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Latino Social Policy - A Participatory Research Model (Paperback, New)
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Latino Social Policy - A Participatory Research Model (Paperback, New)
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Examine alternative strategies to resolving important Latino social
issues! Latino Social Policy: A Participatory Research Model
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 sociallyand
scientificallymeaningful. Experts from a variety of disciplines
focus on nontraditional strategies that engage community residents
in community-research projects, shortening the distance between the
researcher and the subject. This unique book recounts lessons
learned on conducting Participatory Action Research (PAR) in Latino
communities using techniques based on anthropology, education,
community health and evaluation, and urban planning. Latino Social
Policy: A Participatory Research Model addresses non-traditional
methods of reducing the tension between the reality of interaction
with the subject community and the academic training structures
used by researchers. The book promotes a new vision and practice of
research design in which the subject is central to the process,
advocating a participatory approach to produce qualitatively
different research based on community identified problems and
needs. Contributors examine the value of integrating local
knowledge, language, and culture into the methodological design,
the ethics of conducting research in Latino communities, and the
internal conflicts Chicana/o researchers face within their
profession and in the field. Topics addressed in Latino Social
Policy: A Participatory Research Model include: community health
and Central Americans in Los Angeles ethnography and substance
abuse among transnational Mexican farmworkers identity and field
research in Mexico the Latino Coalition for a New Los Angeles
(LCNLA) researcher/community partnerships and much more! Latino
Social Policy: A Participatory Research Model includes case
studies, ethnographies, and vignettes that illustrate participatory
approaches and outcomes in Latino research. The book is equally
valuable as a textbook for academics and students working in the
social sciences, public policy, and urban planning, and as a
professional guide for community leaders and organizations
interested in developing research partnerships.
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