Abstract
Co-operative inquiry is an under-explored method in community-based research. Its democratic approach involves a group of “co-researchers” collaboratively inquiring into a mutually-agreed research topic through systematic cycles of reflection and action. This article shares the process, outcomes, and methodological reflections of three co-operative inquiries that were conducted as part of an international study regarding love in community work. Groups of up to 10 community workers in rural villages in Timor-Leste, Australia, and Peru engaged in co-operative inquiry to collaboratively develop new knowledge to inform practice. The article analyses data regarding co-inquirer experiences of the methodology, and identifies the strengths and challenges of the co-operative inquiry method to support the collective generation of new knowledge. The article concludes that co-operative inquiry involves shared power, participation, action, and contextual reflexivity, and is a useful method for community workers to collaboratively develop innovative approaches to community work practice through cycles of reflection and action.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 55-73 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Systemic Practice and Action Research |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2018 |
Keywords
- Co-operative inquiry
- Community work
- Reflexivity
- Research process
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Community Work Research through Co-Operative Inquiry in Timor-Leste, Australia and Peru : Insights into Process. / Godden, Naomi Joy.
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