Purpose

Responding to the continuing separation of participants and researchers in LIS participatory research, a new methodology is proposed: action partnership research design (APRD). It is asserted that APRD can mitigate or remove the hierarchical structures often inherent in the research process, thus allowing for equal contribution from all.

Design/methodology/approach

Building on the bonded design (BD) methodology and informed by a scoping literature review conducted by the same authors, APRD is a human-centered research approach with the goal of empowering and valuing community partnerships. APRD originates from research investigating the use of participatory design methods to foster collaboration between two potentially disparate groups, firstly with adult researchers/designers and elementary school children, and secondly with university faculty and IT professionals.

Findings

To achieve this goal, in addition to BD techniques, APRD draws inspiration from elements of indigenous and decolonization research methodologies, particularly those with an emphasis on destabilizing power hierarchies and involving research participants as full partners.

Originality/value

APRD, which emerged from findings from previous participatory design studies, especially those of BD, is based on the premise of partnership, recognizing that each member of a design team, whether researcher or participant/user, has unique expertise to contribute. By considering participants/users as full research partners, APRD aims to flatten the hierarchies exhibited in some LIS participatory research methodologies, where participants are treated more like research subjects than partners.

中文翻译：

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APRD：行动伙伴关系研究设计：重新想象用户在图书馆和信息科学研究中的角色

目的

针对LIS参与式研究中参与者和研究人员的持续分离，提出了一种新的方法：行动伙伴关系研究设计（APRD）。有人断言，APRD 可以减轻或消除研究过程中通常固有的等级结构，从而允许所有人做出平等的贡献。

设计/方法论/途径

APRD 以联合设计 (BD) 方法为基础，并以同一作者进行的范围界定文献综述为基础，是一种以人为本的研究方法，其目标是增强和重视社区伙伴关系。 APRD 源于一项研究，调查使用参与式设计方法来促进两个潜在不同群体之间的合作，首先是成人研究人员/设计师和小学生，其次是大学教师和 IT 专业人员。

发现

为了实现这一目标，除了 BD 技术之外，APRD 还从本土和非殖民化研究方法论的要素中汲取灵感，特别是那些强调破坏权力等级制度稳定并让研究参与者作为全面合作伙伴参与的方法论。

原创性/价值

APRD 是从以前的参与式设计研究（尤其是 BD 的研究结果）中得出的，它以伙伴关系为前提，认识到设计团队的每个成员，无论是研究人员还是参与者/用户，都有独特的专业知识可以贡献。通过将参与者/用户视为完整的研究合作伙伴，APRD 旨在扁平化某些 LIS 参与式研究方法中展示的层次结构，在这种方法中，参与者更像是研究对象，而不是合作伙伴。