Critical Participatory Inquiry
An Interdisciplinary Guide
- Meagan Call-Cummings - Johns Hopkins University, USA
- Giovanni P. Dazzo - University of Georgia, USA
- Melissa Hauber-Özer - University of Missouri - Columbia, USA
Critical Participatory Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Guide brings to life key principles of this collaborative research method for students, practitioners, and research collectives. The authors encourage readers to uncover new possibilities in research guided by the emancipatory roots of CPI to deconstruct inequitable conditions and practices. Weaving together theoretical perspectives, a variety of tools for data collection and analysis, and numerous practical examples, the authors offer a complete picture of the research process from start to finish. This thoughtful and thorough book prepares readers to co-create knowledge effectively and ethically. By addressing the underlying principles common to a variety of action and participatory research methods, readers learn to design and carry out research with, not on, communities. With examples from public health, social work, psychology, education, criminal justice, conflict resolution, and more, the text is suited to a wide variety of graduate-level courses and better reflects the interdisciplinary nature of participatory research with collectives of all sizes and compositions.
The most thoughtful approach to CPI to date, with lots of nuanced discussion of power, inequality and positionality. The text is replete with examples from community studies using a variety of media.
This book offers a nuanced and complex look at critical participatory research. The approach of the text offers an insight into how these scholars arrived at the work and how to then do this work from varying perspectives.
I found the practice activities and focus activities very thought-provoking and valuable from a teaching standpoint. Overall, the writing continues to be very accessible.
This is a thought provoking and challenging new way to look at research in the context of social justice.
This is the first time I have read a comprehensive book chapter covering digital and social media research so succinctly.
The authors provided examples of creative ways to take action with research and sharing findings. I think this message is important in taking action; we can and should disseminate research through multiple avenues.
This book introduces Critical Practitioner Inquiry that is user-friendly and socially aware. The authors are well-versed in the literature, but their personal experiences with CPI truly make the book come to life.
The connections to real-world examples were outstanding. The authors did a wonderful job of gaining credibility by sharing their own work as well as work that has been published in the field.
I like its flow, the use of a reference list after every chapter. It is rich in content and uses real life examples.
The post-colonial and post-structural, dialogic approach makes this pretty unique and helpful.
The topical coverage feels very unique for a text of this kind. For instance, discussions on power dynamics, creating relational connections, forming inquiry collectives.
The comprehensiveness of the chapter discussions is notable. I also appreciated that this book was unflinching in discussions on the epistemological foundations of CPI and the importance these positions have on the methodology.
Each chapter was well-organized, presented just the right amount of content, and referenced helpful examples to support the learning objectives.
The conversational tone makes this text feel supportive and accessible.