Participatory Action Research

question 20

Multiple Choice

Participatory action research

• A) asks research questions that have implications for social change.
• B) increases the involvement of researchers in the research process.
• C) is more objective than traditional social science research methods.
• D) is useful to social scientists because its findings address the needs of many constituencies.
• E) none of these.

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Definitions:

Tracer

A radioactive substance used in medical imaging or scientific research to track the presence or distribution of substances within the body or environment.

Scintigraphy

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