Research, Writing, Editorial Reviewing, and Publishing as Social Justice Issues: The Effects of Stigma

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-303
Author(s):  
Lee A. Crandall ◽  
Sharon M. Holder
Keyword(s):  
Social Stigma ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Behavioral Characteristics ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
The Way

People with disabilities face problems, not only because of their specific impairments but because of social stigma. This article focuses on stigma as it relates to a broad range of physical, social, and behavioral characteristics, and on the effect of stigma on academic research. Effects examined here include decisions regarding the ways in which research questions are defined, what research is funded and how it is funded, the ways in which research is conducted (e.g., the use of community-based participatory research versus traditional approaches), the way in which publication decisions are made, and the way in which research is received by professional colleagues and the public.

Exploring the public stigma of substance use disorder through community-based participatory research

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Nieweglowski ◽  
Patrick W. Corrigan ◽  
Tri Tyas ◽  
Anastasia Tooley ◽  
Rachel Dubke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Public Stigma ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Public

scholarly journals The META-Oak Project: Using Photovoice to Investigate Youth Perspectives on Tobacco Companies’ Marketing of E-Cigarettes Toward Adolescents in Oakland

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824401985742
Author(s):  
Alison Chopel ◽  
R. Eugene Lee ◽  
Elizabeth Ortiz-Matute ◽  
Namiyé Peoples ◽  
Kim Homer Vagadori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Public ◽  
Critical Gap ◽  
Control Research ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
The University ◽  
Public Health Institute

The California Adolescent Health Collaborative, a project of the Public Health Institute, in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco’s Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education jointly led a community-based participatory research (CBPR) study engaging youth coresearchers to fill the critical gap in knowledge about youth’s perceptions of electronic cigarette products and how they are marketed toward young people in Oakland. Youth coresearchers who were trained as journalists partnered with the adult investigators to explore the e-cigarette topic from their perspective, embedded in the context of their own experiences and those of others in their communities. The goal of this exploratory CBPR study was to improve understanding of how and why youth (ages: 14-24 years) in Oakland are adopting (or resisting) e-cigarettes, how youth respond to increasing availability of e-cigarettes in their communities, and how they perceive communications about e-cigarettes (e.g., advertising) and in turn communicate about the products to each other.

scholarly journals Auditing Subsequent Events: Perspectives from the Field

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. A10-A24 ◽  
Author(s):  
David N. Herda ◽  
James J. Lavelle
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Synthesis ◽  
Securities And Exchange Commission ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Company ◽  
Research Questions

SUMMARY: A research synthesis team formed by the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association recently authored a paper (Chung et al. 2013) addressing the audit of subsequent events (SEs). The audit of SEs is a difficult audit area, as approximately one-third of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's inspection reports and numerous Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement releases identify deficiencies in this area (Chung et al. 2013). Chung et al. (2013) developed a model and proposed a series of research questions encouraging future academic research in this area. In this paper, we address several of these questions by surveying 76 practicing auditors. We summarize the auditors' responses and present recommendations that may be useful in improving audits of SEs.

A Summary of Research and Enforcement Release Evidence on Confirmation Use and Effectiveness

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Caster ◽  
Randal J. Elder ◽  
Diane J. Janvrin
Keyword(s):  
Specific Problem ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Directional Bias ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Company ◽  
Audit Evidence ◽  
Research Questions

SUMMARY: Confirmations are extensively used and are often perceived by practitioners to be one of the most persuasive forms of audit evidence. Yet academic research has found limitations that restrict confirmation effectiveness for many management assertions. In addition, a number of problems with false and forged confirmations are identified in Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases (AAERs). The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) have put confirmation evidence on their respective agendas. Academic research indicates that receivable confirmations can be effective evidence for the existence assertion. Low response rates, as well as respondent errors and directional bias in detecting errors, are key barriers to confirmation effectiveness. Our review of AAERs identified failure to authenticate responses, collusion between auditee management and customers, and concealed side agreements and special terms as specific problem areas. We also identify a number of research questions for future research.

scholarly journals Wâhkôhtowin: The Governance of Good Community–Academic Research Relationships to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Children in Alexander First Nation

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca J Gokiert ◽  
Noreen D Willows ◽  
Rebecca Georgis ◽  
Heather Stringer ◽  
* Alexander Research Committee
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Research Committee ◽  
Community Based ◽  
High Level ◽  
Research And Policy

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a promising decolonizing approach to health and social sciences research with First Nation Peoples. In CBPR, the use of a community advisory committee can act as an anchoring site for trusting reciprocal relationships, collaborative decision-making, and co-learning and co-creation. Through a qualitative case study, this article illustrates the collective experiences of a well-established, multidisciplinary, and intersectoral committee that reviews, monitors, and guides multiple research projects in a First Nation community in Canada. Participants of the Alexander Research Committee (ARC) share examples of the value of fostering a high level of commitment to building both positive working relationships and learning spaces that ultimately result in research and policy impacts for their community.

