The term participatory inquiry workshop has been used in participatory action research about fora formed with the aim of developing theoretically founded, open, and experimental ways of thinking in relation to concrete societal problems.

Participatory research affiliation, project support, and project development

The participatory inquiry workshops try to establish a space for critical thinking in a broader social and societal arena. The model of a participatory workshop implicates suspending the common institutional horizon, becoming more sensitive to conflict of interests, and more robust in relation to conflictual directions of action.
In recent years the participatory research workshops have been developed to facilitate the employees at University Colleges as a part of the formal research affiliation. The participatory workshops frame VELPRO’s research-based support relating to both smaller research and development activities, as well as to underpin employees working with research and innovation who need a continuing forum for coaching dialogue and opponance from other participants engaged in development and research. The aim of the workshops is to ensure a theory-based dialogue on projects, activities, and products which aims for continuous development of professional competencies.

Participatory research workshop on practice and profession

The workshop presents and discusses research on and development of the quality of intern- and trainee-ship in vocational and professional education within University College Sealand The activities are planned in cooperation with UC Sealand’s CUPP – Research centre for development of practice and professions Together with VELPRO the centre publishes the journal Profession og Praktik (Profession and Practice)
Contact: Steen Baagøe Nielsen

Participatory research workshop about the professional bachelor’s project

The workshops aim is to bring together educational coordinators across different fields who are working with research and development of the quality of professional bachelor’s projects and papers. The activities are planned in cooperation with CUPP – Research centre for development of practice and professions
Contacts: Finn Sommer and Jakob Ditlev Bøje 

Participatory research workshops for teachers at University College Sealand

The purpose of the participatory workshops is to facilitate the continuing development of research related projects conducted by teachers at University College Sealand. Through supervision, discussions and presentations we ensure profound research affiliation and support to projects related to developing teaching and educational studies.
Contact: Camilla Schmidt 

Post-master workshops

These participatory workshops are designed for fully-trained graduates from Master’s degree programmes in pedagogy and educational studies. The main purpose of the workshops is to support the continuing development of qualifications of the participants through research based discussions of the work and development projects at their workplaces. The discussions focus both on theoretical, methodological, and critical aspects of the projects.
Contact: Annegrethe Ahrenkiel

Knowledge Development Network on health and health promotion

 Activities in the network have been participatory research workshops, process supervision, and professional coaching on the development of knowledge directly connected to the transformations of the basic educational programmes and subjects at University College Capital (UCC). The network has worked with a.o. review of field knowledge and political discourses; analysis of practical challenges for the health work within pedagogical work; didactic reflections and suggestions for viable institutionalization of the subject of health and health promotion within the basic educational programmes. A further aim of the project has been to promote organisational learning and innovative knowledge development. Duration: From October 2009 to June 2010.
Contact: Steen Baagøe Nielsen