Articles by Keyword: Participatory Action Research
Search results for Participatory Action Research
We found 242 results for you
-
Contemplating the Self: A Brief Phenomenological Participatory Action Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in AfricaThis study examines Self contemplation from a heuristic phenomenological and applied psychological perspective using a participatory action research approach. The participant authors (n = 6; females = 50%, majority ethnicity = isiZulu = 67%) engaged in reflective contemplation of the... -
Vaccine preparedness: lessons from Lyantonde, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS ResearchTo explore how to better educate rural Africans about preventive HIV/AIDS vaccine trials, 15 semi-structured, open-ended interviews were conducted with villagers in Lyantonde, Rakai District, Uganda. This study reports on the findings by focusing on the attitudes, knowledge and questions... -
Formative evaluation of the STAR intervention: improving teachers’ ability to provide psychosocial support for vulnerable individuals in the school community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS ResearchThe article describes the pilot phase of a participatory reflection and action (PRA) study. The longitudinal investigation explores teachers’ ability to provide psychosocial support within the context of HIV/AIDS following an asset-based intervention. The study ensued from our desire to... -
Coping with hardship through friendship: the importance of peer social capital among children affected by HIV in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS ResearchChildren living in households affected by HIV face numerous challenges as they take on significant household-sustaining and caregiving roles, often in conditions of poverty. To respond to their hardships, we must identify and understand the support systems they are already... -
Putting Participation into Practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family PracticeBackground: The aim of the article is to share the findings of participatory action research performed to develop a mutual participatory doctor-patient relationship model, and to apply this model in a rural cross-cultural primary care setting. -
Participatory action research in the training of primary health care nurses in Venda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family PracticeBackground: The aim of this study was to understand and be part of a process of change in the training of primary health care nurses in Venda. -
Caring, learning, improving quality and doing research: Different faces of the same process
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family PracticeThe aim of this article is to describe the similarities between the consultation process, the quality improvement (QI) process, action-and problem-based learning and participatory action research (PAR). We feel this understanding adds value to our work in enabling personal development... -
Gendered childcare norms — evidence from rural Swaziland to inform innovative structural HIV prevention approaches for young women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS ResearchAddressing discriminatory gender norms is a prerequisite for preventing HIV in women, including young women. However, the gendered expectation that women will perform unpaid childcare-related labour is rarely conceptualised as influencing their HIV risk. Our aim was to learn from... -
Visual Participatory Approaches to HIV and AIDS Research as Intervention in a Rural Community Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in AfricaThis article presents visual participatory approaches as a way to address HIV and AIDS in a rural South African setting. The article suggests that visual imaging has merit for supporting HIV and AIDS intervention with learners, teachers, community health care... -
Doing Childhoods in the Context of HIV and AIDS: Young Children in Early Schooling Speak
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in AfricaThis study investigated children's experiences and understandings of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Grade 3 children (n=31) from the province of KwaZulu-Natal aged between 8–11 years were participants in the study. Data were collected through a four-stage focus group process including activities...