Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Qual Health Res. 2009 Sep;19(9):1293-302. doi: 10.1177/1049732309344207.
In this research we examined the processes involved in implementing and maintaining a participatory action research (PAR) project by uncovering how theoretical PAR tenets hold up in the reality of a community-based project addressing immigrants' and refugees' mental health needs. Qualitative data from focus groups with these newcomers were analyzed for thematic content. Findings reveal that active participation is seen as the gateway into a PAR project, whereas knowledge attainment and empowerment are the stimuli for continued participation. The data also suggest that newcomers' motivations to participate in a PAR-oriented project might vary across ethno-cultural groups. Practitioners working in community-based initiatives would do well to appeal to the diversity of motivational factors, while endorsing individual and group strengths.
在这项研究中，我们通过揭示理论参与行动研究（PAR）原则如何在一个以解决移民和难民心理健康需求为基础的社区项目的现实中得以体现，来研究实施和维护参与行动研究项目所涉及的过程。我们对这些新来者的焦点小组的定性数据进行了主题内容分析。研究结果表明，积极参与被视为参与 PAR 项目的门户，而知识获取和赋权则是持续参与的动力。数据还表明，新来者参与以 PAR 为导向的项目的动机可能因族裔文化群体而异。在社区倡议中工作的从业者最好能吸引各种动机因素，同时认可个人和群体的优势。
