However, in fields such as healthcare and education, this objective approach hasn\u2019t always proven to be the most effective methodology for the research participants who are directly impacted by whatever action is taken in response to the results generated by the research.<\/p>\n
Community-Based Participatory Research<\/h2>\n
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) takes a different approach by involving the community as research study partners<\/a> rather than just test subjects. By encouraging the community to participate fully in all aspects of the study, the researchers are able to access a comprehensive profile of the issues affecting that community and to seek their direct feedback on any proposed solutions to those issues within the research cycle, rather than the traditional model of proposing hypotheses based on a literature review<\/a>.<\/p>\n In healthcare and education research especially, if the issues are community based, why shouldn\u2019t the community take an active role in fixing them? Often, community research projects will propose solutions based on the limits of the collected data, but then the researchers depart before those proposed solutions are implemented. In that scenario, the community has no ownership of those solutions and residents are not invested in their success. However, this high level of involvement isn\u2019t achieved without overcoming some obstacles:<\/p>\n CBPR studies are easier to document than to implement. The logic of the approach is solid, but the mechanics of such implementations can be challenging because so much of traditional research methodology has to be put aside if the initiative has any chance of success. Research<\/a> expertise must balance community knowledge, and for the partnership to be equitable, resources, results, obstacles, and credit must be shared equally.<\/p>\nInvolvement Equates to Ownership<\/h2>\n
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On Paper vs. On Ground<\/h2>\n
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