ERIC Number: EJ1346456
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Publication Date: 2022-Oct
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Working at the Margin: Lessons Learned from School-Based Participatory Research
Lee, Weon-Il; Jin, Yeonkyoung; Yi, Kyoung June
Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, v31 n5 p519-528 Oct 2022
School-based participatory research (SBPR) studies--that is, school-situated and action-oriented collaborative inquiries in which those "researched" are involved in research processes as participants, decision-makers, or co-researchers--aim at producing and translating knowledge with the potential to offer transformative, relevant, and viable solutions to specific school-based matters. While several studies have provided recommendations for ethical conducts of engaging in SBPR, there has been a lack of examinations on the lived experiences of education researchers, who face uncertain and complex interactions within SBPR contexts. Using "autobiographical narrative inquiry," this study thus: (1) explores the lived experiences of education researchers engaging in SBPR with underserved students and their school communities; and (2) identifies challenges they face and opportunities they become aware of in building and maintaining reciprocal and positive relationships in their research processes. Three SBPR researchers in the field of physical and health education present their lived experiences through fictionalized stories and subsequent reflections on those stories. This study thus critically unpacks some of the challenging ethical questions and internal dilemmas faced by SBPR researchers. Narrative findings revealed that SBPR researchers must understand themselves while relationally understanding others' opinions about their research projects. Therefore, concepts of "reflexivity," "relationship," and "sustainability" were further discussed via researchers' self-reflective narratives. This study may offer other education researchers a set of conceptual or methodological tools for reflecting critically on their own experiences of engaging in SBPR, thereby contributing to the enhancement of ethical conducts in SBPR studies.
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Action Research, Educational Researchers, Disadvantaged, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Groups, Social Bias, Health Education, Interpersonal Relationship
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Language: English
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