2024-11-072024-11-071979-07-02(1979). African Regional Workshop on Participatory Research, Mzumbe, 2nd - 7th July, 1979 – Group II Report on Lead Paper No. 1.http://192.9.200.215:4000/handle/123456789/137The report captures Group II's reflections on Lead Paper No. 1 and suggests a need for more practical and case-oriented discussions within participatory research. The group explores the challenges of balancing ideological and pragmatic approaches, the role and perception of researchers as external agents, and how researchers can navigate the expectations of both governmental and community stakeholders. The report also considers the utility and limits of historical materialism in the context of participatory research and change-making.This Group II report from the African Regional Workshop on Participatory Research (Mzumbe, 2nd - 7th July, 1979) addresses the group's response to Lead Paper No. 1, highlighting several key contradictions and challenges in participatory research. The group discusses the tension between problem-oriented research endorsed by government representatives and the participatory approaches advocated in the workshop. They recommend reordering the agenda to prioritize case studies before theoretical papers. The report emphasizes the dual role of researchers as ideologically driven change agents and their practical constraints in engaging with communities. The group also calls for further examination of the limitations and potential integration of historical materialism within participatory research.enParticipatory ResearchResearch MethodologyChange AgentsProblem-Oriented ResearchPragmatic ResearchIdeology in ResearchHistorical MaterialismGovernment and Community RelationsResearch ConstraintsTechnical Report