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Through a rejection of the traditional separation between the researcher and the research setting, this volume discusses a philosophy in which the researcher is fully involved in the process of organizational learning and change. William Foote Whyte and his collaborators outline the theory and methods behind participatory action research, weigh up its strengths and weaknesses and then present cases where this research strategy has been used in both industry and agriculture from a variety of countries on four continents.
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Introduction
PART I: PAR IN INDUSTRY
Participatory Action Research: Through Practice to Science in Social Research
Participatory Action Research: A View from Xerox
Participatory Action Research: A View from ACTWU
Participatory Action Research: A View from FAGOR
Participatory Action Research and Action Science Compared: A Commentary
Comparing PAR and Action Science
Research, Action and Participation: The Merchant Shipping Case
Co-Generative Learning: Bringing Participation into Action Research
Action Research as Method: Reflections from a Program for Developing Methods and Competence
Participant Observer Research: An Activist Role
PART II: PAR IN AGRICULTURE
Participatory Strategies in Agricultural Research and Development
A Joint Venture in Technology Transfer to Increase Adoption Rates - Ramiro Ortiz
Participatory Action Research in Togo: An Inquiry into Maize Storage Systems
The Role of the Social Scientist in Participatory Action research
Social Scientists in International Agriculture Resarch: Ensuring Relevance and Conributing to the Knowledge Base
Conclusions