liberty hill usc webinar november 2016

Research Track

“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. ”

-Zora Neale Hurston

Background

Traditional “Expert”

Community Based Participatory Research

Not interns. Thought partners.

API Equality LA

Black Worker Center

La Causa Continuation Charter

Researchers/Research Teams

Annenberg School of Communications

Price School of Policy

Next Steps

Submit a proposal.

The First Meeting

Introductions. Look for skills. Look for chemistry.

Sometimes only half of the projects secure research teams.

Once There’s Agreement…

Organizational Orientation

Invite them toEvents

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Research processTimelineSupervisionMutual expectations

Right Size Your Project

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TIMELINE

Weeks 1-4 – Meet & MOU

Weeks 5-15 - Research conducted - Draft report shared and revised

Why research?1. Findings always hold

surprises.

2. Improve your programs

3. A tool for organizing

4. Establish your expertise to policymakers, the media, grantmakers.

Resources/QuestionsDataCenter’s “An Introduction to Research Justice” www.datacenter.org/new-toolkit-an-introduction-to-research-justice/

BarbaraOsbornPhD@gmail.com