Promising practices and constraining factors in mobilizing community-engaged research

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ID21787626
AuthorsMichelle Lam (0000-0003-3414-0936, Brandon University, corresponding author), Akech Mayuom (Brandon University)
Year2023
Volume19
Issue2
Pages199-219
Publication date2023-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch Ethics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-0161 • E-ISSN: 2047-6094
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/17470161221141275
OpenAlexW4311012291
LanguageEN
References cited22

This article describes a project involving 13 community focus groups on the topic of anti-racism and belonging where the researchers concluded each group with a robust discussion about how the group would prefer to receive the findings from the project. Analysis of this data, existing literature, and the practical experiences of the researchers revealed that while there are multiple “bridges” researchers can take to connect their research with community-level users, and although it is desirable to offer tailored approaches for specific audiences, there are significant barriers and challenges for truly effective engagement. By describing the various factors that determined which bridges were taken, we hope to help other community-based researchers imagine new ways of mobilizing knowledge, consider promising practices to guide the connection of knowledge to the community and shine a light on the very real constraints of time, budget, personnel, and university system considerations that impact knowledge mobilization decisions

Community engagement · Engineering ethics · Focus group · Knowledge management · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Health Policy Implementation Science · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement

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