Mia Ocean, Associate Professor in the School of Social Work, published “Anti-Oppressive Critical Participatory Action Research and Ethics in US Postsecondary Education” in Critical Participatory Action Research in Higher Education Aug. 26.
Abstract: Anti-oppressive Critical Participatory Action Research is a strengths-based, growth oriented, and capabilities-focused epistemology. Anti-oppressive Critical Participatory Action Research coalitions prioritize power-sharing, relationships, and populations that society attempts to marginalize. Being an anti-oppressive researcher signals a professional and personal commitment to participants and communities and an undertaking to challenge traditional research processes and outcomes that reproduce societal inequities. Anti-oppressive Critical Participatory Action Research is an opportunity to engage in lifelong learning and equity-focused change. In this chapter, the mindset needed to conduct anti-oppressive Critical Participatory Action Research is described, terminology is defined, and several research approaches are explored. The chapter concludes by amplifying a handful of specific capabilities that can be advanced iteratively over time in Critical Participatory Action Research efforts.