For serious practitioners of participatory action research, it is helpful to identify its principles. This paper outlines some principles of participatory action research in Australia that have been derived from theory and practice in both Western and cross-cultural contexts. Participatory action research is identified with critical social theory and is exemplified with two perspectives from participatory action research in Northern Australian Aboriginal communities.
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