'Beloved Bangladesh' : a Western glimpse of participatory action research and the animator-resource work of Research Initiatives Bangladesh

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Title: 'Beloved Bangladesh' : a Western glimpse of participatory action research and the animator-resource work of Research Initiatives Bangladesh
Author(s): Wadsworth, Yoland J.
Abstract: The paper offers a first-person experiential observational study by a newcomer to the use of research initiatives to combat poverty in two geographic regions and Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Drawing on participatory action research and the tradition of ‘the animateur’ (catalyst-facilitation), the work of the sponsoring local agency, Research Initiatives Bangladesh (RIB) is described as illuminating a range of quite powerful applications. The paper is part of a larger project to bring to a western audience knowledge of the use of these methodologies in the Indo-Asian region, and some comparative reflections on them.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
Source: Action Research, Vol. 3, no. 4 (2005), pp. 417-435
Publication year: 2005
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Format: pp. 417-435
ISSN: 1476-7503
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476750305058490
Peer reviewed