A PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH APPROACH TO AGEING IN A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY IN THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA
In the here Participatory Action Research model (the PAR model) research and action to solve a particular problem in a specific community take place simultaneously (Schurink, 1998:405-418; Strydom, 2001:379-392).The PAR model aims at combining research with direct service delivery for the benefit of the community.Health scientists, and specifically