Contents include: A Critique of Monopolistic Research, Breaking the Monopoly of Knowledge: Research Methods, Participation and Development, Participatory Research: Main Concepts and Issues, Knowledge as Power: Participatory Research as the Alternative, Ideology and Political Economy in Inquiry: Participatory Research, Occupational Health and Participatory Research, Reflections of a Feminist Political Scientist on Attempting Participatory Research in Aotearoa, People-Centered Development and Participatory Research, Participatory Research and Participatory Social Action, Issues and Experiences in Participatory Research in Asia, Participatory Research in North America and India, Participatory Research as a Contribution to Cultural Reconstruction, Tribals and Land Alienation, Participatory Research among Farmer Settlers in Southern Philippines, The Struggle in Dhulia: A Women's Movement in India, Knowledge, Participation and Empowerment, The Methodology of the Participatory Research Approach, Ambiguities in Participatory Research, Social Transformation and Participatory Research, Participatory Research and Empowerment of Adults, The Socio-Political Implications of Participatory Research, People and Forests - A Participatory Study, Knowledge and Social Change: An Enquiry into Participatory Research in Asia. Ending chapters include Dialogue by the editor, Enumeration, and Popular Theatre.
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