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Community-Engaged Scholarship
Community Engaged Scholarship
“the application of institutional resources to address and solve challenges facing communities through collaboration with these communities” (Stanton, 2007 p.5)
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L. R. Sandmann 2008 ©
Differences
Traditional Scientist
generated/initiated Research “on” Scientist in control Researcher is only
“expert” Project ends when
data are analyzed
Community Engaged Collaboratively
generated/designed Research “with” Shared ownership Honours community
knowledge Makes sure what is
learned is used
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Key Principles
Community focused and relevant Builds on strengths & resources within the
partnership Facilitates collaboration, learning and
capacity building in all phases of research Integrates knowledge gathering & action
for mutual benefit of all partners Disseminates findings to all partners
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Community Partner Benefits
Surface important questions Develop research and evaluation skills Knowledge and intervention benefit
community Results can be used for advocacy and
change New partners and networks
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University Partner Benefits
Community knowledge leads to more relevant research
Diversity in experience and expertise Methods responsive to context Accurate and meaningful analysis Results shared with larger audience New partners and new networks
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Challenges Differences in language and culture
Institutional rules and regulations Differing expectations, assumptions and
priorities Time consuming
Commitment imbalances or unequal work loads Relationship building
Power imbalances Compromise
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Community University Research Alliance
What are our hopes for this partnership?
What are our fears for this partnership?
What are our expectations of our partners?
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What is Research
Ask a question
Seek an answer systematically use predefined set of
procedures to find an answer
Analyze the information gathered and draw conclusions
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Research Question
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To understand the impact of social businesses in addressing the needs, both social and economic, of marginalized persons in the GTA
Research Focus
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•What impacts (social and financial outcomes) are most important?
•Who are the stakeholders involved?
•What are the indicators or evidence of impact?
•How do we gather the evidence (data collection)?