Participative and Action Research Network

Description

In the spring of 2018, the Institute for Public Policy and Professional Practice (I4P) provided some funding to host a series of exploratory meetings around the possibility of setting up a new inter-disciplinary, cross-faculty research network. The initial overture was made on the basis of interest and relevance of action and action-oriented research approaches, and the underpinning principles such research espouses.

Meetings took place in the spring and summer term, during which time a group of people representing all three faculties, and a range of stages of research experiences and expertise, agreed to formally constitute themselves as a research network as part of I4P. These meetings resulted in the CREATE research network.

In 2021, the CREATE research network is moving forward with a new name, but the same broad scope. The Participative and Action Research Network encompasses research which is participative and community focused. It includes participatory research, community research, action research, design-based research, practitioner research and other forms of research which aim to be inclusive, researching with participants, rather than on participants.

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2018

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University affiliation(s)

Edge Hill University
St Helens Rd
Ormskirk
L39 4QP

Partner Infrastructures

Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN)

CARN was founded in 1976 in order to continue the development work of the Ford Teaching Project in UK primary and secondary schools. Since that time it has grown to become an international network dra… read more about Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN)

United Kingdom