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Participatory
action research (PAR) is an approach to research that places the people
being studied at the center of the decision-making process. The main goals
of the PAR approach are to increase the validity and relevance of research
through consumer involvement and to empower individuals to construct and
use knowledge to enhance their own lives. Each of the five research sites
has established a PAR team of stakeholders. Most PAR team members are CLD
individuals with disabilities who have achieved success in postsecondary
education. The PAR teams provide feedback on the design of all research
activities, on analysis of the data, and on how to package and disseminate
research findings for different audiences. Because the PAR teams speak from
the stakeholder perspective, they help to ensure that research variables
and analyses do in fact reflect the real-life experiences of CLD youth with
disabilities. For example, the PAR teams have helped to clarify the meaning
of post-high school "success" from the perspectives of different
CLD groups.
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