Research As Social Change

Author : Colleen Reid,Lorraine Greaves,Sandra Kirby
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442636040

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Experience Research Social Change by Colleen Reid,Lorraine Greaves,Sandra Kirby Pdf

"Experience Research Social Change is a "how to" guide to research that also raises broader theoretical, methodological, and ethical questions. First published in 1989, it was the first critical methods book, and continues to inspire generations of researchers, students, and community workers. The third edition has been thoroughly revised, now containing twelve chapters organized into three parts: experience, research, and social change. The new edition also includes a wider range of examples from diverse researchers and topics that are woven throughout the text, including transdisciplinary research, sex and gender analysis, intersectional analysis, Indigenous methodologies, community-based research, digital and online approaches to research, ethical responsibilities and commitments, and knowledge translation."--

Author : Michael Schratz,Rob Walker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134814282

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Research as Social Change by Michael Schratz,Rob Walker Pdf

Have you ever thought research is boring? "Research" writes Umberto Eco "should be fun". It seems unlikely that Umberto Eco has read many of the standard social science or education research texts. But social research does offer the possibility of involvement in projects that are informative, sometimes revealing, and fun to do. This book shows us that teaching, learning and research are essentially social and deeply personal activities and that fun needs to be an integral part of this. This is not a conventional text, although it is about ways in which research can be used by those in various areas of professional practice. Its main concerns are with qualitative research, action research and case study methods, and it goes back to first principles arguing for research that is concerned with the nature of personal memories and of perception, the use of drawings and photographs, the emotional relationships implicit in any kind of research and the context of the contemporary workplace. The authors develop new directions and new possibilities for research and find ways of bringing together theory and practice, the personal and the social, organisations and their clients. It is an important resource for all who are interested in doing research but are sceptical or critical of most studies that are currently available.

Author : Casey Burkholder,Funké Aladejebi,Joshua Schwab-Cartas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000568523

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Facilitating Community Research for Social Change by Casey Burkholder,Funké Aladejebi,Joshua Schwab-Cartas Pdf

Facilitating Community Research for Social Change asks: what does ethical research facilitation look like in projects that seek to move toward social change? How can scholars weave political and social justice through multiple levels of the research process? This edited collection presents chapters that investigate research facilitation in ways that specifically attempt to disrupt and challenge anti-Indigenous and anti-Black racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, patriarchy, and sexism to work toward social change. It also explores what it means to develop facilitation practices across multiple contexts and research settings, including specific facilitation methods considered by researchers working with visual and community-based methods with Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities. The complexities of how scholars negotiate decisions within their research with people and communities have an effect not only on how researchers construct their participants and communities, but also on the overall purpose of projects, the ways their projects are shared and disseminated, and what is learned in the doing of facilitation. This book will be of great interest to both emerging and established researchers working within the social sciences. It specifically attends to diverse fields within the social sciences that include health, media studies, environmental studies, social work, sociology, education, participatory visual research methodologies, as well as the evolving field of digital humanities.

Author : Sheila McNamee,Dian Marie Hosking
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136463204

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Research and Social Change by Sheila McNamee,Dian Marie Hosking Pdf

This book bridges scholarly forms of inquiry and practitioners’ daily activities. It introduces inquiry as a process of relational construction, offering resources to practitioners who want to reflect on how their work generates practical effects. There are hundreds of books on research, but in keeping with social scientific traditions, many emphasize method and neglect broader, overarching assumptions and interests. Further, most are written in ways that speak to those in the academic community and not to a wider audience of professionals and practitioners. The present text lays out relational constructionist premises and explores these in terms of their generative possibilities both for inquiry and social change work. It is applicable for professionals in the fields of social services, education, organizational consulting, community work, public policy, and healthcare. Using accessible language and extensive use of case examples, this book will help reflective practitioners or practice-oriented academics approach inquiry in ways that are coherent and consistent with a relational constructionist orientation. This volume will be useful for undergraduates, graduate students, and practitioners engaged in professional development, with particular use for those scholar-practitioners who want to reflect on and learn from their practice and who want to produce practical results with and for those with whom they are working. It is also aimed at those scholar-practitioners who want to contribute to a wider understanding of how social relations (groups, organizations, communities, etc.) can work effectively.

Author : P. Cox,T. Geisen,R. Green
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230583962

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Qualitative Research and Social Change by P. Cox,T. Geisen,R. Green Pdf

Exploring the relationships between qualitative research and social change, this bookasks how social change is informed and influenced by research. Examples discussed are from research practice and experiences in the fields of sociology, social work, professional practice, education, criminal justice and anthropology."

Author : Andrew Jolivétte
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447324638

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Research Justice by Andrew Jolivétte Pdf

Challenging traditional models for conducting social science research within marginalized populations, “research justice” is a strategic framework and methodological intervention that aims to transform structural inequalities in research. This book is the first to offer a close analysis of that framework and present a radical approach to socially just, community-centered research. It is built around a vision of equal political power and legitimacy for different forms of knowledge, including the cultural, spiritual, and experiential, with the goal of greater equality in public policies and laws that rely on data and research to produce social change.

Author : Karen Golden-Biddle,Jane E. Dutton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781136486555

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Using a Positive Lens to Explore Social Change and Organizations by Karen Golden-Biddle,Jane E. Dutton Pdf

How can application of a positive lens to understanding social change and organizations enrich and elaborate theory and practice? This is the core question that inspired this book. It is a question that brought together a diverse and talented group of researchers interested in change and organizations in different problem domains (sustainability, healthcare, and poverty alleviation). The contributors to this book bring different theoretical lenses to the question of social change and organizations. Some are anchored in more macro accounts of how and why social change processes occur, while others approach the question from a more psychological or social psychological perspective. Many of the chapters in the book travel across levels of analyses, making their accounts of social change good examples of multi-level theorizing. Some scholars are practiced and immersed in thinking about organizational phenomena through a positive lens; for others it was a total adventure in trying on a new set of glasses. However, connecting all contributing authors was an excitement and willingness to explore new insights and new angles on how to explain and cultivate social change within or across organizations. This edited volume will be of interest to an international community who seek to understand how organizations and people can generate positive outcomes for society. Students and researchers in organizational behavior, management, positive psychology, leadership and corporate responsibility will find this book of interest.

