Today's question comes from a discussion that took place during yesterday's Law and Health Policy meeting. The question is: "Where do you go for knowledge to solve problems?" The question arose from dialoging about the difference between community-based participatory research, conventional research, and the Cultural approach to research that is guided by dimensions of time and elders, and that results in personal and group transformation. One of the meeting participants lamented that "knowledge doesn't bring about behavior change." While another said that "you can't transform the self if you don't know who the self is." There was an especially invigorating comment about how conventional research, including community based participatory research, is confining and restrictive to the interplay of the intellect and the spirit - something much needed to produce well-being and transformation. We welcome your comments and opinions!
Best,Karames
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