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‘We are the ones asking the questions’: The experiences of young mental health service users conducting research into stigma
This paper describes a qualitative study of the experiences of young mental health service users who engaged in a Participatory Action Research (PAR) project about stigma in mental health. The PAR project was comprised of eight young people using a community-based mental health service, who undertook research training and controlled all stages of the research process. The author discusses findings regarding the positive changes that occurred for the young people as a result of engaging in the research. Taggart, D., Franks, W., Osborne, O., Collins, S. (2013). ‘We are the ones asking the questions’: The experiences of young mental health…
Narratives and activity theory as reflective tools in action research
Narratives and activity theory are useful as socially constructed data collection tools that allow a researcher to access the social, cultural and historical meanings that research participants place on events in their lives. This case study shows how these tools were used in a participatory action research project that engaged a diverse team of professionals in improving the delivery of social services for children. The narrative and activity theory tools are shown to aid insight, understanding, and action during the project. Stuart, K. (2012). Narratives and activity theory as reflective tools in action research. Educational Action Research, 20(3), 439-453. Full…
Sustainability and climate adaptation: Using Google Earth to engage stakeholders
This paper presents an action research project that developed and tested a participatory mapping methodology using Google Earth. The aim of the methodology was (1) to develop shared understandings among academics, the Rottnest Island Authority, and it’s stakeholders of the sustainability and climate change issues facing Rottnest Island, Australia; and (2) to enable these partners to collaboratively identify strategic pathways forward for the island. The strengths and challenges of the methodology are discussed. Stocker, L., Burke, G., Kennedy, D., & Wood, D. (2012). Sustainability and climate adaptation: Using Google Earth to engage stakeholders. Ecological Economics, 80, 15-24. Full Text.
Participatory video: toward a method, advocacy and voice (MAV) framework
This article presents a new conceptual framework of participatory visual media as method, advocacy and voice (MAV) by exploring an action research study, in which advocates from the disability community created and distributed a series of videos about love and sexuality as a critical human rights issue in the disability community. The author proposes that considering these three areas (i.e. method, advocacy, and voice) as overlapping, rather than being mutually exclusive, offers an integrated way of understanding collaborative media practices that are community-based and action-oriented. Methodological, practical and ethical considerations for collaborative research that involves public distribution are also addressed….
University-industry collaboration in IS research: An investigation of successful collaboration models
This paper presents the findings from an initial phase of a long-term research program to investigate successful modes of university-industry collaboration in information system (IS) research. This initial phase consisted of in-depth interviews with nine experienced IS researchers. Findings revealed that researchers have very differing individual preferences regarding the ideal set up of collaborative research projects, and these varying approaches are discussed here. Findings regarding the popularity among both researchers and industry partners of various research output formats are also presented. Schubert, P., & Bjorn-Anderson, N. (2012). University-industry collaboration in IS research: An investigation of successful collaboration models. BLED eConference…
Nonprofit and university strategic partnerships to strengthen the sector
This article presents a pilot program in which undergraduate students, faculty, and nonprofits conducted a joint research study to address management challenges of the non-profit partners. The program centered on an undergraduate course through which students implemented a research study in partnership with local nonprofit organizations, analyzed the results, and presented their findings at a professional development conference. This article discusses the formation of the course learning objectives, course implementation, and outcomes. Suggestions are made for practitioners and faculty who wish to develop a similar model. Schaffer, R. H. (2012). Nonprofit and university strategic partnerships to strengthen the sector. Nonprofit…
Urban youths go 3000 miles: Engaging and supporting young residents to conduct neighborhood asset mapping
In 2009 the Community Alliance for Research and Engagement at Yale University (CARE) implemented a multisectoral chronic disease prevention initiative called Community Interventions for Health, in which seven local high school students were hired to conduct asset mapping. This paper provides a detailed description of how youth mapped assets in their communities, personal quotes from youth about their participation, and an evaluation of youth-driven asset mapping as a method. Santilli, A., Caroll-Scott, A., Wong, F., & Ickovics, J. (2011). Urban youths go 3000 miles: Engaging and supporting young residents to conduct neighborhood asset mapping. American Journal of Public Health, 101(12),…
Sustaining community-university collaborations: The Durham University model
This article describes how a group of people worked to change the surrounding region’s perception of Durham University (United Kingdom) from an elitist institution to a civically engaged one. The Durham Model is founded on four principles (empowerment, partnership, education, leadership) with the goal of supporting engaged scholarship initiatives between faculty and the community of Durham County. Characterized as organic, multifaceted, responsive, and sustainable, aspects of this model have become increasingly integrated into the university’s structures. The authors discuss how to endure sustainability, the lessons learned, and their future vision for the partnership model in Durham. Russell, A., Cattermole, A.,…
Reflection on 10 years of community-engaged scholarship in the faculty of land and food systems at the University of British Columbia-Vancouver
This paper explores a transition in which faculty members in Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia–Vancouver moved from community-inquiry projects to com¬munity-engaged action research projects. The transition was achieved through organizational restructuring, curricular revision, and new teaching approaches. The paper discusses the concepts that influenced the curricular revision and examines outcomes of the faculty transition and lessons learned. Rojas, A., Sipos, Y., & Valley, W. (2012). Reflection on 10 years of community-engaged scholarship in the faculty of land and food systems at the University of British Columbia-Vancouver. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 16(1), 195-211….
