Method to Improve the Effectiveness of Community-Based Participatory Research Projects: A Social Network Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-406
Author(s):  
Joseph F. Cabrera ◽  
Ryan Harrison ◽  
Jennifer Tsui
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Network Approach ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Social Network Approach

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 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

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.

What Does It Mean for Something to Be “Scientific”? Community Understandings of Science, Educational Attainment, and Community Representation Among a Sample of 25 CBPR Projects

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaya R. Spears Johnson ◽  
Anne E. Kraemer Diaz ◽  
Thomas A. Arcury
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Science Literacy ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Participatory Approaches ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Community Representation

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) seeks to conduct relevant, sustainable research that is tailored to the needs of the communities with which it is engaged through equitable collaboration between community representatives and professional researchers. Like other participatory approaches to research and planning, CBPR has been criticized for the potential to engage a biased sample of community representatives and, thereby, undermine the fundamental purpose of the approach. Moreover, the varying educational levels and areas of expertise, especially regarding science literacy, among those participating in CBPR has raised concern about the ability for true collaboration to exist within CBPR projects. This article presents findings from a qualitative study of 25 CBPR research projects and explores matters of science literacy, community representation, and the nature of CBPR. Ultimately, it is suggested that those who engage in CBPR should carefully consider the potential for biased community representation and seek to purposely and mindfully avoid any partiality.

scholarly journals Development and Evaluation of a Training Program for Community-Based Participatory Research in Breast Cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4310
Author(s):  
Marj Plumb ◽  
Senaida Fernandez Poole ◽  
Heather Sarantis ◽  
Susan Braun ◽  
Janna Cordeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
First Year ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Academic Teams ◽  
Environmental Causes

This paper describes the development and feasibility of the Community Based Research Infrastructure to Better Science (CRIBS) training. The goal of this training program was to help new or existing community-academic teams to build strong partnerships and successfully develop together fundable research projects focused on breast cancer environmental causes and disparities. A comprehensive mixed-methods participatory approach was utilized to assess the training. Twenty-two community-academic teams applied for the training program; twelve teams were enrolled. All teams completed the training and subsequently submitted research applications for funding. All components of the training received high ratings and positive qualitative comments. Self-rated competency in all of the learning domains increased during the training. Four (33%) of teams were successful in their first attempt to garner research funding, and six (50%) were eventually successful. The evaluation of CRIBS found it to have successfully achieved all four goals of the training: (1) Twelve new CBPR (community-based participatory research) teams, (2) improved knowledge about CBPR and science, (3) twelve submitted grant proposals in the first year, and (4) six (50%) successfully funded research projects.

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