Community-Based Participatory Research Discussion 3
Community-Based Participatory Research Discussion 3
Community-Based Participatory Research is not only about involving the community; it is also about sharing power in the research process and allowing data based on community perspectives to be advanced into the policy arena. This is also an excellent example of applying research for positive social change through policy and advocacy.
For this Discussion, you will consider a case study involving a particular CBPR approach, and you will evaluate that approach’s potential for advancing policy and effecting positive social change.
With these thoughts in mind:
Review the case studies presented in Chapters 17, 19, and 20 of your Minkler and Wallerstein textbook. Select one of these case studies for your Discussion post.
Post a 2- to 3-paragraph analysis that includes the following:
A title to your post that names the case study you selected
A description of the case study you selected
A critique of how a CBPR approach in this arena can be helpful in pushing forward policy to create positive social change
You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.