The Effectiveness of Participatory Action Research in International Social Work

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23530790
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Kwansei Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: TAKEDA Joe 関西学院大学, 人間福祉学部, 教授 (30330393)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 参加型アクションリサーチ / CBPR / フィリピン / 多文化共生 / エンパワメント / 外国籍児童 / ソーシャルアクション / フェアトレード

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, three participatory action research (PAR) projects were conducted in Japan and the Philippines. These PARs successfully helped participating groups and organizations analyze their current situations, make action plans for future, practice and evaluate them while these processes helped them get empowered at individual as well as organizational levels. Furthermore, the outcome of one PAR resulted in social action to improve the lives of participants. These results proved that PAR is an effective research methodology which integrates research into practice beyond cultural barriers in international and multicultural social work.

Free Research Field

ソーシャルワーク