Re: research on participation in development programmes

nate (schmolze who-is-at students.wisc.edu)
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 07:38:33 -0500

Someone who has been involved in Action (not activity theory) Research in
Namibia is Ken Zeichner.

Ken Zeichner
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Teacher Educarion Building
225 North Mills
Madison, Wisc 43706-1795 USA
zeichner who-is-at facstaff.wisc.edu

Nate

----- Original Message -----
From: Hilde Van Vlaenderen <pshv who-is-at warthog.ru.ac.za>
To: <xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 4:42 AM
Subject: RE: research on participation in development programmes

>
> Dear XMCA members,
>
> I have been working on issues of participation and participatory research
> for some years. During the last few years I have become interested in
> Activity theory. I am currently trying to start some research on
analysing
> micro-processes of participation in development work within an Activity
> theory framework. I have attached a resume of a research proposal that I
> have currently compiled for work in South Africa. I am writing this
message
> to XMCA for three reasons. First to find out if there are other people
> working on similar issues, Second to invite interested people to get
> involved in similar research in other developing countries. I would very
> much enjoy working on developing a framework based on experiences in
> different contexts and third, to find out about possible funding for the
> type of project I propose. There is currently a shortage of funding for
> research of such nature in South Africa.
>
> Hilde Van Vlaenderen (Phd)
> Dep. of Psychology
> Rhodes University
> South Africa
>