Abstract
Participatory action research is a methodology that in the processes of
local participation has been successful in its application. In this article your
application is reviewed in the Bolivarian School “The Paramito” Municipality
Miranda. Estado Merida, trying to encourage democratic decision making
through participatory processes where the influence of the environment on
knowledge itself plays a transcendental role. In the beginning of this
investigation the problem found was the weak formation processes involving
the school community. So after several days of interaction with educational
actors set out to educate the school community in U.E.B. “The Paramito”
through participatory action research as a strategy for action sociocultural
applying Community educational project. The paradigm used in research is
critical - reflexive between theory and practice. The methodology used is the
Participatory Action Research, Kemmis and colleagues (1988) with the
Community model. According Fals Borda (1981) IAP is more related activity
grassroots own research on your reality that with a responsive action research
by elites outside them. Validation of the information has been obtained through
the use of quality tools such as community participation, formal and informal
meetings, reports, photographs, cause-effect diagram using the triangulation
method that involves the use of different strategies to validate the theoretical
and practical propositions at different levels of analysis.
Keywords: training; community school; participatory action research.
Date Received: 05-11-2016
Date Acceptance: 12-12-2016
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Artículo Arbitrado
Participatory Action Research (IAP) Educational as a School Building in
“El Paramito” Bolivarian, State Merida