Examining Researchers' Attitudes, Barriers, and Opportunities for Participatory Research: The Case of the Riso-Biosystems Project on Organic Rice
| Autor: | Secondo Rolfo, Elena Pagliarino |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Agriculture (General) Participatory action research Plant Science Participant observation 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences scientists agricultural research S1-972 Scarcity participation Quality (business) Sociology public funding 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common business.industry monitoring and evaluation Citizen journalism 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Monitoring and evaluation Public relations Learning-by-doing (economics) Agriculture organic rice 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries business Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Agriculture (Basel) 11 (2021). doi:10.3390/agriculture11050376 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Elena Pagliarino and Secondo Rolfo/titolo:Examining Researchers' Attitudes, Barriers, and Opportunities for Participatory Research: The Case of the Riso-Biosystems Project on Organic Rice/doi:10.3390%2Fagriculture11050376/rivista:Agriculture (Basel)/anno:2021/pagina_da:/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine:/volume:11 Agriculture, Vol 11, Iss 376, p 376 (2021) Agriculture Volume 11 Issue 5 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/agriculture11050376 |
| Popis: | This paper reports on the conception and implementation of a participatory approach within an agricultural research project aimed at fostering the transition towards organic in the Italian rice district. We investigate the relationships among scientists and stakeholders, exploring researchers’ attitudes, barriers, and potential in relation to participatory research. We use participant observation, in-depth interviews, and systematic cataloguing of communication documents, from the beginning to two years into project implementation, for a total period of three years. The results of the analysis show that, despite a high level of authoritative commitment to participation, scientists reveal a scarcity of knowledge and skills, and poor attitudes that come from a negative perception of participatory research. They engage in various forms of collaboration with stakeholders, as long as decision-making remains essentially in their hands. With the deep analysis of a case study, the paper contributes to the ongoing discussion on the quality of participatory agricultural research, in particular, presenting evidence on the key role of researchers and their attitudes. The paper also contributes to the development of a culture of learning by doing, through honest monitoring and evaluation, and the capacity to learn from failure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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