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

这个研究方法的项目解决了英国社会科学界需要更好地了解如何参与行动研究方法从事边缘化群体的研究作为知识的共同生产者。它结合了步行方法和参与性剧院，为探索、分享和记录归属感和地方创造过程创造了一个空间，这对理解和制定公民身份至关重要。基于包容、重视所有声音和注重行动的干预措施的启发性行动研究，使边缘化群体能够作为公民实践参与研究。通过这样做，该项目符合NCRM的方法倡议的目标和社会科学研究人员所表现出的兴趣，以解决与研究难以达到社区相关的方法问题。它还响应了ESRC的主题优先事项“影响行为”和“充满活力和公平的社会”。该项目具有独创性，创造了一种模式，将从业人员和边缘化群体聚集在一起，通过创造性的方法相互接触，并通过开发一个工具包来培训行走故事和戏剧方面的社会研究人员。该项目通过三个很好地整合的方面，发展参与性戏剧和步行方法的方法和方法学知识：（一）与移民父母和年轻人在代际沟通方面的参与性方法;（二）通过与没有公共资金的家庭在政策实践对话中的参与性方法共同制作;（iii）在此基础上，为社会科学研究人员开发培训工具，利用参与性剧院和与边缘化社区一起散步的方法。这种参与性的艺术为基础的研究将与戏剧从业者，对位艺术和Runnymede信托合作和协商进行。三个核心部分联合收割机实现这些目标：第一部分：生成研究数据-探讨参与性方法的潜力，以生成新的方法数据集，并深入了解移民家庭的代际关系。它结合了3个行走的故事会议，以产生视觉数据，这些数据将在以下8个参与性戏剧会议中启动戏剧场景，两个群体是：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制作关于这些方法对边缘化群体研究的价值的数字资源。链2：与政策-实践的合作-侧重于参与性剧场和行走的故事方法的潜力和缺陷，以使政策-实践和边缘化参与者参与围绕NRPF的具体政策问题（限制移民参与社会的政策）的知识的合作。受NRPF影响的家庭将参加行走的故事和参与性戏剧，特别是“立法戏剧”的技术。与Runnymede Trust合作，我们将制作一个多媒体简报包，介绍这些方法对政策实践的价值。Strand 3：Training for Researchers in Walking Stories and Appragical Theatre -Strand 1和Strand 2中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社区受益。培训和能力建设是该项目的组成部分。这些产出将在项目持续期间之后留下遗产。此外，除了通过上述项目提供培训外，该小组还将通过国家社会研究委员会的活动方案和研究方法节举办培训讲习班/会议，该项目网站将为社会研究人员、从业人员和从事边缘化群体工作的决策者提供多媒体培训和简报材料。

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.