Tues. 4/8 Asynchronous Instructional Materials

OVERVIEW

REMINDER: Starting Week 2 we will not hold in-person/synchronous meetings on Tuesdays to allow flexibility around attendance while accommodating for diverse learning styles. The room will be open and available to you during our meeting if you would like to use it for a study hall. Zoom also open during class time for general questions, see link below.

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INSTRUCTIONS 

This week we will dive deeper into the principles and aims of PAR focusing on the legacies of Orlando Fals Borda and the research collective La Rosca. The following instructional video offers some additional background and a review of concepts from the Introduction chapter "Basic Ingredients" assigned last class. After watching the video, scroll down to step 2 and select a chapter or Complete the following steps to review We recommend you complete assigned materials and asynchronous instruction BEFORE your scheduled section (or Thursday lecture meeting) to get the most out of our meetings. Watch the below instructional videos after completing the reading. Then, scroll down to the bottom of the page for Portfolio - Part 1 and listening guidelines for the assigned media podcast. Try and complete all of the instructional materials before your scheduled discussion section this week, so you can bring some initial ideas to class to share. 

Step 1. Watch Instructional Video 

 

Review of Orlando Fals Borda - Principles & Legacies of PAR 

Handout: Google Slides Links to an external site. (include key points fr

Step 2. Learn about a "Vivencias" (PAR Process Study). Choose One

Select a chapter from the below reading list  OR revisit the recommended PAR-FEM Trailblazers podcast episode and focus on the work of one of the three PhD students. 

READING LIST (SELECT ONE) 

English Version Download English Version  (Compressed File Download Compressed File)/ Spanish Version Download Spanish Version

■ Chapter 4. “Together Against the Computer: PAR and the Struggle of Afro-Colombians for Public Service", by Gustavo I. de Roux 
■ Chapter 5. “Young Laborers in Bogota: Breaking Authoritarian Ramparts,” by Maria Cristina Salazar 
■ Chapter 6: “Action and Participatory Research: A Case of Peasant Organizing,” by Vera Gianotten and Ton de Wit

OR

PAR-FEM TRAILBLAZERS (SELECT ONE)

        • Elise Denis-Ramirez. FPAR focus: on abortion rights, gender-based violence, and youth-led activism in Chile
        • Amparo Gonzalez. FPAR focus: agricultural policy promoting sustainability and community engagement
        • Jana Vasil’eva. FPAR focus: grassroots organizational efforts of unpaid, long term care workers 

TIP: Use the episode notesLinks to an external site.to locate 2-3 segments where they discuss their work to get a better sense of their PAR process. 

Guidelines:  Thursday we will work as a class to make a shared study guide outlining the different PAR projects by combining your reflections of the process studies.  As you read/listen, jot down some examples that help illustrate their PAR process. Use the following guiding questions to organize your notes: 

  • Background: What was the socio-political context in which the project was carried out? What was the main problem the inside/outside researchers sought to address)?
  • Aims and objectives: What were the main objectives of the research? Why and how was knowledge acquired? 
  • Methods: What were some PAR techniques that were used at different stages of research? 
  • Participation: Who was involved? What were different roles (or interests) of inside/outside researchers? What were some challenges, tensions, and dilemmas that emerged?
  • Outcomes: What were the different outputs or results of PAR? Who benefited (and in what ways)?

Step 3. Complete Portfolio - Part 1 

Instructions:  Get out a notebook, tablet, or document to write your portfolio.
Label your portfolio: Week 2 - Portfolio Part 1. 

  • Read the below prompt and then set a timer for 7-10 minutes. Free write any ideas that come to mind in response to any of the guiding questions.
  • Word count will vary but on average entries are 150 words or more prompt (see the portfolio assignment submission portal for additional guidelines and instructions). 
  • Reminder: There are no "right" or "wrong" answers for portfolio entries. After completing step 2, free write ideas that you recall and/or revisit the reading or transcript. 

Portfolio - Part 1 Prompt

For Portfolio Part 1, revisit your notes from the chapter/speaker you selected. Free write for 7-10 minutes describing their PAR process.  Your objective is to "animate" the research experience for someone who may not have read the same chapter/listened to the podcast segment you selected. 

TIPS FOR GENERATING YOUR ENTRY: 

  • Revisit the guiding questions and elaborate on 1-2 points by focusing on some specific examples that most stood out to you. Try elaborating with as much detail as you can recall (who, what, when, where, how, why, etc.) to help visualize the research process.  
  • Alternately, you are welcome to include personal reflections about the research process, focusing on something specific that was said or done and why you thought it was interesting. 
  • Feel free to revisit your source as needed, but be mindful of the time and objective of the portfolio exercise: 7-10 minutes, to recall and reflect.
  • You will continue to elaborate ideas (and cite) the source for the discussion board. Leave yourself a note of areas you wish to revisit and explore further if you run out of time.

 

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