Gateways: Expanding knowledge through broader participation

This new journal, Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, responds to a growing global movement of university-collaborative research initiatives. It also strives to fill a gap created by the sparse number of journals which publish outcomes of community-engaged research and work concerning community engagement. We seek articles based on research that is the result of actively engaged research-practitioner collaborative projects, has the potential of informing community-based activities or develops understanding of community engagement. Combining different knowledge bases that have traditionally been separated into academic and non-academic worlds can dramatically increase information flowing to scholars, community leaders and activists seeking to improve the quality of life in local communities around the world. We also wish to encourage work that contributes to the scholarship of engagement.

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Designing and Facilitating Collaborative Research Design and Data Analysis Workshops: Lessons Learned in the Healthy Neighborhoods Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16030324 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 324 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Andrew Binet ◽

Vedette Gavin ◽

Leigh Carroll ◽

Mariana Arcaya

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Research Design ◽

Collaborative Research ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Participatory Action ◽

Community Members ◽

Community Engaged Research ◽

Community Residents ◽

The Relationship

One impediment to expanding the prevalence and quality of community-engaged research is a shortage of instructive resources for collaboratively designing research instruments and analyzing data with community members. This article describes how a consortium of community residents, grassroots community organizations, and academic and public institutions implemented collaborative research design and data analysis processes as part of a participatory action research (PAR) study investigating the relationship between neighborhoods and health in the greater Boston area. We report how nine different groups of community residents were engaged in developing a multi-dimensional survey instrument, generating and testing hypotheses, and interpreting descriptive statistics and preliminary findings. We conclude by reflecting on the importance of balancing planned strategies for building and sustaining resident engagement with improvisational facilitation that is responsive to residents’ characteristics, interests and needs in the design and execution of collaborative research design and data analysis processes.

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Social Capital and Collective Action in Rural Tourism

Journal of Travel Research ◽

10.1177/0047287515625128 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 56 (1) ◽

pp. 81-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Doohyun Hwang ◽

William P. Stewart

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Social Networks ◽

Collective Action ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

Community Leaders ◽

Community Leader ◽

Community Based ◽

Face To Face

This study extends social capital to specific types of personal relationships that encourage residents’ collective action for rural tourism development. Two communities in South Korea were examined using face-to-face interviews with community leaders, and a structured questionnaire with residents. Five hypotheses that frame tourism development as a coordinated effort of social networks were identified. Findings indicate that the quality of one’s social networks are relevant to the propensity to participate in tourism development. The closer one’s relationship to a community leader of tourism development, the more likely they are to be part of community-based efforts for tourism development. In addition, compared to individualized personal ties among residents, already existing social organizations were critical to enhance collective action of residents. An implication for increased participation in tourism development is for community leaders to reach out and learn from residents who are isolated or less central within community leadership networks.

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Walking in the neighbourhood: Performing social citizenship in dementia

Dementia ◽

10.1177/1471301216638180 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 381-394 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Alison Phinney ◽

Elizabeth Kelson ◽

Jennifer Baumbusch ◽

Deborah O’Connor ◽

Barbara Purves

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Ethnographic Study ◽

Social Citizenship ◽

Community Based ◽

Severe Dementia ◽

People With Dementia ◽

Young Onset Dementia ◽

Research Initiatives ◽

Future Practice

The proliferation of community-based activity programs for people with dementia suggests an appetite for new approaches to support quality of life and well-being for this population. Such groups also have potential to promote social citizenship, although this remains poorly understood. This article presents findings from a subset of data from an ethnographic study of a community-based program for people with young onset dementia; it focuses on Paul’s Club and the experiences of 12–15 members who are physically healthy, with moderate to moderately severe dementia. Analysis suggests how aspects of social citizenship are constructed and revealed through the Club’s everyday practice of walking in the neighbourhood. Three major themes emerged: Keeping the focus off dementia; Creating a place of belonging; and Claiming a place in the community. How the group balances consideration of members’ vulnerability and agency is discussed, and the article concludes with implications for future practice and research initiatives.

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The Development of Tourism Entrepreneurship for Community Based Tourism in Thailand

Psychology and Education Journal ◽

10.17762/pae.v58i1.1423 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 3870-3874

Author(s):

Suppamas Rattanapipat Et al.

