From Partnership to Ownership
Reflections on a Community-University Research Partnership
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5600853 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean Mercier (0000-0002-1552-7476), Jackie Sanders (0000-0003-3741-0794), Mary Ellen Takie (Tuilaepa Youth Mentoring Services), Laura Kerr (0000-0003-2476-6345, Innov8 Group Limited), Donna Macnicol (Te Aroha Noa Community Services), Hinemoa Hall (Te Aroha Noa Community Services) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Qualitative Methods (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1609-4069 • E-ISSN: 1609-4069 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/16094069251390655 |
| OpenAlex | W7093318238 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
This article presents an example of a community-university research partnership which was focused on issues of sustainability and long-term community benefit throughout. It documents a five-year relationship between an Aotearoa New Zealand based university and a number of youth and community organisations. The project aimed to co-develop tools and resources that would support youth and social service practitioners to maintain effective helping relationships with vulnerable young people. It also aimed to develop a kaitiaki (caretaker) group of community partners at the project conclusion so that they could continue to share the resources with others. The article documents reflections from both community and research partners, outlining relational processes of finding our way, negotiating and renegotiating, and shifting ownership that supported community partners to see themselves as kaitiaki of the research and the resources. The processes highlight learning that may be valuable for others working in long-term partnerships where post-project sustainability is prioritised
Agency (philosophy · Aotearoa · General partnership · Negotiation · Service (business · Sustainability · Community Health and Development · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
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The Coming Crisis in Social Work
Blurred Boundaries in Participatory Action Research
Developing Effective Community Collaborations
Third space moments
Old and Young Dogs Teaching Each Other Tricks
Relationship-Based Practice in Therapeutic Residential Care
Harm, opportunity, optimism
Collaborations in community-engaged research
For the institution or for the community
Enacting Kaitiakitanga
In This Together
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |