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A Reflection on Community Research and Action as an Evolving Practice
- Source :
- Behavior and Social Issues
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Community research and action is an evolving field of practice with multiple influences. Its varied ways of knowing and doing reflect recombined elements from different disciplines, including behavioral science, community psychology, public health, and community development. This article offers a personal reflection based on my evolving practice over nearly 50 years. The focus is on three types of influence: (a) engaging with different communities, fields, and networks (e.g., discovering shared values, diverse methods); (b) building methods and capabilities for the work (e.g., methods for participatory research, tools for capacity building); and (c) partnering for collaborative research and action, locally and globally. This story highlights the nature of the field’s evolution as an increasing variation in methods. Our evolving practice of community research and action—individually and collectively—emerges from the recombination of ideas and methods discovered through engagement in a wide variety of contexts.
Details
- ISSN :
- 23766786 and 10649506
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Behavior and Social Issues
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4267ece4566786d7be09b266acbeb52b