What is Community-Engaged Re搜索?

广义上讲, community-engaged re搜索 is re搜索 that invests the pursuit of knowledge in the public good. While there are a number of definitions and forms of community-engaged re搜索, some core defining characteristics include:

1) Re搜索ers use a collaborative approach in which non-academic communities are equitable thought partners and in some cases co-re搜索ers. Re搜索 is conducted with, rather than on, the community. 最集中, communities most impacted by an issue identify the needs or questions addressed by the re搜索 project.

2) Re搜索ers aim to integrate knowledge and action. This means both directing learning and inquiry to 可操作的 knowledge -- that which can lead to desired social change -- and disseminating re搜索 findings in ways that aim to mobilize or inform collective action.

What are the overarching principles of Community-Engaged Re搜索 (CER, also known as Community-Based Re搜索, CBR)?

• CER acknowledges the importance of community
• CER builds on the strengths and resources of the community and community members
• CER is a collaborative, equitable, power-sharing process that attends to social inequalities
• CER fosters co-learning and capacity building among all partners
• CER balances the quest for knowledge with the quest for community wellness
• CER insists upon the local relevance of re搜索 problems
• CER is iterative, reflective, and self-updating
• CER involves all partners in the dissemination and utilization of re搜索 findings
• CER is committed to building sustainable, mutually beneficial community partnerships

(见Israel et al., 2003)