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Research ◽

Community Leaders ◽

System Management ◽

Government Officials ◽

Community Based ◽

Tourism Management ◽

Community Tourism ◽

Sustainable System ◽

Tourism Services

The research aims to emphasize the entrepreneurship in community tourism development and to identify guideline of enhancing tourism entrepreneurship for community based tourism of Thailand. The research design was quantitative research. The samples consisted of 175 people living in the community, entrepreneurs in the community, government officials, folk philosopher, and community leaders who have tourism operations. Data were collected using a questionnaire. The major findings showed that an approach in the development of tourism entrepreneurship adhering to Community Based Tourism should focus on the development of 5 groups, namely 1) Community-based tourism management 2) Economic society and quality of life management 3) Conservation and promotion of community cultural heritage 4) A sustainable system management of natural resources and the environment and 5) Community based tourism services. This result shows the importance of entrepreneurial tourism for Community Based Tourism. It is essential reading for both tourism and entrepreneurship

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A Time and a Place for Everything: Aligning Community-Engaged Research to Context

10.20944/preprints201912.0268.v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Jonathan K. London ◽

Krista A. Haapanen ◽

Ann Backus ◽

Savannah Mack ◽

Marti Lindsey ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Community Engagement ◽

Environmental Health ◽

Project Planning ◽

Health Science ◽

Community Leaders ◽

Research Projects ◽

Community Engaged Research ◽

University Of Arizona ◽

Management Techniques ◽

Successes And Challenges

Community-engaged research is understood as existing on a continuum from less to more community engagement, defined by participation and decision-making authority. It has been widely assumed that more is better than less engagement. However, we argue that what makes for good community engagement is not simply the extent but the fit or alignment between the intended approach and the various contexts shaping the research projects. This article draws on case studies from three Community Engagement Cores (CECs) of NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Science Core Centers (Harvard University, UC Davis and University of Arizona,) to illustrate the ways in which community engagement approaches have been fit to different contexts and the successes and challenges experienced in each case. We analyze the processes through which the CECs work with researchers and community leaders to develop place-based community engagement approaches and find that different strategies are called for to fit distinct contexts. We find that alignment of the scale and scope of the environmental health issue and related research project, the capacities and resources of the researchers and community leaders, and the influences of the socio-political environment are critical for understanding and designing effective and equitable engagement approaches. These cases demonstrate that the types and degrees of alignment in community-engaged research projects are dynamic and evolve over time. Based on this analysis, we recommend that CBPR scholars and practitioners select a range of project planning and management techniques for designing and implementing their collaborative research approaches and both expect and allow for the dynamic and changing nature of alignment.

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3519 Community Engagement And Health Disparities In Clinical And Translational Research Course: A Joint Academic Institution Approach

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science ◽

10.1017/cts.2019.153 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (s1) ◽

pp. 65-65

Author(s):

Rakale Collins Quarells ◽

Winifred Thompson ◽

Elleen Yancey ◽

Tabia Akintobi

Keyword(s):

Health Disparities ◽

Community Engagement ◽

Translational Research ◽

Behavioral Science ◽

Skills Training ◽

Academic Community ◽

Translational Science ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Engaged Research ◽

