Episode 81: Participatory Action Research w/ Dr. Linnea Rademaker

Psychosocial Distancing

Episode 81 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into RESEARCH METHODS! New open-source book and a split semester, with Interviews and discussions on as many types of research types as we can fit in, along with every other episode as PSD with a Twist! (It’s a cocktail pun!).
In this episode, Thomas and Daniel converse with Dr. Linnea Rademaker about her experiences in running participatory action research (PAR). What is it? How does it differ from more “traditional” lab research? What are some of the ethical challenges and concerns when doing this kind of research? All of these questions and more will be answered within!
Resources for Action Research
Efron, S. E. & Ravid, R. (2020). Action research in education: A practical guide (2nd ed.). The Guilford Press.
Esposito, J. & Evan-Winters, V. (2022). Introduction to intersectional qualitative research. Sage.
Fals-Borda, O. & Rahman, M. A. (1991). Action and knowledge: Breaking the monopoly with participatory action research. The Apex Press, New York.
Fine, M., Torre, M. E., Oswald, A. G., & Avory S. (2021). Critical participatory action research: Methods and praxis for intersectional knowledge production. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68(3), 344-356.
Horton, M. & Freire, P. (Edited by B. Bell, J. Gaventa, and J. Peters). (1990). We make the road by walking. Highlander Research Center and Temple University Press.
Rademaker, L. L. & Polush, E. Y. (2022). Evaluation and action research: An integrated framework to promote data literacy and ethical practices. Oxford University Press.
Rademaker, L. L. (2019). Action research and popular education: Implications for twenty-first century leadership and research practices. In C. Mertler (Ed.), The Wiley handbook of action research in education (343-369). Wiley/Blackwell.
Stoudt, B. G., Fox, M. & Fine, M. (2012). Contesting privilege with critical participatory action research. Journal of Social Issues, 68(1), 178-193.
Torre, M. E., Fine, M., Stoudt, B. G., & Fox, M. (2012). Critical participatory action research as public science. In APA handbook of research methods in psychology: Vol, 2 Research Designs (H. Cooper, Editor-in-Chief) (p. 171-184). American Psychological Association.
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