CommunityBased Participatory Research CBPR A NonTraditional Research Method
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) A Non-Traditional Research Method
Today, I’d like to discuss… § CBPR § § Rationale Definition Underlying principals Challenges & Benefits § Application to a study § “Statewide Assessment of Sexuality Education in Florida’s Public Schools”
How are academic researchers perceived?
Rational for conducting research differently… Increasing research evidence that: Poor health outcomes are associated with social & physical environment stressors Skills, strengths & resources exist within communities & among members that can address stressors
Rational for conducting research differently… Historically, communities involved in research have: Rarely directly benefited from research findings At times, been harmed by research process & dissemination of findings Often been denied influence over the research process
Rational for conducting research differently… This has resulted in: Distrust of, & reluctance to participate in research Interventions that are not as effective as possible Calls for more comprehensive & participatory approaches to research & practice
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Research that takes a partnership approach All partners: Participate in each aspect of research process Contribute their own expertise Share responsibility & ownership Goal: Enhance understanding & capacity to address priority issues Apply new understanding & capacity to develop & implement interventions tailored to community context & needs Israel, Schulz, Parker, & Becker, 1998
Community-Based vs. Community-Placed Community
Participation Can be health-enhancing in & of itself* Basic tenet of empowerment Improves quality of intervention design & implementation Requires professional/researcher to give up some control *Eng, et al.
Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation 8) Citizen Participation 7) Delegated Power 6) Partnership Degrees of Citizen Power 5) Placation 4) Consultation Degrees of Tokenism 3) Informing 2) Therapy 1) Manipulation Nonparticipation Arnstein, SR (1969) AIP Journal, 216 -224
Principles of CBPR Recognizes community as unit of identity Begins with & builds on community’s strengths/resources Facilitates collaborative, equitable partnership in all phases of research Promotes co-learning & capacity building among partners Integrates & creates a balance between knowledge generation & action for mutual benefit of all partners Schulz, et al. , 1998
Principles of CBPR Emphasizes & addresses community priorities – at multiple socio-ecological levels Involves systems development through a cyclical & iterative process Involves a long-term process & commitment Disseminates findings to & by all partners & community Schulz, et al. , 1998
Challenges of using a CBPR approach Very time consuming - for all partners Trust among partners is fragile Who to include in partnership – to ensure representation? Including partners in all ‘day-to-day’ decision making Dissemination of findings in timely, useful way Risk of ‘taking a stand’ for social change Israel, et al. , 1998; Lopez, 2005
Benefits of using a CBPR approach: Contributions to communities & science Enhances relevance & use of data Enhances intervention design & implementation Increases quality & validity of research/findings Has potential to translate research findings to guide development of further interventions & policy change Israel, et al. , 1998
Benefits of using a CBPR approach: Contributions to communities & science Provides resources for communities involved Joins partners with diverse expertise Increases trust & bridges cultural gaps among partners Interventions, & knowledge gained directly benefit the community Israel, et al. , 1998
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