at the group level
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    This paper presents frameworks for assessing internal and external empowerment at the group level in development interventions. It examines the monitoring systems and how they can capture the processes of group strengthening and the outcomes of collective action. Two dimensions of empowerment assessment, along with their indicators and methods are discussed. Internal empowerment encompasses self-management quality and quantity, problem-solving capabilities, democratisation, and self-reliance and sustainability. External empowerment parameters include influence with project implementing agencies, leverage with state agencies for development funds, representation in local government bodies, and engagement with other groups, social movements, and non-group members. The paper then illustrates the application of empowerment assessment by presenting four case studies of AGDEV- An agricultural development project , Women's Enterprise Development Project (WEDP), Rights- Slum initiative, and SANA- a capacity building agency.
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    Report of the international workshop PRA, literacy and empowerment: The reflect method
    (1994) Actionaid Bangladesh; Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE)
    The report discusses participatory research and its use in communities through PAR, PRA, and the reflect method. The report emphasizes that communities should not be passive providers of knowledge for research but active participants in diagnosing problems, sharing their knowledge, and finding solutions to these problems. The report provides many examples of participatory research from Caribbean, Africa, South Asia, Latin America, Canada, Indigenous knowledge, adult literacy, empowerment, and social change. The report also recognizes some of the challenges that participatory research faces, such as ensuring rigorous research, combining the expertise of professionals and community members, and applying research findings to actual action. Overall, the report shows that participatory research is used to make research more relevant to the communities in which it is conducted.