Participatory Action Research-PAR:Researcher Role and Community Development

Abstract

This research is Participatory Action Research (PAR) it is the research that tries to create a paradigm of research in order to solve the problem and community development truly. At present, the research is popular with academicians, students and common people. In the research, but many researches cannot solved and developed community in concrete. Participatory action research has an important role in the current with research starting from the community, community has participated in the dimension of mutual learning, seeking problems and think of the way out to solve the problem or develop a matter of the community consensus, including the results of the development that has an external researchers acts as a facilitator or an expert. The process and the community researchers who are villagers and the significant role of researchers is important to conduct action research. The key is to participate that is not easy as many experienced field researchers reflect and comment. In particular, the issue of make participation in each step of the research process will be guided and an interesting suggestions. It also helps researchers who are interested in using this model to research on social problems, economy and politics, especially the research for development.