Participatory Action Research
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Item Re-Visiting participation third course development professional from south asia countries(Participatory research in Asia (PRIA), 2000-09-07) Satyamurthi, VThis 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.Item Participatory action research chronology: Social history of PAR methodologies(2004)As conventional research was increasingly criticized for being distant from people’s lived realities, participatory action research (PAR) emerged as an approach that linked knowledge creation with social change. This study traces the history and evolution of participatory action research (PAR), situating it within broader social, political, and intellectual movements of the twentieth century. It highlights the influence of early pioneers like Moreno and Kurt Lewin, while also recognizing the contributions of Paulo Freire, Orlando Fals-Borda, Marja-Liisa Swantz, and others who shaped the participatory ethos. The research outlines how PAR emerged as both a methodological innovation and a political commitment, particularly in the struggles of marginalized and Indigenous communities across regions such as Canada, Tanzania, and Latin America. Central to the discussion is how PAR challenged the dominance of positivist traditions by emphasizing collaboration, critical consciousness, and the co-creation of knowledge with communities. The paper also shows how networks of scholars, activists, and local leaders extended PAR across continents, adapting it to diverse contexts from land use and health to education and cultural survival. By weaving together these experiences, the study demonstrates how participatory action research became a bridge between academic inquiry and social transformation, continually evolving through the struggles and aspirations of those it sought to serve.Item Involving communities in planning and assessing the impacts of development programmes: Report on a pacific NGO workshop on participatory approaches to development, Nadi, Fiji, 23–25 June(2023-06-23) Quinn, Marion; Clark, KevinThis report documents a Pacific NGO workshop on participatory approaches to development held in Fiji in 2003, aimed at strengthening the capacities of civil society organisations to use participatory impact assessment, stakeholder analysis, indicator setting, and community based monitoring in their own contexts. Its central concern is how development can move beyond expert driven models toward processes where primary stakeholders influence decisions, resources, and outcomes. The report covers practical sessions on identifying stakeholders, understanding gender relations, designing meaningful indicators, collecting and analysing data, and using participatory tools such as mapping, ranking, focus groups, seasonal calendars, and time use studies. Through examples from Pacific countries, it shows how communities can define priorities, generate knowledge, and evaluate change on their own terms. This report offers an important lesson that monitoring and evaluation are not merely technical exercises but democratic processes linked to power, voice, and accountability. It demonstrates that when communities participate from the beginning of a project cycle, development interventions become more relevant, more sustainable, and more responsive to local realities.Item Participatory impact assessment. August 20- 25, 2001(Particiaptory Research in Asia (PRIA), 2001-08-25) Dwivedi, AnjuHow can development interventions be made more accountable to the people they are meant to serve? In this paper, Anju Dwivedi examines how participatory impact assessment can reframe conventional approaches to evaluation by placing communities at the center of the process. She begins by tracing shifts in development thinking from a focus on economic growth in the 1950s to an increasing emphasis on participation and human development by the 1990s, where people’s involvement became central. Dwivedi argues that social development is not a linear process that can be captured through simple output and outcome measures. Impact must instead be understood as change from a given starting point, including intended and unintended effects on people’s lives. Participatory impact assessment therefore becomes a continuous process across the project cycle, engaging communities and other stakeholders in defining indicators, collecting data, and interpreting findings. The paper also foregrounds the importance of integrating a gender lens to understand differentiated impacts. For practitioners and researchers, this paper offers a grounded way to rethink impact assessment as a political and learning process rather than a technical exercise.Item Training on participatory research methodologies. September 18-22, 2017(2017-09-22) Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)Item Preparing the next generation of researchers(UNESCO Chair, 2020-06-23) Bhatt, NanditaItem Regionalizing the UNESCO knowledge for change consortium: K4C at the ESC!(UNESCO Chair, 2023-10-05) Mercy, NkathaItem Advancing environmental health science research and translation in India through community based participatory research (CBPR) workshop February 26th -28th, 2019(2019-02-28) Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA); College of Public HealthItem Workshop report teaching of participatory research, 4-5 August 2005(2005-08) Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)Item Report of the sixth state finance commission of Sikkim: Report for the award period 2025-26 to 2029-30(State Finance Commission (SFC), 2023-10) State Finance Commission (SFC)