This paper focuses on a case study pilot project working with a small group of children aged 6- to 10-years-old in a village in the northeast of England. The study was established to examine children's attitudes to environmental issues, particularly their involvement in environmental decisions and their feelings about planning, design and…

This paper brings together ethnographic data and testimonies from a group of Latina mother activists with critical race theories, to challenge dominant views of home-school relations and re-envision the "homeplace" as a site of radical resistance (Hooks (1990) "Yearning: race, gender and cultural politics" (Boston, MA, South…

The study examined the meaning of outdoor education experiences and the role photography plays in assisting students to make connections from their outdoor experiences to their everyday lives. Specifically, this exploratory qualitative study utilized photo-elicitation interviews to investigate the inner significance of structured university-based…

During research on cultural differences in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pedagogy, it became obvious that the lack of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural typology was impeding research progress. The author's cultural heritage group, the Malara People, a subgroup of the Bandjalang People of northern New South Wales,…

This manual contains training materials on full participation in independent living for a national conference for personnel in agencies concerned with independent living for people with disabilities. Preliminary materials include the conference agenda, background information about the trainers, and organizational information on Independent Living…

The Canada-Asia Partnership, a community development project of Canadian, Thai, and Filipino universities, included continuing education workshops. Their cross-cultural, participatory nature successfully promoted learning and skill development and resulted in holistic knowledge production. (SK)

People with low incomes and low literacy skills often have limited access to health care information. Popular education, participatory research techniques, and community-based partnerships between literacy programs and health educators and providers are methods that improve both health and literacy outcomes. (SK)

Auto-photography and photo elicitation are techniques that can help teachers articulate often subconscious beliefs about teaching. In auto-photography, participants, not researchers, take the pictures. Photo elicitation uses photographs to stimulate the interviewing process. Issues include research collaboration, mutual visual context,…

Researchers surveyed 102 elderly people in London about their concerns and compared their responses to those of social services staff. The disparity in responses led to a more democratic, participatory research project that gave elderly participants a greater voice in expressing their needs and shaping the services offered. (SK)

A participatory action research project discovered that Honduran women farmers would like more agricultural training but are impeded by cultural perceptions, literacy level, mixed-gender groups, access to resources, and family responsibilities. Recommendations for sensitizing community leaders to the needs of women were made. (SK)

A two-year participatory action research project involved Canadian and Filipino popular theater and development organizations in improving awareness of environmental issues and creating an education performance on community sustainability issues. Issues of time, equity, and cultural difference arose. (SK)

Contrasts "strong" and "weak" conceptions of model and suggests that adult education is not a unified scholarly enterprise but a collection of divergent research traditions, such as participation, adult learning, and participatory research. Concludes that adult educators should appreciate scholarly conflicts and flesh out the sociohistorical…

Discusses Participatory Rural Appraisal, a research method that shifts the impetus for research in rural development from outside experts to rural people. Residents do their own investigations, share their knowledge, and own the outcomes. Rather than use standard questionnaires, information gathered is represented in visual form using maps,…

Development can be either incremental or discontinuous, the latter leading to liberatory action. There is a fundamental dilemma involved. On the one hand, educators are trying to change people, forming unavoidable power relations. At the same time, they cannot fully predict the consequences of their efforts. (SK)

Work with tribal cultures in Asia revealed some commonalities of such cultures throughout the world: loss of habitation, conflict with nontribal economic systems, spirituality, and desire for autonomy. Appropriate development strategies must include concern for preserving their alternative world views. (SK)