Practising Community-Based Participatory Research : Stories of Engagement, Empowerment, and Mobilization

Mackinnon, Shauna (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0774880112 / ISBN 13: 9780774880114

Published by UBC Press, 2019

Seller Inventory # 33195786-n

Synopsis:

There is increasing pressure on university scholars to reach beyond the “ivory tower” and engage in collaborative research with communities. But what does this actually mean? What is community-based participatory research (CBPR) and what does engagement look like?

This book presents stories about CBPR from past and current Manitoba Research Alliance projects in socially and economically marginalized communities. Bringing together experienced researchers with new scholars and community practitioners, the stories describe the impetus for the research projects, how they came to be implemented, and how CBPR is still being used to effect change within the community.

The projects, ranging from engagement in public policy advocacy to learning from Elders in First Nations communities, were selected to demonstrate the breadth of experiences of those involved and the many different methods used. By providing space for researchers and their collaborators to share the stories behind their research, this book offers valuable lessons and rich insights into the power and practice of CBPR.

About the Author: Shauna MacKinnon is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Urban and Inner City Studies at the University of Winnipeg. She has conducted research on social and economic issues for over twenty years and is a co-investigator with the Manitoba Research Alliance, a community-university research consortium. She is the author of Decolonizing Employment: Aboriginal Inclusion in Canada’s Labour Market and co-editor of The Social Determinants of Health in Manitoba.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Practising Community-Based Participatory ...
Publisher: UBC Press
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New