This guide to the essentials of doing participatory methods in a broad range of health contexts covers all of the stages of the research process, from research design right through to dissemination. With chapters from international contributors, each with many years’ experience using participatory qualitative approaches, it provides guidance on. - Ethical issues in Participatory Research - Designing and conduction Participatory Research projects - Data management and analysis - Researching with different populations - New technologies Packed full of up to date and engaging case studies, Using Participatory Qualitative Research Methodologies in Health offers a wide range of perspectives and voices on the practicalities and theoretical issues involved in conducting participatory research today. It is the ideal resource for students and researchers embarking upon a participatory research project.

The Relationship between Engaged Scholarship, Knowledge Translation and Participatory Research

The Relationship between Engaged Scholarship, Knowledge Translation and Participatory Research

Sarah Bowen

Background

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in strategies to make research more relevant, more useful and more likely to be used. This interest stems from a recognition of the critical ‘knowledge to action’ (KTA) gap that prevents the benefits of research from improving the health of individuals and the well-being of society (Australian Government, 2013; Graham et al., 2006; Haines, Kuvilla & Borchert, 2004). As one of the major goals of participatory research (PR) is to promote change to benefit society (Cargo & Mercer, 2008; see also Chapter 1, this volume), it is important for practitioners and students of PR to understand the different approaches to ...

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