Community and Research Together

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Townsend Ing ◽  
Rebecca Delafield ◽  
Shelley Soong
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Native Hawaiian ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Native Hawaiians ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
Academic Researchers

Hawaiians have faced historical and cultural traumas leading to modern day inequities in the social, economic and political realms. These inequities contribute to poor health status that many Native Hawaiians experience. Two groups have attempted to improve these health outcomes, Academic researchers and the Native Hawaiian community. However, often times the approaches and goals of these two groups are at odds. Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is an approach that seeks to combine community goals, action, and priorities with those of academic research. This chapter illustrates the evolution of CBPR in Hawai‘i, and its meaningful principles that have been effective for both the Native Hawaiian and research communities in their promotion of health.

Implementing Evidence-Based Media Engagement Practices to Address Cancer Disparities

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Racquel E. Kohler ◽  
Shoba Ramanadhan ◽  
K. Viswanath
Keyword(s):  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Public Programs ◽  
Project Impact ◽  
The Public ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Or Practice

Public knowledge and understanding of health disparities is critical to generate support for programs and policies that address social determinants of health (SDH). Yet, public programs and policies are little informed by evidence or the link between SDH and health outcomes. This case study, using community-based participatory research principles, draws from the evidence of SDH and communication sciences. We describe Project IMPACT, an intervention to build capacity among community-based organizations (CBOs) to engage with media strategically, with the goal of influencing the information environment. The case offers an example of implementation science supporting an evidence-based approach, rather than a specific program or practice. We report how IMPACT leveraged the role community partners play in legitimizing issues so SDH and disparities are part of the public agenda. We assessed how strategic media engagement practices were implemented with the ultimate goal of changing public understanding of SDH and disparities to support SDH-related policies.

scholarly journals Exploring the Role of Community Self-Organisation in the Creation and Creative Dissolution of a Community Food Initiative

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Hasanov ◽  
Christian Zuidema ◽  
Lummina G. Horlings
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Self Organisation ◽  
Multi Method Approach

Community food initiatives are gaining momentum. Across various geographical contexts, community food initiatives are self-organising, providing communities with inspiration, knowledge and the opportunity to work towards responsible and socially acceptable transformations in food systems. In this article, we explore how self-organisation manifests itself in the daily activities and developments of community food initiatives. Through the conceptual lens of community self-organisation, we aim to provide a more detailed understanding of how community food initiatives contribute to broader and transformational shifts in food systems. Drawing on a multi-method approach, including community-based participatory research, interviews and observations, this article follows the creation and creative dissolution of the Free Café—a surplus food sharing initiative in Groningen, the Netherlands, which in the eye of the public remains unified, but from the volunteers’ perspectives split up into three different initiatives. The results suggest that community self-organisation accommodates differing motivations and experiences embedded in the everyday collective performances of community rationalities and aspirations. This article also points to the changing individual and collective perspectives, vulnerabilities and everyday politics within community food initiatives. This paper contributes to emerging debates on community self-organising within food systems and the potential of community initiatives to promote broader social realignments.

scholarly journals WellWatch: reflections on designing digital media for multisited para-ethnography

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Wylie ◽  
Len Albright
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
The People ◽  
Natural Gas Development ◽  
Science Community

WellWatch was a webtool designed to create a collaborative space for communities and academics to monitor, study, and respond more effectively to the emerging shale gas industry. This article reflects on the successes and failures of the first iteration of WellWatch for academic research and its community of nonacademic participants. For academics, this tool succeeded in gathering rich narratives of the personal experiences of people living amidst natural gas development. These narratives, from multiple locations, provide insight into structural patterns associated with this industry. They gave a lens into social processes emerging from and responding to these structures. Taken together, these narratives help define next steps for research. WellWatch also proved useful for non-academics, primarily impacted landowners from Colorado and Pennsylvania. It helped landowners manage problems of individual isolation by networking them with other landowners and providing useful information about how to manage and resolve problems. It also furnished data to the people affected that they could use in their own advocacy, with potentially important effects. The tool also helped non-profit advocacy groups in assisting with networking and with sharing best practices. Based on this review of WellWatch, the article proposes a method for further developing collaborative ethnographic and community-based research through networked digital media.Key words: citizen science, community based participatory research, digital ethnography, hydraulic fracturing para-ethnography, multi-sited ethnography

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