Presentation Year

2024

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

At the intersection of anthropology and development, this project explores the efficacy of Participatory Action Research (PAR) through a case study of the Educational Development Center (EDC) and their Basa, Pilipinas! project. PAR utilizes ethnographic methods and emphasizes the importance of collaboration with developers and the community they wish to serve. This is a response to the critiques of educational Development as a method of perpetuating the legacy of colonialism by implanting Western epistemology from imperialist nations into developing countries. While PAR is an attempt to decolonize Development, it is not without critique itself.

Is your project focused on any of the following?

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Jazzmin

Primary Contact: Last Name

Fontenot`

Primary Contact: Email

jsf52@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

2096400619

Node ID

1451

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