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Public Engagement in Research, Planning and Evaluation
October 31, 2018 — November 2, 2018
| Location: | Bayview Yards, 7 Bayview Rd, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2C5, Canada |
| Cost: | $650 + HST |
| Audience: | Anyone |
Meaningful public engagement in the development of priorities, policies, programmes and services is a critical challenge in today’s democracies. The workshop ‘Public Engagement in Research, Planning, and Evaluation’ introduces people to recent developments in participatory action research (PAR), a well-documented tradition of collective reasoning and evidence-based learning for social change. It is designed for people in the voluntary, government, private and academic sectors who support project planning and evaluation, community-based inquiry and workplace learning. The workshop weaves together concepts, tools and process design insights needed to advance authentic dialogue and sound inquiry among people committed to making a difference.
The three-day agenda is organized into four modules: Exploring problems; Knowing the actors; Assessing options; Research and Event Design. In each module participants learn practical tools that can be adapted to any sector for up-stream needs analysis, mid-stream monitoring and course correction and down-stream assessment of social change. The workshop includes uses of digital tools. Learning is practiced in the context of participant projects and knowledge, making it possible to do real work while learning new skills.
See example tools in “The Handbook of Participatory Action Research, Planning, and Evaluation” at SAS2 Dialogue’s website. The site also contains details on the background and lead instructor from Carleton University (Daniel Buckles).