Participatory action research in the university teaching methodology. An innovation experience from a gender perspective

Abstract

Participatory methodologies in the university teaching field have special relevance considering the latest legislative reforms around the European Higher Education Spaces (EHEA). This article analyzes the dynamics of participation of students and university teachers from a gender perspective within the framework of a teaching innovation project, applied in various subjects and faculties of the Complutense University of Madrid (2019-20). The methodology of this initiative is based on a participatory action research (IAP) process, which has been developed in three phases: observation, self-reflections and transformation proposals. After the analysis of class dynamics, it has been shown that there are inequalities in the participation of students according to gender and from these, improvement strategies are proposed that promote a training of university teachers in equality.