Faculty for the Engaged Campus project
CES4Health.info is a free, online mechanism for peer-reviewing, publishing and disseminating products of health-related community-engaged scholarship that are in forms other than journal articles. On this website are high quality tools and resources that can be directly downloaded or obtained from the author, typically free-of-charge. All products posted on CES4Health.info have been reviewed and recommended by expert academic and community reviewers.Jordan, C. Ed. (2010). CES4Health.info! Faculty for the Engaged Campus project, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health. Website.
Putting the research boot on the policymakers’ foot: Can participatory approaches change the relationship between policymakers and evaluation
This paper presents a case study of a self-evaluation by local government politicians. The authors then discuss the lessons learned about the characteristics of a successful self-evaluation, the process of engaging policymakers in research, and the feasibility of positivist participatory research. The authors also contextualize the case study by describing the current relationship between politics and science in policy decision-making, and the tensions between participatory research and positivist methods that exist in current research approaches. Richardson, L. (2013). Putting the research boot on the policymakers’ foot: Can participatory approaches change the relationship between policymakers and evaluation. Social Policy & Administration,…
From structural inequities to speaking out: Youth participatory action research in college access collaborations
This article describes how a youth participatory action research project (YPAR) supported an ongoing university-community partnership between a university and the local public school community. In 2010, an “academy”, a college access and success program for high school youth developed through this partnership, initiated a YPAR project to study the challenges that limited-income, first-generation, and minority students faced on their path to college. The authors describe the positive outcomes of YPAR, as well as the struggles faced by the project. Pyne, K. B., Scott, M. A., & Long, D. T. (2013). From structural inequities to speaking out: Youth participatory action…
Application and modification of the integrative model for environmental health
The Integrative Model for Environmental Health (IMEH) has guided research, literature reviews, and practice initiatives since 2002. This article presents the Modified IMEH that was developed based on using the IMEH as a guiding conceptual framework in a CBPR environmental health project. The authors discuss how they developed the Modified IMEH, how it differs from the original IMEH, and how it can be applied in the future. Polivka, B. J., Chaudry, R., Crawford, J. M., Wilson, R., & Galos, D. (2013). Application and modification of the integrative model for environmental health. Public Health Nursing, 30(2), 167-176. Full Text.
Can values be measured? Significant contributions from a small civil society organization through action research
This paper describes an action research study conducted by researchers and a civil society organization (CSO) to investigate the relevance and usability of a values-based indicator framework for CSOs. The authors discuss several useful insights that emerged from the study, and the importance of these findings to other studies on values and to design issues central to formal values-based measurement work. The authors also discuss how the principles of emancipatory action research used during this study were key to its effectiveness. Podger, D., Velasco, I. Amezcua, L., Burford, G., & Harder, M. K. (2013). Can values be measured? Significant contributions…
Public administration scholarship and the politics of coproducing academic-practitioner research
This article considers the politics of cooperative knowledge production between practitioners and academics in the field of public administration. In this article, “politics” refers to the long-standing and ongoing debates about the purpose of public administration scholarship, and the tricky issues that arise when academics and practitioners collaborate. The authors, an academic and practitioner, reflect on their own experience of coproducing a public administration research project in the United Kingdom. Orr, K., & Bennett, M. (2012). Public administration scholarship and the politics of coproducing academic-practitioner research. Public Administration Review, 72(4), 487-496. Full Text.
Public sociology: research, action, and change.
This book explores the many ways in which sociology brings about social change, written by authors who work on the forefront of the public sociology movement. The book begins with four chapters on the following topics: sociological imagination and engaged scholarship, sharing knowledge through university-community collaboration, starting and sustaining projects, and a career guide for public sociologists. The book continues with eight chapters of case studies, and concludes making the case for a new, engaged 21st century scholarship. Nyden, P., Hossfeld, L.H., & Nyden, G.E. (2012). Public sociology: research, action, and change. Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge Press.
Collaborative university-community research teams
This essay profiles Loyola University’s Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL), which organizes and sponsors collaborative university-community research in the Chicago area, which emphasizes the bringing of a “communities eyes, ears, and voice to the research table.” Nyden, P. (2009). Collaborative university-community research teams. Original Toolkit essay. Full Text.
Engaged scholarship: Action design research for new software product development
Action Design Research (ADR) has been termed a new research method for generating prescriptive design knowledge through building and evaluating ensemble IT artifacts in an organizational setting. This paper demonstrates the use of ADR methodology in a New Software Product Development (NSPD) environment. While increased pressure on organizations to reduce costs and “time to market” have made the NSPD environment increasingly less conducive to engaged scholarship, this case study presented demonstrates that the ADR methodology can facilitate successful research-practitioner engagement in the NSPD environment. Moloney, M. & Church, L. (2012). Engaged scholarship: Action design research for new software product development….
Promoting healthy public policy through community-based participatory research: Ten case studies
10 case studies of diverse community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships around the United States that have in common a commitment to foster healthy public policy through scholarly research findings that are translated and used in ways that can promote the public’s health and well-being. Minkler, M. et al (2008). Promoting healthy public policy through community-based participatory research: Ten case studies, PolicyLink and School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Full Text.
Research as curriculum: Engaging undergraduates and community residents in immigrant health research partnerships
This paper reports on a project that used a research-as-curriculum model to engage undergraduate students and community members in collaborative community health research. A community health study was designed and implemented collaboratively by students, local community residents, service providers, and faculty, in the context of an undergraduate research that used partnership research as the pedagogy. The development, implementation, and outcomes of this project are discussed. Martinez, L. S., Perea, F. C., Ursillo, A., Pirie, A., Ndulue, U., Oliviera, C. & Gute, D. (2012). Research as curriculum: Engaging undergraduates and community residents in immigrant health research partnerships. Progress in Community Health…