Summary
Contents
This book will present a practical approach to CBPR—in other words, how an individual researcher might understand and then actually conduct CBPR research. It is thus a how-to book that uses case examples throughout. Both the benefits and challenges of the approach will be discussed, as well as the basic steps involved in CBPR projects. The book will also explore the unique ethical questions that arise in CBPR projects.
Methods for CBPR
Methods for CBPR
“Does CBPR add value to health research, or is the very premise of involving communities in the conduct of research contradictory to the tenets of ‘science’ defined traditionally as expert based and objective? Does CBPR truly shift the power relations between the observer and observed? And if so, does this serve the public health agenda of improving the science on which that agenda is based?”1
The engagement of community partners in the research enterprise is critical for improving human health and advancing science.2 CBPR is an approach in which community members are actively involved in every facet of the research, shaping it, conducting it, interpreting results, and disseminating findings.3 This approach not only changes traditional research paradigms but also has implications for ...