Documents for the SRA 'Introduction to Participatory Action Research' online course, 30 October 2025 for Start Network
Introduction to Participatory Action Research
Course led by Dr Karen Lumsden
Course Materials:
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Introduction to Participatory Action Research course files (zip file) 
Course files list:
Introduction to Participatory Action Research course slides (Dr Karen Lumsden)
Introduction to Participatory Action Research programme and reading (Dr Karen Lumsden)
Handout 1 - Stages of PAR (S. Kindon et al)
Handout 2 - Starting the PAR process (Dr Karen Lumsden)
Handout 3 - Trauma Informed PAR Example (Jasmin Lilian Diab)
Course description
PAR Resources
1 - Empowered Aid Ethiopia (Mathilde Belli and Alina Potts)
2 - Issues for PAR in humanitarian assistance (Ilja Ormel et al.)
3 - PAR toolkit (University of Reading)
4 - PAR with adolescents (Save the Children)
5 - Youth voices (Save the Children)
Participatory Action Research resource list (Dr Karen Lumsden)
Trauma Informed Resources
1 - Trauma informed PAR (Jasmin Lilian Diab)
2 - Trauma informed principles (Jasmine B. MacDonald et al.)
3 - How to do trauma informed research and evaluation (Jasmine B. MacDonald et al.)
4 - Guidelines to improve safety (Edward J. Alessi & Sarilee Kahn)
5 - GBV survivors displaced communities (Jasmin Lilian Diab and Dana Al-Azzeh)
Trauma Informed Research resource list (Dr Karen Lumsden)
Zoom details for course (SRA)
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