Emancipatory and Participatory Research for Emerging Educational Researchers

Joe Barton attained his MRes from the University of Bath, UK. He has been involved in disability sport as both a sportsperson and a coach and now counsels young people with disabilities on career choices and development.Simon Hayhoe is a Reader in Education at the University of Bath, UK. He is also a center associate in the Centre for the Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at the London School of Economics, UK, and an associate of the Scottish Sensory Centre at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionThe Context of Emancipatory Paradigm and Participatory Methodology?A Run-Down of the ChaptersChapter 2: Emancipatory and Participatory ResearchIntroductionEthical Considerations Prior to Designing Emancipatory Participatory ResearchDesigning an Emancipatory Participatory StudyChapter 3: Case Study of a Small Scale University-Based Postgraduate ProjectIntroductionSummary of the Methodologies and MethodsFindings that Arose from the StudyThe Issues that this Study IdentifiedConclusionChapter 4: Case Study of a Large Scale Museums-Based ProjectIntroductionThe Approach to Using Emancipatory Participatory MethodologyThe Findings from the Participatory PracticeProblems that Arose Through Participation, and the Development of Further ValiditiesConcluding Discussion - Addressing the Tensions Within the GroupChapter 5: ConclusionReferencesAppendix