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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    Participatory Research in Nicaragua - Report on a Pilot Project
    (Rural Employment Policies Branch International Labour Organisation, 1985-05) Montis, Malena de
    Following the Triumph of 19 July 1979, the Nicaraguan Revolution has embarked upon a course of social transformation in which, for the rural sector where 65 per cent of its population reside, agrarian reform with cooperative development constitutes the central thrust. By 1982 Agricultural, Credit and Service, and Work Co-operatives covered 53 per cent of the small agricultural sector, 43 per cent of the total cultivated area of this sector and 15 per cent of the total cultivated area of the country. However, the bulk of these new production units are facing a wide range of internal problems such as an insignificant or non-existent level of capitalisation, a high degree of organisational and structural instability, superficial knowledge on the part of the members and leaders of their functions and obligations, poor technology, and a low level of formal education which stands in the way of the adoption of superior technology.
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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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