Principles of Best Practice for Community-based Research

Authors

Kerry Strand, Hood College
Sam Marullo, Georgetown University
Nicholas J. Cutforth, University of DenverFollow
Randy Stoecker, University of Toledo
Patrick Donohue, Middlesex County College

Publication Date

Summer 2003

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Community based research

Abstract

Community-based research (CBR) offers higher education a distinctive form of engaged scholarship and a transformative approach to teaching and learning. In this article, we propose a CBR model that is genuinely collaborative and driven by community rather than campus interests; that democratizes the creation and dissemination of knowledge; and that seeks to achieve positive social change. We demonstrate how this model translates into principles that underlie the practice of CBR in four critical areas: campus-community partnerships, research design and process, teaching and learning, and the institutionalization of centers to support CBR.

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Recommended Citation

Strand, K., Marullo, S., Cutforth, N., Stoecker, R., & Donohue, P. (2003). Principles of Best Practice for Community-Based Research. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 9(3), 5-15.