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UNINA9910460857103321 |
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Latino social policy : a participatory research model / / Juana Mora, David R. Diaz, editors |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-71906-9 |
1-315-78595-1 |
1-317-71905-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (212 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DiazDavid R. <1951-> |
MoraJuana M |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Latin Americans - Research - California - Los Angeles |
Latin Americans - California - Los Angeles - Social conditions |
Latin Americans - Research - Mexico |
Latin Americans - Mexico - Social conditions |
Action research - California - Los Angeles |
Action research - Mexico |
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Los Angeles (Calif.) Social policy |
Mexico Social policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2004 by Haworth Press, Inc. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Introduction. Participatory Action Research: A New Vision and Practice in Latino Communities; Introduction; A Critique of Traditional Research Strategies: Objectivity, Subjectivity, and Power; Participatory Action Research: Philosophy and Principles; Structure of the Book; Section I: Creating a New Vision and Role for Research in Latino Communities; Chapter 1. Plugging the Brain Drain: Bringing Our Education Back Home |
Connecting University and Community Through Problem-Solving ResearchDynamics of Dichotomous Divisions: The Debate over What Constitutes Legitimate Research; Epistemological and Methodological |
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Limitations; Refraining Our Research Questions; Interactive Research; Closing the Dichotomous Division; Section II: Latino Community and Research Partnerships in Practice; Chapter 2. A Participatory Perspective on Parent Involvement; Parent-School Interaction in Contemporary Society; Creating a New Cultural Activity in Participation; In the Act of Transformation; A New Definition of Parent Involvement |
Appendix AAppendix B; Chapter 3. Building Community, Research, and Policy: A Case of Community Health and Central Americans in Los Angeles; Introduction; Organizational and Community Context; Community Partnership Methodology; Learning from the Initiative: Challenges and Benefits; Appendix: Selected Findings from the Needs Assessment; Chapter 4. Critical Ethnography and Substance Abuse Research Among Transnational Mexican Farmworkers; Introduction; Transnational Mexican Farmworkers and Substance Abuse; Studying Substance Abuse Among Transnational Mexican Farmworkers |
Using the Ethnographic Method to Overcome Research ObstaclesConclusion; Chapter 5. Community Contexts and Chicano/a Methods of Inquiry: Grounded Research and Informed Praxis; Introduction; The Researcher; Qualitative versus Quantitative Design: An Obsolete Separation; Conceptualizing and Implementing the Research; Problems Encountered During Research; Conclusion; Chapter 6. Identity and Field Research in Mexico: Lessons for Research and Social Policy for U.S. Latinos; Introduction; The Identity of a Mexican/Latina Researcher in Mexico; The Research Design |
Arranging Field Research Within the EjidoThe Interviewing Process: The Interviewed Researcher; Field Research and Perceived Identity in the Three Ejidos; Changing Boundaries of My Identity According to Region; Lessons for Latino/a Research and Policy; Conclusions; Chapter 7. Social Scientists, Public Housing Residents, and Action Research in a Chicano Barrio in East Los Angeles; Introduction; Normative Role of Researchers Who Study Communities; Constructing Research Roles for Public Housing Residents; Crises in the Field and Implementing Project Alternatives |
Addressing Conflicts, Contradictions, and Issues in the Field |
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