AURA Programme: Researcher-led & Citizen-led research approaches

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Citizen-led & Researcher-led Approaches to Research

Research 1, Session 3, Day One

Learning OutcomesBy the end of this session, you will:

• Review and clarify the two approaches to research (i.e. the citizen-led and researcher-led) introduced by Professor John Gaventa in his online short lecture

Pre-online Intervention: ReviewDrawing on the John Gaventa’s video activity, in small buzz-groups, identify

1. The extent to which you agree/disagree with John Gaventa

2. Comment on how these perspectives relate to your research/research practice (seeQuote 1 & 2)

(10 mins)

Quote 1:

“We must remember that all research derives from the individual or community. Leaving the community out of the research process is therefore a disservice to them”

Quote 2:

“A constraint is that teaching citizen-led research methods isn’t an option… however, if we craft a good design we may persuade the supervisors that the citizen-led approach is viable”

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The content is authored by:Professor Mark Hepworth, Professor in People’s Information Behaviour, Centre for Information Management, Loughborough Universitym.hepworth@lboro.ac.uk