Objective: To establish the motivating factors for member participation in a patient safety Breakthrough Series (BTS) Collaborative. Design: A qualitative, process-oriented, formative evaluation using a participatory approach, the Researcher-in-Residence (RiR) model. The RiR embraces the concept of ‘co-producing’ knowledge between researchers and practitioners using qualitative research methods...

This master’s thesis will present the EnviSensor project, a mobile application paired with a low-cost Bluetooth sensor module to be utilized in the collection of environmental factors via a participatory sensor network. The EnviSensor project seeks to further research in the area of environmental data collection within a participatory sensor network as well as demonstrating the viability of wid...

The paper reports a refinement of the remote evaluation method of [2], that includes synchronous groupware with audio over the Internet. The method applies ideas from contextual inquiry and participatory design for the formative evaluation of a prototype linked to a subsequent redesign process. The investigation involves the Open University – the major provider of distance education in

This is a survey research using quantitative and qualitative methodology. There were three objectives: 1) To study participatory level of community in water and waste environment management. 2) To study the affecting factors for community participation in water and waste environment management in Ampawa District, Samut Songkram Province. 3) To search for the participatory patterns in water and ...

This paper describes the processes involved in evaluating a Sure Start programme in one inner city area. The evaluation was set up in the spirit of participatory action research in which the researchers aimed to work in partnership with key stakeholders to both enable and sustain supportive evaluative processes. The evaluation supported the aspirations espoused by the national Sure Start agenda...

Although participatory research has been applied by a wide range of disciplines, the engagement of youth as partners in research and evaluation efforts is relatively new. The positive youth development movement has influenced scholars and practitioners to include youth as partners in the design and implementation of research involving issues that affect their lives. Engaging youth in research a...

In this paper we describe: a) the participatory evaluation and grading (PG/E) method principles and algorithm that has been implemented within the on-line learning environment LIFE in two, untrusted (UPG/E) and trusted (TPG/E), versions; b) the outcomes of its use as part of the activities carried on to retrain K12 and high school teachers. The analysis of the outcomes of this case study prelim...