Community

CEnR is an approach to conducting research, not a methodology

CEnR is an umbrella term for a range of research:

• Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)
• Community-Based Research
• Community-Placed Research
• Community-Driven Research

Essential Principles:

• Recognizes and builds on the strengths of community organizations and individuals
• involves partnerships with existing organizations, such as schools, agencies, and other community organizations, to address community issues
• Partnerships are built on respect, cooperation, and collaboration
• partners should share a mutual trust, respect, and commitment
• Addresses a research topic that is important to the community
• people affected by the issue must be part of the research and the development of any solution that may address the issue
• prioritizes benefits to the community
• Partnerships require time and attention to maintain
• Partnerships combine knowledge with action
• Researchers and community partners negotiate terms of engagement for research partnerships, so as to share a common understanding of expectations, roles, responsibilities, and resources
  • Memorandums of Agreement or Memorandums of Understanding
    • Monetary support for community partners
    • Research activities, roles and responsibilities, and outcomes
    • Data ownership
    • Methods for disseminating research results to both academic and community audiences
    • etc.