Ethnographic action research is the exploratory approach for research-guided development interventions that combines two research approaches, namely, ethnography and action research with an understanding the local culture and situation first by the researcher before designing intervention for action research.
The developmental projects including educational projects through ethnographic action research shape interventionist’s actions over time as well as provide mid-course corrections for the next set of plans.
Ethnographic action research, in fact, is a constructionist action research design that results into learning by the researcher the present baseline of various inequities, risks and barriers, in the local culture first to learn from the situation and construct knowledge as informed baseline
This type of research involves frequent observations by asking asking the community questions and listening for Informed reflection for evolutionary development throughout the life of the intervention.
There are four key reflective questions that the action researcher and interventionist need to address periodically for shaping the next stage of action, namely. 1. What in context and what can I do?; 2. How can best I do it?; 3. How well I am intervening? ; and, 4. How can I do it better?
Often, Ethnographic action research, focuses on how both problems and opportunities are defined by learning the people locally and to shape research methods and the intervention or action to be creatively adapted to the local situation to transform situations.
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