Action Research: A Participatory Approach to Social Justice

Facilitator: Dr Joan Walton 

RDF Indicator: A1

Programme: PGR Research Skills Programme 2021-22 / Staff Continuous Professional Development Programme 2021/22

Theme: Research Skills: Methodologies, Tools and Techniques / Institute for Social Justice (ISJ)

Delivery: Online via Teams

Session Overview:

This session will include an exploration of social justice as a verb, not just as a noun.   There are many theoretical debates about what social justice actually means – what it would look like to live in a socially just world.  This is an important debate;  but more importantly is the question as to what action can we take to improve social justice?  The claim here is that there is no one ‘once and for all’ answer to this question; but that we need to take responsibility, individually and collaboratively, for working out what that means for each of us.  Action research is an approach to research that allows us to plan, implement and evaluate action.  In this session, there will be the opportunity to learn about and to discuss first, second and third person forms of action research as complementary elements for enabling participatory approaches to social justice.   

Learning Outcomes:

• Understanding of social justice as a verb and the actions you can take to improve social justice
• How to take responsibility for and evaluate social justice actions within your research

You can book your place on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/action-research-a-participatory-approach-to-social-justice-tickets-191000787497 

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