Pro-Democracy Teaching and Learning Repository

How to Develop a Methodology Using a Democratic Mindset

Description

This handout includes guidance and considerations for conducting community-engaged research and any research that has the potential to impact a community. It includes a useful table and recommended readings, a podcast, and a TED talk. 

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Topics

  • Democratic Governance, Constitutional Guardrails
  • Equitable Voice & Agency
  • Representation & Inclusion
  • Social Cohesion & Democratic Norms

Resource Type

  • Interactive Exercise or Project
  • Discussion Guide
  • Homework Assignment
  • Media (with supporting teaching materials)
  • Handout (with instructions)
  • Reading List

Time Commitment

  • More than 2 Hours

Materials Needed

Wireless internet, a screen and projector with speakers

Recommended or Required Reading

Stoecker, R. R. (2012). The goose approach to research. In Research methods for community change: A project-based approach (2nd ed., pp. 25–46). SAGE