Author : Colleen Reid,Lorraine Greaves,Sandra Kirby
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442636064

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Experience Research Social Change by Colleen Reid,Lorraine Greaves,Sandra Kirby Pdf

Experience Research Social Change is a “how to” guide to research that also raises broader theoretical, methodological, and ethical questions. First published in 1989, it was the first critical methods book, and continues to inspire generations of researchers, students, and community workers. The third edition has been thoroughly revised, now containing twelve chapters organized into three parts: experience, research, and social change. The new edition also includes a wider range of examples from diverse researchers and topics that are woven throughout the text, including transdisciplinary research, sex and gender analysis, intersectional analysis, Indigenous methodologies, community-based research, digital and online approaches to research, ethical responsibilities and commitments, and knowledge translation.

Author : D. Kapoor,S. Jordan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230100640

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Education, Participatory Action Research, and Social Change by D. Kapoor,S. Jordan Pdf

Drawing primarily from critical traditions in social and educational research, this book frames contemporary issues and several conceptual, theoretical-analytical and onto-epistemic approaches towards the development and practice of PAR (Participatory Action Research) in multiple educational spaces and initiatives for socio-cultural change.

Author : Davydd James Greenwood,Morten Levin
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998-09-25
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:39015043796369

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Introduction to Action Research by Davydd James Greenwood,Morten Levin Pdf

How do social researchers know how to select the action research (AR) approach most appropriate for their study? This book provides an overview of the different approaches. The authors introduce the history, philosophy, social change agenda, methodologies, ethical arguments for, and fieldwork tools of AR. They present an extensive range of cases, some from their own experience and, untypically, they rehearse failures as well as successes. The book will prove invaluable for both newcomers and experienced researchers and practitioners.

Author : Moshoula Capous-Desyllas,Karen Morgaine
Publisher : Springer
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319521299

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Creating Social Change Through Creativity by Moshoula Capous-Desyllas,Karen Morgaine Pdf

This book examines research using anti-oppressive, arts-based methods to promote social change in oppressed and marginalized communities. The contributors discuss literary techniques, performance, visual art, and new media in relation to the co-construction of knowledge and positionality, reflexivity, data representation, community building and engagement, and pedagogy. The contributors to this volume hail from a wide array of disciplines, including sociology, social work, community psychology, anthropology, performing arts, education, medicine, and public health.

Author : Arvind Singhal,Michael J. Cody,Everett M. Rogers,Miguel Sabido
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-12-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135624569

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Entertainment-Education and Social Change by Arvind Singhal,Michael J. Cody,Everett M. Rogers,Miguel Sabido Pdf

Entertainment-Education and Social Change introduces readers to entertainment-education (E-E) literature from multiple perspectives. This distinctive collection covers the history of entertainment-education, its applications in the United States and throughout the world, the multiple communication theories that bear on E-E, and a range of research methods for studying the effects of E-E interventions. The editors include commentary and insights from prominent E-E theoreticians, practitioners, activists, and researchers, representing a wide range of nationalities and theoretical orientations. Examples of effective E-E designs and applications, as well as an agenda for future E-E initiatives and campaigns, make this work a useful volume for scholars, educators, and practitioners in entertainment media studies, behavior change communications, public health, psychology, social work, and other arenas concerned with strategies for social change. It will be an invaluable resource book for members of governmental and non-profit agencies, public health and development professionals, and social activists.

Author : Julie McLeod,Rachel Thomson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446204450

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Researching Social Change by Julie McLeod,Rachel Thomson Pdf

Questions about change in social and personal life are a feature of many accounts of the contemporary world. While theories of social change abound, discussions about how to research it are much less common. This book provides a timely guide to qualitative methodologies that investigate processes of personal, generational and historical change. The authors showcase a range of methods that explore temporality and the dynamic relations between past, present and future. Through case studies, they review six methodological traditions: memory-work, oral/life history, qualitative longitudinal research, ethnography, intergenerational and follow-up studies. It illustrates how these research approaches are translated into research projects and considers the practical as well as the theoretical and ethical challenges they pose. Research methods are also the product of times and places, and this book keeps to the fore the cultural and historical context in which these methods developed, the theoretical traditions on which they draw, and the empirical questions they address. Researching Social Change is an invaluable resource for researchers and graduate students across the social sciences who are interested in understanding and researching social change.

Author : Mollie V. Blackburn,Caroline T. Clark
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 0820486795

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Literacy Research for Political Action and Social Change by Mollie V. Blackburn,Caroline T. Clark Pdf

This book and its contributors - all of whom view literacy research as explicitly political and potentially transformative - provide images and approaches that show how work with/in the local can and must be connected to global issues in order to effect political action. Researchers and educators are urged to take activist stances that directly affect and address the needs of all people across lines of race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender. The book is organized into three parts, each focusing on different aspects of literacy research for political action. These include theoretical considerations and methodological approaches that support this work; a reconsideration of the roles of participants as collaborators in this kind of literacy research; and finally, examples of projects specifically aimed at addressing global issues through local research for political action.

Author : Julio Daniel Selener
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 938 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924062776541

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Participatory Action Research and Social Change by Julio Daniel Selener Pdf