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dc.contributor.authorDavies, Alunen
dc.contributor.authorMbete, Bibien
dc.contributor.authorFegan, Gregen
dc.contributor.authorMolyneux, Sassyen
dc.contributor.authorKinyanjui, Samen
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-07T13:20:57Z
dc.date.available2016-01-07T13:20:57Z
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.identifier.citationDavies, A., Mbete, B., Fegan, G., Molyneux, S. and Kinyanjui, S. (2012) Seeing ‘With my Own Eyes’: Strengthening Interactions between Researchers and Schools. IDS Bulletin 43(5): 61-67en
dc.identifier.issn1759-5436en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/7518
dc.description.abstractWe describe a participatory action research (PAR) project aimed at initiating a schools project as a component of the wider Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)–Wellcome Trust Research Programme's (KWTRP) community engagement strategy in Kilifi. Students and teachers from three nearby secondary schools, and scientists from KWTRP, were involved in designing and implementing a set of interventions aimed at promoting school awareness of locally conducted research, and positive attitudes towards school science and health research. The project was evaluated using a mixture of pre? and post?intervention surveys and discussions with teachers, students, researchers and other stakeholders throughout the duration of the project. The project did appear to fill some knowledge gaps about research and contribute to enhancing students' educational experiences, as intended. However, the project also provided a forum where teachers and students could express their concerns and question research practices, and unexpectedly promoted learning among researchers themselves. Further work is needed to learn more about the potential of school engagement to provide benefits for research institutes, individual researchers and local schools.en
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIDS Bulletin Vol. 43 Nos. 5en
dc.rights.urihttp://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdfen
dc.titleSeeing ‘With my Own Eyes’: Strengthening Interactions between Researchers and Schoolsen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.rights.holder© 2012 The Authors. IDS Bulletin © 2012 Institute of Development Studiesen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1759-5436.2012.00364.xen


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