Participatory Data Analysis: A One Day Workshop for Participatory Researchers

This one-day workshop is a collaboration between Durham University’s Centre for Social Justice and Community Action and the UK Participatory Research Network. Facilitated by experienced participatory researchers, it will provide the opportunity to focus on data analysis in participatory research - sharing experiences and experimenting with approaches. Participatory research (PR) is a form of enquiry that has moved beyond researching on to researching with the people affected by an issue. The primary underlying assumption of PR is that participation on the part of those whose lives or work are the subject of the study fundamentally affects all aspects of the research. Whilst there is now a vast literature describing and discussing participatory research, and a growing
resource of participatory methods for data generation, accounts of participatory data analysis (PDA) are generally noticeably brief or even lacking. Is PDA, as one researcher has asked, just a ‘step too far?’

In this one-day workshop we will explore:
▪ Understandings of PDA: What is it? Who does it? What is it for? Why is it done/not done?
▪ What does PDA look like and what can it look like?
▪ How the principles and values of PR shape the PDA process.
▪ Situating PDA in the research design.
▪ Trust/validity and rigour in PDA.

Participants will discuss the concept of PDA and be introduced to practices that can be used to develop spaces for PDA. With opportunities to contribute to building shared learning during the day, the intention is that we will all go away with greater knowledge about, and confidence to develop, ways of meaning-making through participatory practices. The workshop is suitable for academics, postgraduate researchers and members of community organisations with experience of, or interest in, participatory research. This workshop has been funded through Research England’s Participatory Research Funding via Durham University, and is organised by the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action, Durham University.

For further information, please view the following flyer: Participatory Data Analysis: A One Day Workshop for Participatory Researchers

The training is free, but booking is essential. Places are limited so early booking is advised.