Knowledge Democracy and Participatory Research

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Welcome to the Knowledge Democracy and Participatory Research Community. This community serves as a comprehensive repository of resources on participatory approaches, community-based research, and collaborative inquiry methods. Our mission is to foster knowledge sharing and support initiatives that empower communities to contribute to research, ensuring their voices shape the knowledge that impacts their lives.

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    Rural vocational education in Tanzania: An exploratory research
    (African Adult Education Association , 1979-07) Mshana, R.; Bita, T.
    At a time when social sciences are increasingly called to address questions of poverty, exclusion, and inequality, their teaching practices still remain bound by conventional methods. This synthesis report reflects on more than a decade of PRIA’s collaborations with universities and schools of social work, tracing efforts to bring participatory research into classrooms and curricula. It highlights how, despite growing recognition among practitioners, PR often struggles for legitimacy within academia, frequently reduced to technical tools rather than embraced as an approach to social transformation. Through mapping exercises, dialogues, and partnerships, the report uncovers both the obstacles and the emerging possibilities for revitalizing teaching in this field. In doing so, it positions participatory research not only as a method, but as a means of reimagining the purpose of social science itself.
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    African Regional Workshop on Participatory Research, Mzumbe, 2nd - 7th July 1979: Rural vocational education in Tanzania: an exploratory research
    (African Regional Workshop on Participatory Research, 1979-07-07) Mshana, R.; Bhita, T.
    This report documents exploratory research conducted by R. Mshana and T. Bhita on rural vocational education in Tanzania, aiming to address youth unemployment by equipping primary school leavers with practical skills for self-employment. The research critically examines the inherited class-based education system, emphasizing its limitations in a dependent economy. It explores efforts by the Christian Council of Tanzania to collaborate with the government in transforming vocational education to support rural development. The research methodology focused on community participation, involving teams of local workers, peasants, and students, and underscored that research should not be monopolized by academic institutions. The project fostered a dialogue on democratizing knowledge and empowering communities through participatory research.

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