Handout COPAR Ideal Vs Practiced Ms. Rochelle P. Cabario, RN, RM

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Traditional Research vs.

COPAR

TRADITIONAL COPAR

1. Research has the purpose of Research seeks social transformation


identifying and meeting individual
needs within the existing social
systems
2. Problems are defined by the Problems are the defined by the community members.
researchers
3. Research problem is studied by the The community members undertake the investigation
researcher

4. Recommendations are based from Community members formulates recommendations


the researchers findings

IDEAL COPAR vs. PRACTICED COPAR

Component IDEAL PRACTICED

Time Frame/Mode of 3 – 6 weeks immersion Sometimes 8 -16 hrs/week for 2 -4 weeks


Exposure 3-6 weeks duty, 8 hrs/day, 5 -6depending on the time allotted by the
days/week school
Methodology/ It will vary to the needs of the  Use of ready made survey form from the
Survey Form community and the methodology is school.
surveying the participants  Some use survey but just collect data from
previous studies
Problem Statement  After the survey and analysis Misjudging complex problems as simple
have been done ones
 Problem will be coming from the Not considering the result of the survey
survey form form but the say of the few.
 Any problem too big should not
to be prioritized
Implementation  The fishing rod effect  Fish effect
 Programs should not be a one  One day programs
day affair
Evaluation  Reality acceptance  Results are manipulated
 After evaluation, there should be No re-implementation
re-implementation

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