Participatory approaches in health promotion and health planning: A literature review
CONTENTS
Acknowledgement |
iv |
Foreword |
vii |
Executive summary |
ix |
Abbreviations |
xii |
Glossary |
xiii |
1. Introduction |
1 |
Background |
1 |
The context |
2 |
Explanations for health inequalities |
5 |
History of health policies in the United Kingdom |
7 |
Scope of review and methodology |
9 |
References |
10 |
2. Definitions of community participation |
12 |
Summary |
12 |
Defining community |
12 |
Defining community participation |
13 |
Critical questions |
15 |
Conclusion |
17 |
References |
17 |
3. Theoretical constructs of community participation |
18 |
Summary |
18 |
Theoretical constructs |
18 |
Introduction |
18 |
Community development |
19 |
People's participation |
22 |
Empowerment |
25 |
Action research |
27 |
Methodological issues for participatory approaches |
29 |
Critical questions for translating theoretical constructs into |
32 |
theories for practice | |
How is community participation analysed? |
32 |
What factors influence participation? |
38 |
How do we evaluate participation? |
40 |
Conclusion |
45 |
References |
45 |
4. Applications, methods and tools |
49 |
Summary |
49 |
Applications |
49 |
Participatory action research |
50 |
Rapid appraisals |
54 |
Methods |
57 |
Tools |
59 |
Introduction to visualisations |
59 |
Mapping |
60 |
Ranking and matrices |
65 |
Diagrams |
67 |
Information pyramid |
70 |
Visualisation in participatory programmes |
71 |
Conclusion |
72 |
References |
72 |
5. Examples of applications from case studies |
75 |
Summary |
75 |
Framework for analysis |
75 |
Typologies of action research |
78 |
Examples of experimental action research |
78 |
Examples o f organisational action research |
81 |
Examples of professionalising action research |
85 |
Examples o f empowering action research |
87 |
A note on UK case studies |
95 |
Conclusion |
95 |
References |
96 |
6. Assessment of contributions and challenges of participatory approaches |
98 |
Summary |
98 |
Contributions |
98 |
Challenges |
100 |
Ways forward for programme development |
103 |
Project preparation |
103 |
Project design |
103 |
Power and control |
105 |
References | 106 |
Appendices | |
A. Guidelines for assessing participatory action research | 108 |
B. A brief review of core qualitative methods |
110 |
C. How to use the most popular visualisation tools | 114 |
D. Methodology of literature review | 121 |
E. UK networks |
123 |
F. Books on participatory approaches |
125 |