Participatory Action Research (PAR): Participatory Theatre and Walking Methods' Potential for Co-producing knowledge

这个关于研究方法的项目解决了英国社会科学界的需求，即更好地理解参与式行动研究方法如何使边缘化群体作为知识的共同生产者参与研究。它结合了步行方式和参与式剧院，创造了一个探索、分享和记录归属和场所制作过程的空间，这对理解和制定公民身份至关重要。基于包容原则、重视所有声音和以行动为导向的干预措施的参与式行动研究，使边缘化群体参与研究成为一种公民实践。通过这样做，该项目满足了NCRM方法论倡议的目标，以及社会科学研究人员对解决与难以到达社区的研究相关的方法论问题的兴趣。它还响应了经济和社会研究委员会的主题优先事项“影响行为”和“一个充满活力和公平的社会”。该项目的独创之处在于创建了一个模式，通过创造性的方法将从业人员和边缘化群体聚集在一起，并通过开发一个工具包来培训社会研究人员进行行走故事和戏剧的创新。该项目通过以下三个整合良好的方面开发参与式戏剧和步行方法的方法和方法论知识：(i)与移民父母和年轻人进行代际交流的参与式方法；（ii）通过与没有公共资金的家庭进行对话的参与式方法进行合作制作政策实践；（iii）在此基础上，为社会科学研究人员开发培训工具，使用参与式戏剧和边缘化社区的步行方法。这项参与式艺术研究将与戏剧从业者、Counterpoints arts和Runnymede Trust合作和协商进行。三个核心部分结合起来实现这些目标：部分1：生成研究数据——探索参与式方法在生成新的方法论数据集和深入了解移民家庭代际关系方面的潜力。它结合了3个步行故事环节，产生视觉数据，这些数据将在接下来的8个参与式戏剧环节中启动戏剧场景，参与者包括两个群体：移民父母和年轻人。与Counterpoints Arts合作的为期一天的学习实验室有助于为边缘群体的研究提供有关这些方法价值的数字资源。第二部分：联合生产与政策实践的接触-重点关注参与式戏剧的潜力和陷阱，以及让政策实践和边缘化参与者参与围绕NRPF具体政策问题的知识联合生产的步行故事方法，NRPF是一项限制移民参与社会的政策。受NRPF影响的家庭将参加步行故事和参与式戏剧，特别是“立法戏剧”的技术。我们将与兰尼米德信托基金会合作，制作一个多媒体简报包，介绍这些方法对政策实践的价值。第三部分：行走故事和参与式戏剧研究人员培训-第一和第二部分开发的资源和材料将用于开发培训社会科学研究人员的工具包和课程，使更广泛的社会科学研究界受益。培训和能力建设是该项目不可或缺的组成部分。这些产出将在项目期间之后留下遗产。此外，除了通过上述项目提供培训外，该团队还将通过NCRM的活动计划和研究方法节提供培训讲习班/课程，项目网站将为社会研究人员、实践者和政策制定者提供多媒体培训和简报材料，以帮助边缘化群体。

This project on research methods addresses the UK social science community's need to gain a better understanding of how participatory action research approaches engage marginalised groups in research as co-producers of knowledge. It combines walking methods and participatory theatre to create a space for exploring, sharing and documenting processes of belonging and place making that are crucial to understanding and enacting citizenship. Participatory Action Research, based on the principles of inclusion, valuing all voices and action-oriented interventions allows for engaging marginalized groups into research as a citizenship practice. By doing so the project meets the aims of NCRM's methodological initiative and the interest shown by social science researchers to address the methodological problems associated with researching hard to reach communities. It also responds to the ESRC's thematic priorities 'Influencing Behaviour' and 'A Vibrant and Fair Society'. The project is original by creating a model for bringing together practitioners and marginalized groups to engage with each other through creative methods and innovates by developing a toolkit for training social researchers in walking stories and theatre. The project develops methods and methodological knowledge of participatory theatre and walking methods through three well integrated strands of (i) participatory methods with migrant parents' and young people on intergenerational communication (ii) co-production through participatory methods with families with no recourse to public funds in conversation with policy-practice; and, (iii) building upon this, developing training tools for social science researchers using participatory theatre and walking methods with marginalised communities. This participatory arts based research will be undertaken in collaboration and consultation with a theatre practitioner, Counterpoints Arts and the Runnymede Trust. Three core strands combine to achieve these aims:Strand 1: Generating Research Data - explores the potential of participatory methods for generating new methodological datasets and insights into migrant families' intergenerational relations. It combines 3 walking story sessions, to produce visual data which will initiate the theatre scenes in the following 8 participatory theatre sessions with two groups: migrant parents and young people. A day-long Learning Lab in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts helps to produce digital resources on the value of these methods for research with marginalized groups. Strand 2: Co-production Engagement with Policy-Practice - focuses on potential and pitfalls of the participatory theatre and walking stories methods for engaging policy-practice and marginalized participants in the co-production of knowledge around the specific policy issue of NRPF, a policy restricting migrants' participation in society. Families affected by NRPF will participate in the walking stories and participatory theatre, particularly the technique of 'legislative theatre'. In collaboration with Runnymede Trust we will produce a multimedia briefing pack on the value of these methods to policy-practice.Strand 3: Training for Researchers in Walking Stories and Participatory Theatre - The resources and materials developed in strand 1 and 2 will be used to develop a toolkit and courses for training social science researchers, benefitting the wider social science research community. Training and capacity building is integral to the project. The outputs will leave a legacy beyond the duration of the project. In addition, to delivering training through the project strands above, the team will contribute training workshops/sessions through NCRM's programme of events and the Research Methods Festival, the project website will give access to multimedia training and briefing materials for social researchers and practitioners and policy makers working with marginalized groups.