This paper argues that trust cannot be taken for granted in long-term participatory research and promotes greater consideration to conceptualizing the trusting process as fluid fragile. awareness by researchers can reveal them how passing of time shapes reshapes nature relationships their constant negotiation re-negotiation. The draws together literature from different disciplines on themes tru...

Low wealth and first-generation high school graduates face many information barriers in accessing college information. Most of these students attend public without sufficient counselor staff resources to support going. Further, limiting about one location such as the excludes supports from community. The purpose this participatory action research (PAR) study was investigate an alternative centr...

Objective: The purpose of this article is to offer a theoretical review on community based research, namely about collaborative processes and qualitative participatory methodologies, and to present an application of this framework to the research design. Method: It is provided a review on community-based research methodology, university-community partnerships, and is described the qualitative p...

In this paper we explore the similarities and differences of participatory design and action research in a crossdisciplinary fashion. We briefly outline two distinct studies: (1) a design study that examines mobile interactions of backpackers, and (2) an urban sociology study to better understand social networks of apartment residents. The first study follows a participatory design approach. Th...

This paper reviews recent innovations in the use of participatory tools and methods that are relevant to urban areas. This includes the use of participatory approaches for understanding poverty, involving children, identifying livelihood opportunities, and monitoring and evaluating projects. It also highlights recent literature which discusses how participatory and conventional research and pla...