Graduate Education Grounded in Community-Based Participatory Research

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Sheehan ◽  
Brian Burke ◽  
Jeremy Slack
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Ambos Nogales ◽  
The Cost

Research projects at the University of Arizona's Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology (BARA) have provided graduate students an opportunity to engage in anthropological inquiry and application, often in teams, and with guidance from experienced researchers. In this paper, we focus on our experiences as graduate students working on two community-based environmental anthropology research projects in the sister cities of Nogales, Sonora, and Nogales, Arizona (known collectively as Ambos Nogales). In choosing to participate in these projects, we hoped to develop our skills with specific anthropological research methods (interviews, participant-observation, surveys, focus groups, and the writing of field notes), gain experience with a community-based participatory research (CBPR) model (including strategies for prioritizing community decision-making and incorporating local knowledge and interests throughout the research process), improve our Spanish skills, and learn to integrate research and action in a mutually-enriching way. Of course, having a job that reduced the cost of school was beneficial, but our main goal was to become anthropologists capable of contributing to academic, policy, and community-based action.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ LEARNING IN COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH: THE POTTED PLANT PROJECT IN PROJECT SOAR

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S405-S405
Author(s):  
Deanna Dragan ◽  
Jermaine Mitchell ◽  
Rebecca S Allen ◽  
Pamela Payne-Foster ◽  
JoAnn Oliver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Potted Plant

Abstract Sharing Opinions and Advice about Research (Project SOAR), funded by PCORI, trained individuals living in under-resourced and underserved communities how to evaluate and provide advice to scientists about recruitment procedures, survey items, and intervention components for implementation in their communities. Moreover, graduate students learned community-based participatory research (CBPR) procedures and interacted with communities in implementing their own research projects. Students worked with the urban Holt community in western Alabama on issues of food insecurity due to pollution and concerns about growing vegetables and herbs in the soil. Students participated in the Potted Plant Project and plant give away, collecting questionnaire and health data. Students reported finding the fluid nature of research during this community event both stressful and rewarding. Students also identified how familiarity with CBPR procedures enhanced their clinical service provision in the community. Discussion will focus on future graduate training needs in implementation of CBPR.

scholarly journals Preventing cardiovascular disease: Participant perspectives of the FAITH! Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 1710-1723 ◽  
Author(s):  
LaPrincess C Brewer ◽  
Eleshia J Morrison ◽  
Joyce E Balls-Berry ◽  
Patrick Dean ◽  
Kandace Lackore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Behavior Change Interventions

Striking cardiovascular health disparities exist among African-Americans in Minnesota compared to Whites; however, community-based interventions to address cardiovascular disease risk are lacking. This study explored participant perceptions of a culturally tailored, cardiovascular disease prevention program developed using a community-based participatory research process. Research participation perceptions, program benefits, and program satisfaction/acceptability were analyzed using a mixed-methods approach. Overall, acceptability was high. Findings highlight the favorable inclusion of African-Americans (research perception), knowledge gained about healthy lifestyle practices (benefits), and quality of the curriculum/speakers (satisfaction). Community-based participatory research may be useful in fostering the acceptability of behavior change interventions among marginalized African-American communities.

Community-Based Participatory Research

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey Marie Barnett
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Collaborative Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Partnership Approach

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) embraces a partnership approach to research that equitably involves community members, organizational representatives, social workers, and researchers in all aspects of the research process. CBPR begins with a research topic of importance to the community and has the aim of combining knowledge with action and achieving social change. It is community based in the sense that community members become part of the research team and researchers become engaged in the activities of the community. Community–researcher partnerships allow for a blending of values and expertise, promoting co-learning and capacity building among all partners, and integrating and achieving a balance between research and action for the mutual benefit of all partners. Various terms have been used to describe this research, including participatory action research (PAR), action research (AR), community based research (CBR), collaborative action research (CAR), anti-oppressive research, and feminist research.

