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Towards a Theory of Change for Community-based Research Projects

Author(s) -

Rich Janzen,

Joanna Ochocka,

Alethea Stobbe

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

engaged scholar journal community-engaged research teaching and learning

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2369-1190

pISSN - 2368-416X

DOI - 10.15402/esj.v2i2.165

Subject(s) - theory of change , summit , excellence , order (exchange) , sociology , engineering ethics , management science , political science , engineering , business , finance , physical geography , anthropology , law , geography

The purpose of this article is to present a preliminary theory of change for community-based research projects. The theory of change emerged from a Canadian Summit titled, “Pursuing Excellence in Collaborative Community-Campus Research.” The article begins by providing a rationale for why a theory of change could be helpful to advance the agenda of community-based research (i.e., concept clarification, guide to action, and quality assessment). Next we describe how our preliminary theory of change was developed, before outlining the theory of change under the headings of activities, intended outcomes, and sample indicators. We conclude by discussing what is needed in order to deepen our understanding of the theory of change for community-based research projects.

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