Course information
Dates: July 1st, 2024 – December 31st, 2024
The course’s step-by-step learning approach provides an accessible and friendly introduction to Participatory Action Research, in a nonthreatening educational environment for all participants. PAR encourages active participation of people, citizens and community members, to engage them in the production of scientific knowledge to bring about actions and changes in Society. This course is intended as a starting point to be well-trained in PAR. It does not require following a set of established or rigid steps to produce a PAR study.
Registration open!
What you’ll learn
- Identify the differences between traditional research and PAR
- Understand how PAR benefits CBOs and the issues they face
- Formulate research questions, objectives and variables
- Identify and apply appropriate study designs, methods, sampling techniques and instruments of measurement
- Form a research team and develop a work plan
- Collect, present, clean and analyse data
- Write a final report complete with an abstract and executive summary
- Abide by ethical considerations
Frequently asked questions
Am I suitable to take this course?
This is an introductory course for Community-Based Organisations, so no previous knowledge or training is necessary. There are only three requirements for participants in this course:
- Basic reading and comprehension abilities
- Writing skills
- A desire to learn about PAR and what it offers community groups
Is this course free?
All courses in the CVC Academy catalogue are free, as they are meant to serve vulnerable populations and those who work with and for them. The goal is to offer accessible learning opportunities to gain knowledge and develop useful skills so they can improve the quality of their own lives.
Does this course offer a certificate?
Yes, all courses in the CVC Academy catalog offer a certificate upon successful completion of all mandatory lectures and graded exercises.
What can I use this certificate for?
You can:
- Add this certificate to your CV
- Use it as prerequisite to access other CVC Academy advanced tracks
- Be considered to participate in certain CVC research opportunities and grants and awards
Are there going to be Zoom sessions?
No, this re-run of the course doesn’t provide Zoom sessions.