When the R and the CBP Clash: Research in Schools

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-26
Author(s):  
Sara Curtin-Mosher ◽  
Elizabeth Leo
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
University Of Arizona ◽  
Ambos Nogales ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

This paper speaks to a potential dilemma between the R and the CBP of Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) within the context of a partnership called the Asociación de Reforestación de Ambos Nogales (ARAN). We focus on the relationship between students and educators from the University of Arizona (UA) and two high schools from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico that constitute part of this organization. ARAN has been influenced by but not restricted to a framework of CBPR where community members and academics engage in all aspects of research.

scholarly journals Ethical Issues in Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research: A Narrative Review of the Literature

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal Kwan ◽  
Christine Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Institutional Review Boards ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Community Based

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a methodology increasingly used within the social sciences. CBPR is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of research methodologies, including participatory research, participatory action research, feminist participatory research, action research, and collaborative inquiry. At its core, they share five key attributes: (i) community as a unit of identity; (ii) an approach for the vulnerable and marginalized; (iii) collaboration and equal partnership throughout the entire research process; (iv) an emergent, flexible, and iterative process; and (v) the research process is geared toward social action. While there is no shortage of literature that highlights the benefits and potential of CBPR, relatively little discussion exists on the ethical issues associated with the methodology. In particular, current gaps within the literature include ethical guidance in (i) balancing community values, needs, and identity with those of the individual; (ii) negotiating power dynamics and relationships; (iii) working with stigmatized populations; (iv) negotiating conflicting ethical requirements and expectations from Institutional Review Boards (IRBs); and (v) facilitating social action emerging from the findings. For CBPR’s commendable goals and potential to be realized, it is necessary to have a more fulsome discussion of the ethical issues encountered while implementing a CBPR study. Further, a lack of awareness and critical reflection on such ethical considerations may perpetuate the very same problems this methodology seeks to address, namely, inequality, oppression, and marginalization. The purpose of this article is to provide a narrative review of the literature that identifies ethical issues that may arise from conducting CBPR studies, and the recommendations by researchers to mitigate such challenges.

scholarly journals Community-based participatory health research: principles and practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Unger
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Participatory Health Research ◽  
Trust And Reciprocity

Abstract Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a collaborative approach to research that aims to improve the health of marginalized communities and reduce health disparities. It starts with a topic of concern for the community and involves iterative cycles of action and reflection to initiate change. Community members are involved as partners and trained as peer researchers to take an active role in the research process. Processes of capacity building and empowerment play a prominent role. As a general principle, participatory research does not primarily focus on health problems, but pays at least equal attention to the resources and capacities of communities. It places a strong focus on developing trust and reciprocity in research relationships. Regarding methodology, various empirical research methods are used in CBPR study designs, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods and arts-based methods. Arts-based methods such as photovoice, digital storytelling, mapping and drawings facilitate the expression of lived experience, including sensitive aspects, through creative verbal and non-verbal means. These methods expand the available means of expression and as such are highly valuable in research fields where verbal communication is challenged by language barriers and diverse cultural backgrounds as well as sensitive topics and experiences. Participatory health research has been conducted with diverse migrant and refugee groups internationally. Due to legal and other reasons, refugees may be limited in their capacities for participation. The presentation will discuss the strengths and limitations of CBPR including structural obstacles to equitable partnerships.

Student Engagement with Community-Based Participatory Food Security Research: Exploring Reflections through Photovoice

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 210-214
Author(s):  
Nadia Pabani ◽  
Daphne Lordly ◽  
Irena Knezevic ◽  
Patricia L. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Community Food Security ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Sustainable Food

FoodARC is a research hub for community-based participatory research (CBPR) contributing to healthy, just, and sustainable food systems for all. University students, largely from dietetics programs, are engaged as co-learners and research partners. This study explores the contribution of CBPR to student learning on household food insecurity (HFI) and community food security (CFS) and ways to address these issues through practice. Photovoice, an arts-informed 3-phase participatory research process, was used to take pictures that reflected student experiences and insights regarding CBPR. Through a half-day guided discussion, 5 participants shared and discussed their photos and the meanings behind them with other participants and then collectively analyzed and interpreted common themes. Three overarching themes reflecting student learning and development associated with CBPR experiences were identified: students’ expanded understandings of HFI and CFS as well as potential solutions to address these issues, their modeling of participatory ways of working, and applications to future professional practices. Student understandings about HFI and CFS through the integration of a community-engaged learning environment like CBPR results in important learning and personal and professional development. Learning is enriched and students are able to imagine their roles in addressing these issues through practice.

scholarly journals Participation levels in 25 Community-based participatory research projects

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 577-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Spears Johnson ◽  
A. E. Kraemer Diaz ◽  
T. A. Arcury
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Community Based
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