Participatory Research

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There are 7 steps to the research process. 

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1

Choose a research question

Discuss what research questions should be studied. Review the research to see what has already been studied.

2

Plan how to do the research

Design the study and what it will be like for participants.

3

Find a way to pay for the study

Write grants or do fundraising to pay for team member salaries, participant reimbursement, equipment, etc.

4

Find people to participate in the study

Recruit participants who meet the requirements of the study.

5

Do the study & collect data

Collect data from surveys, interviews, focus groups, and other means. For some studies, this might take only a few days; for other studies, this may take months or even years.

6

Analyze the data & write the results

Look at all the data together and figure out what it means. Write the results for sharing with others.

7

Understand & share results

The results can then be shared in an academic journal, at a conference, through social media, etc.

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