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Recherche et formation, n°99/2022

Les recherches participatives : faire science avec pour former autrement

Edited by Lucie Aussel, Dominique Broussal

Recherche et formation



Participatory research: Doing science collectively to educate differently

The challenges our societies face today are not confined to the scientific community alone when developing possible responses. The changes we face (global warming, an ageing population, energy issues, etc.) call for a dual dynamic of innovation and behavioural change. To keep pace with these changes, some research projects focus on cooperation between researchers and non-researchers They are renewing the forms of scientific production and the concepts of training. They are also raising political issues by questioning science's role in public decision-making. By becoming more participatory than it has been in the past, research is part of a democratisation movement. Such a boom is bound to raise questions about the validity of the results produced, the benefits in terms of supporting change, the reality of the participatory process and the effectiveness of the training processes. This issue aims to shed light on these dimensions, with a specific focus on research conducted in the field of education and vocational training sciences. Looking specifically at the link between participation and change, this issue examines how 'doing science with' can result in new forms of education and action.