Participatory theatre and walking methods for social research

The collection contains transcripts from interviews with three groups: (1) migrant mothers of primary school children in London; (2) 13 year old girls from migrant families in London; (3) mothers affected by the No Recourse to Public Funds policy in London.
The PASAR research project addresses the UK social science community's need to gain a better understanding of how participatory action research approaches engage marginalised groups in research as co-producers of knowledge. Participatory Action Research, based on the principles of inclusion, valuing all voices and action-oriented interventions allows for engaging marginalized groups into research as a citizenship practice. <p>This project on research methods addresses the UK social science community's need to gain a better understanding of how participatory action research approaches engage marginalised groups in research as co-producers of knowledge. It combines walking methods and participatory theatre to create a space for exploring, sharing and documenting processes of belonging and place making that are crucial to understanding and enacting citizenship. Participatory Action Research, based on the principles of inclusion, valuing all voices and action-oriented interventions allows for engaging marginalized groups into research as a citizenship practice. By doing so the project meets the aims of NCRM's methodological initiative and the interest shown by social science researchers to address the methodological problems associated with researching hard to reach communities. It also responds to the ESRC's thematic priorities 'Influencing Behaviour' and 'A Vibrant and Fair Society'.
The project is original by creating a model for bringing together practitioners and marginalized groups to engage with each other through creative methods and innovates by developing a toolkit for training social researchers in walking stories and theatre. The project develops methods and methodological knowledge of participatory theatre and walking methods through three well integrated strands of (i) participatory methods with migrant parents' and young people on intergenerational communication (ii) co-production through participatory methods with families with no recourse to public funds in conversation with policy-practice; and, (iii) building upon this, developing training tools for social science researchers using participatory theatre and walking methods with marginalised communities. This participatory arts based research will be undertaken in collaboration and consultation with a theatre practitioner, Counterpoints Arts and the Runnymede Trust. Three core strands combine to achieve these aims:
Strand 1: Generating Research Data - explores the potential of participatory methods for generating new methodological datasets and insights into migrant families' intergenerational relations. It combines 3 walking story sessions, to produce visual data which will initiate the theatre scenes in the following 8 participatory theatre sessions with two groups: migrant parents and young people. A day-long Learning Lab in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts helps to produce digital resources on the value of these methods for research with marginalized groups.
Strand 2: Co-production Engagement with Policy-Practice - focuses on potential and pitfalls of the participatory theatre and walking stories methods for engaging policy-practice and marginalized participants in the co-production of knowledge around the specific policy issue of NRPF, a policy restricting migrants' participation in society. Families affected by NRPF will participate in the walking stories and participatory theatre, particularly the technique of 'legislative theatre'. In collaboration with Runnymede Trust we will produce a multimedia briefing pack on the value of these methods to policy-practice.
Strand 3: Training for Researchers in Walking Stories and Participatory Theatre - The resources and materials developed in strand 1 and 2 will be used to develop a toolkit and courses for training social science researchers, benefitting the wider social science research community. Training and capacity building is integral to the project. The outputs will leave a legacy beyond the duration of the project. In addition, to delivering training through the project strands above, the team will contribute training workshops/sessions through NCRM's programme of events and the Research Methods Festival, the project website will give access to multimedia training and briefing materials for social researchers and practitioners and policy makers working with marginalized groups.</p>

本数据集收录了三类群体的访谈转录文本：（1）伦敦地区小学阶段流动儿童的母亲；（2）伦敦地区流动家庭中的13岁女孩；（3）伦敦地区受无公共资金求助权（No Recourse to Public Funds，NRPF）政策影响的母亲。
PASAR研究项目旨在回应英国社会科学界的需求——即更深入理解参与式行动研究（Participatory Action Research）方法如何将边缘群体作为知识的共同生产者纳入研究。参与式行动研究基于包容、重视多元声音及行动导向干预的原则，能够将边缘群体纳入研究，使其成为一种公民实践。<p>这项聚焦研究方法的项目，旨在回应英国社会科学界的需求：深入理解参与式行动研究方法如何将边缘群体作为知识共同生产者纳入研究。该项目结合行走方法与参与式戏剧，为探索、分享及记录归属感与地方营造过程创造空间——这些过程对于理解和践行公民身份至关重要。参与式行动研究基于包容、重视多元声音及行动导向干预的原则，能够将边缘群体纳入研究，使其成为一种公民实践。这项基于参与式艺术的研究将与戏剧从业者、Counterpoints Arts及Runnymede Trust合作开展并征求其意见。本项目通过三大紧密整合的分支实现目标：
分支1：生成研究数据——探索参与式方法在生成新的方法学数据集及深入理解流动家庭代际关系方面的潜力。该分支将结合3次行走故事工作坊，生成视觉数据，为后续与流动父母及青少年两组群体开展的8次参与式戏剧工作坊中的戏剧场景提供灵感。与Counterpoints Arts合作举办的为期一天的学习实验室，将助力产出关于这些方法对边缘群体研究价值的数字资源。
分支2：与政策实践的协同生产参与——聚焦参与式戏剧与行走故事方法在围绕NRPF这一特定政策议题（限制移民社会参与的政策）推动政策实践方与边缘参与者协同生产知识过程中的潜力与挑战。受NRPF影响的家庭将参与行走故事与参与式戏剧活动，尤其是“立法戏剧”技术的应用。与Runnymede Trust合作，我们将产出一份关于这些方法对政策实践价值的多媒体简报包。
分支3：行走故事与参与式戏剧研究者培训——分支1与分支2中开发的资源与材料将用于开发工具包及课程，为社会科学研究者提供培训，惠及更广泛的社会科学研究群体。培训与能力建设是本项目不可或缺的组成部分，其产出将在项目结束后留下持久影响。除通过上述项目分支开展培训外，团队还将通过NCRM活动计划及研究方法节提供培训工作坊/课程；项目网站将向与边缘群体合作的社会研究者、从业者及政策制定者开放多媒体培训与简报材料。</p>