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Informationen zum Autor Juana Mora, David Diaz Klappentext Examines the failure of traditional research methods to address major social needs in Latino communities! promoting instead a participatory/ action approach to research that is socially and scientifically meaningful. Zusammenfassung Examines the failure of traditional research methods to address major social needs in Latino communities, promoting instead a participatory/ action approach to research that is socially and scientifically meaningful. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Editors Contributors Introduction. Participatory Action Research: A New Vision and Practice in Latino Communities Introduction A Critique of traditional Research Strategies: Objectivity, Subjectivity, and Power Participatory Action Research: Philosophy and Principles Structure of the Book SECTION I: CREATING A NEW VISION AND ROLE FOR RESEARCH IN LATINO COMMUNITIES Chapter 1. Plugging the Brain Drain: Bringing Our Education Back Home Connecting University and Community Through Problem-Solving Research Dynamics of Dichotomous Divisions: The Debate over What Constitutes Legitimate Research Epistemological and Methodological Limitations Reframing Our Research Questions Interactive Research Closing the Dichotomous Division SECTION II: LATINO COMMUNITY AND RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS IN PRACTICE Chapter 2. A Participatory Perspective on Parent Involvement Parent-School Interaction in Contemporary Society Creating a New Cultural Activity in Participation In the Act of Transformation A New Definition of Parent Involvement Appendix A Appendix B Chapter 3. Building Community, Research, and Policy: A Case of Community Health and Central Americans in Los Angeles Introduction Organizational and Community Context Community Partnership Methodology Learning from the Initiative: Challenges and Benefits Appendix: Selected Findings from the Needs Assessment Chapter 4. Critical Ethnography and Substance Abuse Research Among Transnational Mexican Farmworkers Introduction Transnational Mexican Farmworkers and Substance Abuse Studying Substance Abuse Among Transnational Mexican Farmworkers Using the Ethnographic Method to Overcome Research Obstacles Conclusion Chapter 5. Community Contexts and Chicano/a Methods of Inquiry: Grounded Research and Informed Praxis Introduction The Researcher Qualitative versus Quantitative Design: An Obsolete Separation Conceptualizing and Implementing the Research Problems Encountered During Research Conclusion Chapter 6. Identity and Field Research in Mexico: Lessons for Research and Social Policy for US Latinos Introduction The Identity of a Mexican/Latina Researcher in Mexico The Research Design Arranging Field Research Within the Ejido The Interviewing Process: The Interviewed Researcher Field Research and Perceived Identity in the Three Ejidos Changing Boundaries of My Identity According to Region Lessons for Latino/a Research and Policy Conclusions Chapter 7. Social Scientists, Public Housing Residents, and Action Research in a Chicano Barrio in East Los Angeles Introduction Normative Role of Researchers Who Study Communities Constructing Research Roles for Public Housing Residents Crises in the Field and Implementing Project Alternatives Addressing Conflicts, Contradictions, and Issues in the Field Main...
