Workshop: Participatory Action Research (PAR)

In the afternoon (Friday September 13, 12:30-3:30pm), Dr. Kristen Goessling and her colleague Carly Pourzand (Director of Community-Driven Impact, Participatory Research, Penn State Center Philadelphia) will organize a workshop on Participatory Action Research and practice with immigrant communities. See HERE for more information on their work, featured in last week’s Penn State News! Goessling is an expert on participatory action research (PAR), and uses this approach to investigate personal experiences of public policies with youth, students, and community members as co-researchers. Pourzand is an expert on community-driven engagement and impact, and uses this approach to shape and implement community-driven education and research initiatives that foster social changes.