'Recipes for Life' was a participatory action research project completed in 2002-2004 by the Institute for Community Research. The project enabled a group of older adults to share their perspectives on successful aging with each other and the wider community. The older adults "exchanged family food recipes, life stories, and successful aging strategies" which were documented via photographs, text, and portraits of the participants and exhibited to the wider public within their housing building and at a community art gallery. The project encouraged social interaction, creativity and self-expression and celebrated the knowledge and experiences of the older people involved. It also further developed knowledge around the strategies older adults use to age well in the community.
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References:
Institute for Community Research. (n.d.). Recipes for life. Retrieved from http://www.incommunityresearch.org/research/programsrecipesforlife.htm
Institute for Community Research. (n.d.). Participatory action research training and evaluation. http://www.incommunityresearch.org/research/paresearch.htm
2 comments:
Hi Maghb, This was such a useful post for the project I have been involved it. I instantly shared the reference with others I know who are looking at quality issues with older people. Keep it up - its noce to have a resouces!
Thanks for that Linda,
Really glad it was helpful. The Institute for Community Research does some amazing work.
I will keep compiling resources and information as I develop a clearer understanding of participatory approaches to research....Looking forward to finding out more about local (Aotearoa) projects and resources too.
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