1. Community-Based Research Presented by: Brenda Marsteller Kowalewski, Ph.D. Department of Sociology & Anthropology Community Involvement Center, Director

2. Objectives Put social science research in contextPut social science research in context Define community-based researchDefine community-based research Compare CBR to traditional researchCompare CBR to traditional research Provide a lens to seeing CBR as service- learningProvide a lens to seeing CBR as service- learning Discuss your class project within this context.Discuss your class project within this context.

3. Research Continuum

4. Basic (pure) Research vs. Applied Research (Gratz & Percy, 2002) Basic/pure research goal = foster understanding and create “knowledge” for the sake of knowledgeBasic/pure research goal = foster understanding and create “knowledge” for the sake of knowledge Applied research = focus on use of knowledgeApplied research = focus on use of knowledge

5. The Value of Applied Research (Gratz & Percy, 2002) Can and does create new knowledge – especially for use by policy makers and organizations.Can and does create new knowledge – especially for use by policy makers and organizations. Makes a contribution to courses and instruction by providing “real world” examples and application of theoretically based concepts or principles.Makes a contribution to courses and instruction by providing “real world” examples and application of theoretically based concepts or principles.

6. Definition of CBR “CBR is a partnership of students, faculty, and community members who collaboratively engage in research with the purpose of solving a pressing community problem or affecting social change” (Strand, et al., 2003).

7. Theoretical CBR model: 3 principles of CBR CBR is a collaborative enterprise between researchers and community members. CBR involves the democratization of knowledge CBR has as its goal social action and social change for the purpose of achieving social justice (Strand et al., 2003: p. 8).

8. Collaboration research with and for the community. community partners should be working with students and professors at every stage in the research process.

9. Democratization of Knowledge knowledge brought to the project by all partners involved is equally valued multiple research methods are used user friendly approaches to the dissemination of knowledge are provided conventional assumptions about knowledge itself are challenged

10. Social Change and Social Justice produce information that can be used to bring about needed change findings of the research or the process itself might contribute to social change

11. Comparison of Traditional & Community-based Research Traditional CBR Goal of Research Advance Address knowledgesocialneed advancement Source of Question Existing workCommunity identified need Designer/Researcher TrainedTrained researcher researcher + students + comm. partner

12. Comparison of Traditional & Community-based Research Traditional CBR Researcher Outside Collaborator Role expert Role of None or RAPartners Students Role of Subject to be Knowledgeable Community studiedpartner

13. Comparison of Traditional & Community-based Research Traditional CBR Relationship ofShort-termLong- Researcher && detachedterm + Participantsconnected and multi- faceted Measure of valueAcceptance byUsefulness to of the researchacademic peerspartners (as well as publish)

14. Comparison of Traditional & Community-based Research Traditional CBR Methodology Conform toConform to Criteria/ rigorrigor Methods Objectivity &Open to positivisticnew info. ResearcherFlexibility control QuantitativeMixed

15. Comparison of Traditional & Community-based Research Traditional CBR BeneficiariesResearcher,Researcher, Fieldstudents, & community “Owner” of ResearcherResearcher, Researchstudents, & community

16. Comparison of Traditional & Community-based Research Traditional CBR Presentation & Articles,Articles, Dissemination ConferenceConference of Findings presentation,presentation, Books/ChapterBooks/chapter Reports, Public meeting, Art work/media