Reflecting on Participatory Research in Environmental Education: Some Issues for Methodology

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Author(s): Robottom, Ian; Sauvee, Lucie
Language:
English
Source:
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education. 2003 8(1):111-128.
Publication Date:
2003
Document Type:
Journal Articles
Opinion Papers
Online Access:
http://cjee.lakeheadu.ca/index.php/cjee/article/view/241

Additional Information
- Availability:
  Lakehead University and Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication. Lakehead University Faculty of Education, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada. Fax: 807-346-7771; e-mail: cjee@lakeheadu.ca; Web site: http://cjee.lakeheadu.ca
- Peer Reviewed:
  Y
- Source:
  18
- Education Level:
  Elementary Secondary Education
  Higher Education
  Postsecondary Education
- Subject Terms:
  Curriculum Development; Participatory Research; Informal Education; Environmental Education; Reflective Teaching; Research Projects; Inservice Teacher Education; Developing Nations; Politics of Education; Educational Environment; Political Attitudes; Program Descriptions; Racial Segregation; College Faculty; Faculty Development; Partnerships in Education; Case Studies; International Programs; International Education; Educational Development; Regional Programs; Professional Development; Distance Education; Rural Education; Educational Principles; Foreign Countries; Research Methodology; Educational Research; Multicultural Education; Cultural Influences; Social Justice; Sociocultural Patterns; Cultural Pluralism; Teacher Researchers; Theory Practice Relationship; Research Skills
- Subject Terms:
  Australia; Bolivia; Brazil; Canada; Colombia; South Africa
- ISSN:
  1205-5352
- Abstract:
  We reflect on methodological issues arising in two of our own research projects as a form of practice, as a way of engaging in a praxis of project research. The projects chosen for this purpose are themselves concerned with teacher education and curriculum development in environmental education: they include participatory "reflective practice" processes in exploring issues relating to formal education in schools and informal education in communities and are grounded in the specific contexts of developing countries. We discuss issues in participatory research such as: (1) Whose research agenda gets to be explored?; (2) The importance of project partnerships; (3) Participants' preconceptions about the nature of research; (4) What is "rigor" in participatory research in environmental education?; (5) The Colonialist Dilemma: Avoiding the "package or perish" mentality; and (6) The Bigger Picture: Technocratic Rationality and Participatory Research. (Contains 2 notes.)
- Abstract:
  As Provided
- Number of References:
  20
- Publication Date:
  2010
- Accession Number:
  EJ881751

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