African Regional Workshop on Participatory Research, Mzumbe, 2nd - 7th July 1979
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1979-07-07
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African Regional Workshop on Participatory Research
Abstract
This document covers the proceedings of a regional workshop held in Mzumbe, Tanzania, focused on the use of Participatory Research (PR) as a training process within youth development projects. Marja-Liisa Swantz's paper, presented by Joussef Kassim, advocates for PR as more than research—serving as a model that reveals ideological tensions within development practices. The workshop explores PR's role in exposing contradictions in socio-political structures and critiques its application, suggesting that benefits often favor researchers over local communities. Discussions include critiques from Tanzanian researchers, exploring the relationship between PR, socialism, and community agency in research.
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The document includes notes on plenary discussions, critical responses to the paper by Marja-Liisa Swantz, and the broader implications of participatory research in youth development. It addresses the ideology of participatory research within Tanzanian contexts, detailing specific critiques of PR’s perceived role in justifying researcher benefits over tangible gains for local communities.
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Participatory Research, Youth Development, Training, Sociological Theory, Tanzania, Community Development, Imperialism, Socialism
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Swantz, M.-L. (1979). African Regional Workshop on Participatory Research, Mzumbe, 2nd - 7th July 1979: Participatory Research as an Instrument for Training in Youth Development.