A Participatory Research Workshop in Northern India—A Transnational Collaboration

Shewli Kumar, Catherina Schenck (), Dagmar Oberlies and Abha Bhaiya
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Shewli Kumar: School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai 400088, India
Catherina Schenck: DSI/NRF/CSIR Chair in Waste and Society, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa
Dagmar Oberlies: Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, 60318 Frankfurt, Germany
Abha Bhaiya: Jagori Rural Charitable Trust, Sidhbari 176057, India

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 24, 1-19

Abstract: In this article, we outline a transnational project shaped by Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10: “Reduce inequality within and among countries”. SDG 10 provides a cross-cutting approach insofar as the targets refer to income inequality, discriminatory practices and policies, migration policies, and development aid and assist researchers as well as policymakers and community leaders with implementation. The project builds on two online courses for researchers early in their careers: one that covers the research context and one that covers preparing a research question and approach. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an impactful method of exploring social inequalities and applying research to solve practical problems. For students to learn the basic steps of CBPR, a workshop was conducted with a rural NGO in India that included researchers from three countries, staff members, and community members. The topic, “waste management”, was chosen by the local NGO and integrated with the university program through a CBPR methodology workshop. This article describes the background, learning process, and results of the participatory research workshop and focuses on the collaboration of students, staff, and community members as well as the application of research for action.

Keywords: community-based participatory research (CBPR); sustainable development goals; experiential learning; waste management; India; South Africa; Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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