Haaland A, Vlassoff C
Health Policy Plan. 2001 Sep;16 Suppl 1:1-6. doi: 10.1093/heapol/16.suppl_1.1.
This introductory paper provides the theoretical basis behind the Health Workers for Change methodology, and the role of interactive, participatory learning approaches in promoting social change. The methodology has its origins in Latin America and Kenya, where participatory research methods have been used widely to raise social consciousness and promote change. The paper discusses the resistance of health institutions to participatory ways of learning and the reasons why this occurs. It also presents the logic for the subsequent papers in this special issue and provides a summary of their respective contributions.
这篇介绍性论文提供了“变革卫生工作者”方法背后的理论基础，以及互动式、参与式学习方法在促进社会变革中的作用。该方法起源于拉丁美洲和肯尼亚，在那里参与式研究方法已被广泛用于提高社会意识和促进变革。本文讨论了卫生机构对参与式学习方式的抵制以及出现这种情况的原因。它还阐述了本期特刊后续论文的逻辑，并总结了它们各自的贡献。
