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Item African Regional Workshop on Participatory Research, Mzumbe, End - 7th July 1979: Summary of points raised in discussion of Lead Paper I in Small Group I(African Regional Workshop on Participatory Research, 1979-07-07) Miril, Ngugi waThis document summarizes the discussion of Lead Paper I, presented in Small Group I at the African Regional Workshop on Participatory Research. Chaired by Ngugi wa Mirii, with rapporteur Mama Roffeety, the group examined themes of development theory, the role of socialist and participatory approaches, and the influence of bourgeois theory on oppression. Key points included critiques of OBET (Official Bourgeois Economic Theory) for failing to empower the oppressed and discussions on linking theory to practical examples. The dialogue explored historical materialism, the role of the social scientist, and strategies for using participatory research to promote worker and peasant empowerment. The group emphasized research as an ideological tool for social transformation.