But is it just? A model to rate the justice orientation of academic-community research partnerships Ruth Cronje Allison Fouks Deborah Thompson

On the shoulders of giants… Inventory Predict/explain sustainability of relationships between academic and community partners…? Spark deliberations on campus and with community What we did and why we did it

Principles: Equity Inclusiveness  Who participates? capability, action, agency, power, voice (Boyte 2012; Bryden-Miller 1997; Habermas 1984; Habermas 1987; Magis 2010; Ruetter et al 2005; Stoecker 1999,Stoecker 2003; Stoecker 2010; Susman & Evered 1978; Wallerstein & Duran 2006)  Who has authority? expertise, influence, credit (Boyte 2012; Magis 2010; Susman & Evered 1978; Ruetter et al 2005; Stoecker 1999, Stoecker 2003; Stoecker 2008; Wallerstein & Duran 2006)  Who benefits? interests, well-being, reward, incentive (Habermas 1978; Ruetter et al 2005; Stoecker 2003; Wallerstein & Duran 2006)  Who has access? transparency, ownership, possession (Ruetter et al 2005; Stoecker 1999; Wallerstein & Duran 2006)  Trust (Boyte 2012; Quinn-Lee 2015; Ruetter et al 2005; Wallerstein & Duran 2006)  Sustainability (Magis 2010; Quinn-Lee 2015; Ruetter et al 2005)

objectives methods results use

Limitations  Focused on academic/community relationship, not ultimate goals of research (e.g., knowledge for knowledge’s sake, social change, revolution)  Inclusivity vs. Equity  participating versus equal decision-making power  Sociological vs. Psychological Factors  Interpersonal relationships and personal characteristics are not measured by our model  Intragroup versus intergroup  Example: UWEC undergraduate collaborators part of campus partner team but may not have equivalent power to faculty partners

References (the giants!) Boyte, H. (2012, July 31). Civic Science -- Beyond the Knowledge Wars. Retrieved September 14, Brydon‐Miller, M. (1997). Participatory action research: Psychology and social change. Journal of Social Issues, 53(4), Christens, B. D., Faust, V., Gaddis, J., Inzeo, P. T., Sarmiento, C. S., & Sparks, S. M. (2015). Action research. In L. Jason, & D. Glenwick (Eds.), Handbook of methodological approaches to community-based research: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. New York: Oxford University Press. Habermas, J. (1978) Knowledge and Human Interests. (2nd ed). London:Heinemann Educational. Habermas, J. (1984) The Theory of Communicative Action: Reason and Rationality; transl by Thomas McCarthy, Vol 1. Boston:Beacon Press Habermas, J. (1987) The Theory of Communicative Action: Lifeworld & System; transl by Thomas McCarthy, Vol 2. Boston:Beacon Press Magis, K. (2010). Community resilience: An indicator of social sustainability. Society & Natural Resources: An International Journal,23(5), Quinn-Lee, L., & Moch, S. D. (2015). Faculty/student university-community collaborative research partnerships. Quinn-Lee, L., Sortedahl, C., Gallegos, C., & Moch, S.D. (2015). Community-defined inter-professional research projects with undergraduate social work and nursing students. Council on Undergraduate Research. Ruetter, L., Stewart, M.J., Raine, K. et al. (2005). Partnerships and participation in conducting poverty-related health research. Primary Health Care Research and Development; 6: Stoecker, R. (2003). Community-based research: From practice to theory and back again. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 9, Stoecker, R. (1999). Are academics irrelevant? Roles for scholars in participatory research. American Behavioral Scientist, 42(5), Stoecker, R. (2008). Challenging institutional barriers to community-based research. Action Research, 6(1), Stoecker, R., Loving, K., Reddy, M., & Bollig, N. (2010). Can community-based research guide service learning?. Journal of Community Practice, 18(2-3), Susman, G. I., & Evered, R. D. (1978). An assessment of the scientific merits of action research. Administrative science quarterly, Wallerstein, N., & Duran, B. (2006). Using community-based participatory research to address health disparities. Health Promotion Practice, 7(3), doi: /

Rating form