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Maglajlic, Reima Ana (2010) "Big organisations" supporting "small involvement": lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina on enabling community-based participation of children through PAR. American Journal of Community Psychology, 46 (1-2). pp. 204-214. ISSN 0091-0562
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The article presents the process and the outcomes of child participatory action research (PAR) conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as part of UNICEF activities in this country. The study was implemented through children acting as co-researchers, organised in so-called Children’s PAR Groups, initiated in three BiH municipalities. Children collaborated with a Support Group in each of the municipalities, comprised of adults who helped children implement their activities. Children chose to focus their research on community participation and ensured a number of outcomes in a relatively brief period. The value of PAR in the development of child participation was highlighted by children and adults who took part in the study. Prejudices that children have toward adults, and vice versa, were issues identified as main barriers for wider children’s participation. This article also reviews a number of ethical challenges highlighted in the study, such as the organisational barriers to children’s participation and project-based support for its development.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Schools and Departments: | School of Education and Social Work > Social Work and Social Care |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV0040 Social service. Social work. Charity organization and practice Including social case work, private and public relief, institutional care, rural social work, work relief |
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| Depositing User: | Michael Davy |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2013 10:05 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2013 08:20 |
| URI: | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/45757 |