1. COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH An Introduction for Faculty Presented by Brenda Marsteller Kowalewski Community Involvement Center, Co-Director Weber State University for Teaching Learning Forum September 17, 2007 A presentation developed by the National Community-Based Research Networking Initiative

2. CBR:AN OVERVIEW ◘ What is CBR? ◘ Principles of Practice ◘ How does it differ from traditional research? ◘ Why do CBR? ◘ Pedagogical Methods ◘ Benefits & Challenges ◘ What It Takes ◘ Examples of CBR at WSU ◘ Resources

3. CBR:WHAT IS IT? ◘ A collaborative, participatory research process that embraces:  Research Community has information needs Campus partners have research tools and resources  Education Community has valuable local knowledge & experience Campus partners have theoretical and large scale perspectives  Action Build organizational and community capacity Effect policy change

4. “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). DefinitionCBR:

5. 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). CBR:Principles of CBR

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

7. 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 CBR: Democratization of Knowledge

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

9. Traditional CBR Goal of Research Advance Address knowledgesocialneed advancement Source of Question Existing workCommunity identified need Designer/Researcher TrainedTrained researcher researcher + students + comm. partner CBR:Vs. Traditional Research

10. Traditional CBR Researcher Outside Collaborator Role expert Role of None or RAPartners Students Role of Subject to be Knowledgeable Community studiedpartner CBR:Vs. Traditional Research

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

12. Traditional CBR Methodology Conform toConform to Criteria/ rigorrigor Methods Objectivity &Open to positivisticnew info. ResearcherFlexibility control QuantitativeMixed CBR:Vs. Traditional Research

13. Traditional CBR BeneficiariesResearcher,Researcher, Fieldstudents, & community “Owner” of ResearcherResearcher, Researchstudents, & community CBR:Vs. Traditional Research

14. Traditional CBR Presentation & Articles,Articles, Dissemination ConferenceConference of Findings presentation,presentation, Books/ChapterBooks/chapter Reports, Public meeting, Art work/media CBR:Vs. Traditional Research

15. CBR:WHY DO IT? ◘ Complex social problems ill-suited to “outside expert” research alone ◘ Impact community capacity ◘ Build long-term relationship with community partners ◘ Effective method of teaching and learning for all participants ◘ The ultimate form of service- learning?

16. The quality of service-learning is enhanced through CBR in that it offers the most opportunities for: –collaboration –direct application of course content –potential for social change CBR:Ultimate S-L Experience

17. CBR:PEDAGOGICAL METHODS ◘ Course-based options model ◘ CBR-based semester courses ◘ Long-term, course-based projects ◘ Interdisciplinary, multi-course collaborative projects

18. CBR:BENEFITS ◘ Community  Access to faculty expertise  Organizational capacity building  Policy change ◘ Students  Develop new skills  Improve existing skills  Connect classroom learning with real-world application ◘ Faculty  Enhanced teaching credentials  New venues for publishing and presenting  Positively impact students and community

19. CBR:CHALLENGES ◘ Unpredictability ◘ Calendar conflicts ◘ Role confusion ◘ Participant compensation/ recognition

20. CBR:WHAT DOES IT TAKE? ◘ Time ◘ Long-term vision ◘ Communication ◘ Flexibility ◘ Willingness to develop research process with community input

21. CBR:Examples at WSU ◘ Lauren Fowler, Psychology ◘ Bryan Dorsey, Geography

22. CBR:RESOURCES ◘ National Community-Based Research Networking Initiative www.cbrnet.orgwww.cbrnet.org ◘ CBR Course and Project Database www.bonner.org/campus/cbr/profiles.tafwww.bonner.org/campus/cbr/profiles.taf ◘Campus-Community Partnerships for Health www.ccph.infowww.ccph.info ◘ Community-Based Research & Higher Education: Principles & Practices Strand, Marullo, Cutforth, et. al.