Esler Danielle M
Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area Health Service District, Queensland.
Aust Fam Physician. 2008 Jun;37(6):457-9.
Participatory action research engenders change not just through research outcomes but through the research process itself. Collaboration between researchers and those being researched is intrinsic to the model.
This article discusses the 'Sadness and Heart Disease' research project undertaken by an Aboriginal community controlled health service in Darwin (Northern Territory) in 2005 and 2006 using a participatory action framework.
A systematic approach, flexibility and a willingness to engage are necessary for researchers to successfully undertake a project using the participatory action framework. The benefits of participatory action research extend to both the community and the researchers.
参与式行动研究不仅通过研究成果，还通过研究过程本身带来改变。研究者与被研究者之间的合作是该模式的内在要求。
本文讨论了2005年至2006年达尔文市（北领地）一个原住民社区控制的健康服务机构采用参与式行动框架开展的“悲伤与心脏病”研究项目。
对于研究者而言，采用参与式行动框架成功开展一个项目，系统的方法、灵活性和参与的意愿是必要的。参与式行动研究的益处惠及社区和研究者双方。
