Community-Based Collaborative Action Research

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2012 - Education - 428 pages
Community-Based Collaborative Action Research: A Nursing Approach provides a clear framework for an action research process to improve health outcomes and enact needed systems improvement. The authors bring years of experience in community-based collaborative action research (CBCAR) to demonstrate how nursing and other health care practitioners, leaders, and scholars can transform communities by identifying and addressing systemic and structural barriers to health and well-being. These communities can range from neighborhoods, practice environments, and villages to boardrooms and organizations. Ideal for novice and experienced researchers, including graduate and doctoral students involved in research initiatives and capstone projects, this rigorous text is a non-prescriptive, step-by-step guide to enacting meaningful change that emerges primarily from within the community. Rooted in social justice and advocacy and driven by theory and evidence-based practice, Community-Based Collaborative Action Research: A Nursing Approach is a unique and innovative resource.
 

Contents

Methodology Unfolding
1
Insights Developing
31
Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundations of CBCAR
57
Chapter 4 Partnering and Planning the Research Process
95
Engaging in Data Collection
149
Chapter 6 Analyzing Data and Reflecting Patterns
223
Chapter 7 Engaging in Action Planning and Envisioning Future Studies
287
Chapter 8 CBCAR and a Relational Approach to Research Ethics
333
Chapter 9 Preparing Grant Proposals for CBCAR Projects
357
CBCAR in More Hands
397
Index
413
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