PAR

Researcher is not lone investigator = Collective

Researchers are more or less 'insiders'

in a given situation

Launching pads for ideas, actions plans, and strategies for social change

Knowledge gained should be critical in nature.

Participator Action Research

Youth

What is Awesome?

Who validates awesomeness?

In certain traditions - expert (highly paid) evaluators, test makers, teachers

PAR Tradition - "expert validity" or "prof of awesomess" resides with those that experience the problem (community)

PAR - establishes validity (awesomeness) in conversations (these could be Flip camera recordings)

PAR - has a traditional way of documenting awesomenss - this tardition provides strength - standing on sholders of giants

Example: if more than one observer records the same proof - independently

Awesomeness

(YPAR)

Learning

The pedagogy is specifically research

Learning

PLC

GiveBack

DesignIt

Passion

Production

Shipment

PAR

Not just saying - "This is Awesome"