Community-Based Collaborative Action Research. a Nursing Approach

Overview

Community-Based Collaborative Action Research: A Nursing Approach provides a clear framework for an action research process to improve health outcomes and enact needed systems improvement. The authors bring years of experience in community-based collaborative action research (CBCAR) to demonstrate how nursing and other health care practitioners, leaders, and scholars can transform communities by identifying and addressing systemic and structural barriers to health and well-being. These communities can range from neighborhoods, practice environments, and villages to boardrooms and organizations. Ideal for novice and experienced researchers, including graduate and doctoral students involved in research initiatives and capstone projects, this rigorous text is a non-prescriptive, step-by-step guide to enacting meaningful change that emerges primarily from within the community. Rooted in social justice and advocacy and driven by theory and evidence-based practice, Community-Based Collaborative Action Research: A Nursing Approach is a unique and innovative resource.

Table of Contents

Chapter Dedication
Chapter Acknowledgments
Chapter Introduction

Chapter 1 CBCAR: Methodology Unfolding
Chapter 2 CBCAR: Insights Developing
Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundations of CBCAR
Chapter 4 Partnering and Planning the Study
Chapter 5 Creating the Real Life Narratives: Engaging in Data Collection
Chapter 6 Analyzing Data and Reflecting Patterns
Chapter 7 Engaging in Action Planning and Envisioning Future Studies
Chapter 8 CBCAR and a Relational Approach to Research Ethics
Chapter 9 Preparing Grant Proposals for CBCAR Projects
Chapter 10 A Whispered Dream: CBCAR in More Hands

About the Author(s)

Carol Pillsbury Pavlish, PhD, RN, FAAN-Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, Professor Emeritus, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota

Margaret Dexheimer Pharris, PhD, RN, MPH, FAAN-Graduate Programs Director and Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota