Steven S. Coughlin Selina A. Smith Maria E. Fernandez
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) emerged in response to the longstanding tradition of "top-down" research-studies in which social scientists observe social phenomena and community problems as outsiders, separate from the participants' daily lives. CBPR is more immersive, fostering partnerships between academic and community organizations that increase the value and consequence of the research for all partners. The current perspectives gleaned from this school of research have been wildly well-received, in no small part because they address the complexity of the human experience...
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) emerged in response to the longstanding tradition of "top-down" research-studies in which social scienti...