Welcome to the Participatory Action Research in the Field course, held on 25 April 2018 at the School of Media, Culture and Society at the University of the West of Scotland as part of the Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences and Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities interdisciplinary doctoral student training programme.
Recorded highlights from the Participatory Action Research in the Field sessions are shown in the video below.
Session Programme- Day 1: 25th April 2018
Participatory Action Research: Theoretical foundations: Dr Julie Clark
Doing Participatory Action Research in the Social Sciences: A ‘Warts and All’ Exploration: Dr Nick Jenkins and Sarah Noone
PAR: Creative Research Methods: Graham Jeffery, Professor Katarzyna Kosmala and Liz Gardiner
Digital Participatory Methods: Professor David McGillivray & Alison McCandlish
Walking tour of Paisley with discussion of projects using PAR methods undertaken as part of Paisley’s UK Capital of Culture bid: Alison McCandlish
Session Programme- Day 2: 26th April 2018
- Welcome and Introduction: Professor Katarzyna Kosmala & Graham Jeffery (UWS)
- PAR in practice - Govan Docks and the Riverside Solidarity project: Liz Gardiner (UWS) and Iain McGillivray (Clyde Docks Preservation Initiative)
- PAR, Role of Arts and Exhibition curation: Professor Katarzyna Kosmala (UWS)
- Research/practice interventions: Lee Ivett (Baxendale)
- Summary and open discussions (Chaired by Graham Jeffery)
- Guided walking tour of the Graving Docks and Govan (Liz Gardiner and Ian McGillvray)
- Curatorial tour of exhibition at the QEUH: Professor Katarzyna Kosmala (UWS) and Krisztina Lackoi (QEUH)
- Final discussion (Seminar room QEUH): Chaired by Graham Jeffery
Session Programme- Day 3: 27th April 2018
To Understand the World or to Change It? Researching with a community panel: Dr Julie Clark and Ms Cat Tabbner
Ethics Scenarios discussion: Professor Colin Clark
Panel discussions were held on this day on ethics and impact, and each day included a debrief of the day's sessions.
Credits:
Photos by Alison McCandlish