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Development of a National Survey to Assess Student Learning Outcomes of Community-Based Research
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Lichtenstein, Gary; Thorme, Trisha; Cutforth, Nick; Tombari, Martin L. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2011
With the goal of codifying student learning outcomes of community-based research (CBR), the authors created a conceptually valid and statistically reliable CBR Student Learning Outcomes Survey. The project began with individual interviews and focus groups with 70 undergraduates and faculty at six colleges and universities nationwide discussing…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Community Development, Community Involvement, Research
Community-Based Research Networks: Development and Lessons Learned in an Emerging Field.
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Stoecker, Randy; Ambler, Susan H.; Cutforth, Nick; Donohue, Patrick; Dougherty, Dan; Marullo, Sam; Nelson, Kris S.; Stutts, Nancy B. – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2003
Compares seven multi-institutional community-based research networks in Appalachia; Colorado; District of Columbia; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Philadelphia; Richmond, Virginia; and Trenton, New Jersey. After reviewing the histories of the networks, conducts a comparative SWOT analysis, showing their common and unique strengths, weaknesses,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation, Participatory Research
Managing the Challenges of Teaching Community-Based Research Courses: Insights from Two Instructors
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Stocking, Vicki B.; Cutforth, Nick – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2006
In community-based research (CBR), faculty, students, and community partners collaborate on research projects. This emerging pedagogy presents numerous challenges to instructors teaching CBR courses, including: finding a disciplinary connection, building CBR into the curriculum, ensuring student readiness, and structuring the CBR experience…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Community Involvement, Research Projects, Student Projects
Principles of Best Practice for Community-Based Research.
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Strand, Kerry; Marullo, Sam; Cutforth, Nick; Stoecker, Randy; Donohue, Patrick – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2003
Proposes a community-based research (CBR) model that is genuinely collaborative and driven by community rather than campus interests; that democratizes the creation and dissemination of knowledge; and that seeks to achieve positive social change. Demonstrates how this model translates into principles that underlie the practice of CBR in four…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Higher Education, Participatory Research, Service Learning