Human Trafficking

Participatory Action Research (PAR) can be defined as "research involving the collaboration between local communities, organizations, or coalitions with a legitimate personal interest in solving a problem that affects them directly and expert outside facilitators." (Lewis-Beck,, Bryman,  & Futing Liao, 2004). There are seven key steps in the PAR process as identified in 1997 by D. Selenger:

• Acknowledging and defining the problem;
• Identifying the need for radical transformation and the beneficiaries;
• Engaging the community throughout the research process;
• Empowering economically disadvantaged, oppressed, or marginalized parties with involvement;
• Taking inventory of available resources;
• Striving for community involvement at every step of the process;
• Recognizing leaders as facilitators.

(Hocevar, 2020).

Image: Jchevali3244. (2013. Venn diagram of Participatory Action Research. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Venn_diagram_of_Participatory_Action_Research.jpg 

Sources:

Hocevar, Robin, (2020). Participatory Action Research (PAR). Salem Press Encyclopedia. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=ers&AN=109057114&site=eds-live&custid=s5672269

Lewis-Beck, M. S., Bryman, A., & Futing Liao, T. (2004). The SAGE encyclopedia of social science research methods (Vols. 1-0). https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412950589.n693