Creative Participation is a term used in social sciences to describe the position of the observer towards the observed. ''Creative Participation'' - originally a
Lucien Lévy-Bruhl term from the 1920s for analysing social relations of cultural groupings, modified and revived by the German ethnologis
V. Dahlheimer rewrites the traditional
participant observation
Participant observation is one type of data collection method by practitioner-scholars typically used in qualitative research and ethnography. This type of methodology is employed in many disciplines, particularly anthropology (incl. cultural an ...
approach and leaves more room for non-materialistic cognition. Dynamic movements which can not be measured from disconnected or relative viewpoints can be captured by means of feelings. Verification of data through creative participation is possible through practical conception only and can at best be validated by empirical means. ''Creative Participation'' seeks to counteract classical problems in social science like i.e. rigid defense of theory, personal ambition, and weight of tradition which can lead to social and personal fragmentation.
In consumer psychology ''Creative Participation'' is defined as consumers' co-creation of novel and valuable products, services, ideas, consumption experiences with firms during their purchase or consumption process. According to "Need for Uniqueness"- theory, one of consumers' motivations for creative participation may come from their need for unique products. When consumers need to acquire the symbol of distinct self by unique products, they are driven to create.
''Creative Participation'' is also used as an educational training method. It can breakdown barriers between participants (and agencies), and encourage
creative problem-solving
Creative problem-solving (CPS) is the mental process of searching for an original and previously unknown solution to a problem. To qualify, the solution must be novel and reached independently. The creative problem-solving process was originally de ...
, and the building of positive relationships.
In the political world ''Creative Participation'' presents the theory and practice of innovative forms of political participation, i.e. citizens cooperate in public action to achieve a common good.
See also
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Fieldwork
Field research, field studies, or fieldwork is the collection of raw data outside a laboratory, library, or workplace setting. The approaches and methods used in field research vary across disciplines. For example, biologists who conduct fie ...
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Muringa vila
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Participant Observation
Participant observation is one type of data collection method by practitioner-scholars typically used in qualitative research and ethnography. This type of methodology is employed in many disciplines, particularly anthropology (incl. cultural an ...
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Participatory Action Research
Participatory action research (PAR) is an approach to action research emphasizing participation and action by members of communities affected by that research. It seeks to understand the world by trying to change it, collaboratively and following ...
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Qualitative research
Qualitative research is a type of research that aims to gather and analyse non-numerical (descriptive) data in order to gain an understanding of individuals' social reality, including understanding their attitudes, beliefs, and motivation. This ...
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Educational psychology
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Grounded theory
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Person-centered ethnography
Person-centered ethnography is an approach within psychological anthropology that draws on techniques and theories from psychiatry and psychoanalysis to understand how individuals relate to and interact with their sociocultural context. The ter ...
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Clinical Ethnography
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Naturalistic observation
Naturalistic observation, sometimes referred to as fieldwork, is a research methodology in numerous fields of science including ethology, anthropology, linguistics, the social sciences, and psychology, in which data are collected as they occur i ...
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Unobtrusive measures
Unobtrusive research (or unobtrusive measures) is a method of data collection used primarily in the social sciences. The term "unobtrusive measures" was first coined by Webb, Campbell, Schwartz, & Sechrest in a 1966 book titled ''Unobtrusive Measur ...
Literature
* J. E. Bood in: ''The Law of Social Participation''. The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 27, No.1 (Jul., 1921), pp. 22–53
* Xu Lan in: Acta Psychologica Sinica 2007 39 (02): 343-354 CN: 11-1911/B
* Dr. V. Dahlheimer in: ''Die verwobene Kultur der Zukunft'' . Ethnologische Verständniswege für dynamische Metalanguage-Systeme, 2007. DDC-Notation 306
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*Creative Participation: Responsibility-Taking in the Political World, Paradigm Publishers,2009,
*David Bohm. ''On Dialogue''. Routledge, London, 1996,
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