From the Researched to Co-Researchers: Including Excluded Participants in Community-Led Research on Urban Agriculture in Cape Town

Autor/inn/en	Paganini, Nicole; Stöber, Silke
Titel	From the Researched to Co-Researchers: Including Excluded Participants in Community-Led Research on Urban Agriculture in Cape Town
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 27 (2021) 4, S.443-462 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Paganini, Nicole) ORCID (Stöber, Silke)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1389-224X
DOI	10.1080/1389224X.2021.1873157
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Urban Areas; Agricultural Occupations; Cultural Influences; Research Methodology; Educational Research; Community Involvement; Cooperation; Participatory Research; Action Research; Knowledge Level; Gardening; Barriers; South Africa (Cape Town) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Urban area; Stadtregion; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Forschungstätigkeit; Projektforschung; Wissensbasis; Gartenarbeit
Abstract	Purpose: Traditionally, marginalised community members have been perceived by academics as providers of information and end users of research results. Co-research (community research) reverses this paradigm and uplifts 'the researched' to co-creators of knowledge and advocates for their own solutions to problems. Design/methodology/approach: A co-research approach was developed, employed, and scaled by urban farmers in Cape Town, South Africa. Data was collectively gathered using mixed methods: primarily, focus group discussions, farming diaries, a vulnerability assessment, a structured survey, and a validation discussion. Findings: The participants perceived the research process itself to be much more important than results, as they learned to challenge their own preconceptions, dismantled the cultural scaffolding which impeded their understanding of their world, and developed agency over processes for change. Practical implications: The mutually developed results were used by the co-researchers to establish a representative body which advocates for policy action to address small-scale farmers' needs. Theoretical implications: Co-research goes beyond participatory action research by addressing its bottlenecks, such as actors' limited involvement in data collection. Originality/Value: This long-term study was led by actors who have been historically excluded from access to education. This study actively encouraged the inclusion of excluded voices and calls for a paradigm change in knowledge creation and democratisation of research processes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01