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Four Roles for the Community Researcher
Abstract
It is commonly assumed in the social sciences that the role of
researcher should be reduced to that of a passive chronicler of social
activity. In community research it is suggested that the researcher
can play alternative & more active roles. By adopting intervention
& action research strategies, the researcher could be an active
agent of social change. This role is described in detail &
illustrated with personal experience working with a residents'
association in an inner-city area in Guildford, England. Two
additional complementary roles are also described & illustrated:
the researcher as a broker, & as an educator. 24 References. HA.
Journal
(January-June 1979)
vol8
no1
pages65-75
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Classification and Research
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Research Methods