Institute Of Technology

OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Current translational research moves beyond bench to bedside and includes translating scientific evidence to clinical practice and into the community settings (T1-T5). This progression is dynamic, involving patient-physician, community, and academic organizational structures and translational strategies. However, basic and clinician scientists are often unprepared and/or ill equipped to successfully conduct community-engaged research which may aid in more efficient translation of their research findings. The recognized need for such training was the impetus for our course which was originally designed and implemented through the innovative and sustainable joint academic-community partnerships of Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University with the support of Georgia Institute of Technology. Since that time the course has evolved with the recently added partner, University of Georgia. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Initially developed and implemented in 2008, the course continues through the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance, Community Engagement and Research Program (GaCTSA/CERP), a Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA) (UL1TR002378). The course is an introduction to community-engaged research concepts/methods. This includes behavioral science; community engagement principles; clinical translational research partnerships; and strategies in planning, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating community-engaged research to address health disparities. The course is open to the four GaCTSA academic institutions’ faculty, MD, PhD, MS in Clinical Research, and the Graduate Certificate in Translational Science students. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Students received scholarly and hands-on training in community engaged research through faculty- and community member-led didactic lectures/interactions, team science activities, and a final assignment involving work with a community-based organization. From 2008-2017 over 230 students have matriculated through this course and many are now involved in community-engaged translational research. Most students in the class were MD/PhD students (33%), however 21% were junior faculty, attending physicians (21%), or fellows/residents/ postdocs (15%). Evaluations over the years indicate that most students were unware of Community-Based Participatory or community-engagement strategies for conducting translational research. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: Effective application of community-engaged translational research requires essential skills training to facilitate the translational research paradigm. Translational researchers, at any stage, will benefit from understanding the entire translational research process and the importance of quickly bringing research advances to patients and the community.

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A Community Engagement Advisory Board as a strategy to improve research engagement and build institutional capacity for community-engaged research

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science ◽

10.1017/cts.2018.14 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 66-72 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Alicia K. Matthews ◽

Emily E. Anderson ◽

Marilyn Willis ◽

Amparo Castillo ◽

Wendy Choure

Keyword(s):

Community Engagement ◽

Survey Data ◽

Advisory Board ◽

Institutional Capacity ◽

Research Engagement ◽

Community Engaged Research ◽

New Community ◽

The University ◽

Quality Of Research

PurposeCommunity engagement is deemed as critical to the success of the CTSA program. In 2009, to improve research engagement and build capacity for community-engaged research across the translational spectrum, the Center for Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago created a Community Engagement Advisory Board (CEAB). Here, we report results of our ongoing evaluation efforts.MethodsCEAB activities are evaluated using mixed methods. Annual CEAB evaluation surveys were completed from 2010 to 2016 (n=106 respondents). In 2014, two 90-minute focus groups were conducted with a subset of recent CEAB members (n=19).ResultsSurvey data suggest respondents perceive their consultations to be helpful in improving the capacity of researchers (90%) and the quality of research projects (80%). Further, CEAB members perceive themselves to have personally benefitted from their involvement including obtaining new knowledge (84%), expansion of their networks (76%), and forming new community linkages (51%). Results of the qualitative data were consistent with survey data.ConclusionsOur CEAB has improved research engagement and developed institutional capacity to conduct community-engaged research in several ways. Our findings can inform the establishment or enhancement of community engagement services for CTSA-affiliated researchers and community partners.

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Aligning Community-Engaged Research to Context

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17041187 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 1187

Author(s):

Jonathan K. London ◽

Krista A. Haapanen ◽

Ann Backus ◽

Savannah M. Mack ◽

Marti Lindsey ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Community Engagement ◽

Environmental Health ◽

Project Planning ◽

Health Science ◽

Community Leaders ◽

Research Projects ◽

Community Engaged Research ◽

University Of Arizona ◽

Management Techniques ◽

Successes And Challenges

Community-engaged research is understood as existing on a continuum from less to more community engagement, defined by participation and decision-making authority. It has been widely assumed that more is better than less engagement. However, we argue that what makes for good community engagement is not simply the extent but the fit or alignment between the intended approach and the various contexts shaping the research projects. This article draws on case studies from three Community Engagement Cores (CECs) of NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Science Core Centers (Harvard University, UC Davis and University of Arizona,) to illustrate the ways in which community engagement approaches have been fit to different contexts and the successes and challenges experienced in each case. We analyze the processes through which the CECs work with researchers and community leaders to develop place-based community engagement approaches and find that different strategies are called for to fit distinct contexts. We find that alignment of the scale and scope of the environmental health issue and related research project, the capacities and resources of the researchers and community leaders, and the influences of the sociopolitical environment are critical for understanding and designing effective and equitable engagement approaches. These cases demonstrate that the types and degrees of alignment in community-engaged research projects are dynamic and evolve over time. Based on this analysis, we recommend that CBPR scholars and practitioners select a range of project planning and management techniques for designing and implementing their collaborative research approaches and both expect and allow for the dynamic and changing nature of alignment.

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