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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF PARTICIPATORY PARTNERSHIPS
Author(s) -
Matthew Rebecca A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.21830
Subject(s) - citizen journalism , community engagement , participatory action research , service learning , public relations , psychology , medical education , knowledge management , sociology , political science , pedagogy , medicine , computer science , world wide web , anthropology
This article details the outcomes of an innovative, qualitative inquiry exploring specific behaviors that facilitate the creation of equitable, community‐based partnerships. Based on a convenience sample of 18 community members, service providers, and graduate student researchers previously engaged in 2 community assessment efforts, I used the critical incident technique to identify 121 unique, facilitating behaviors. These behaviors were then inductively categorized into a behavioral taxonomy containing 9 domains of interest, ranging from gaining entree to increasing community member comfort and willingness to participate to ensuring community does not feel “used or researched.” These findings offer a unique and critically important contribution to the fields of community‐based research, practice, and service learning by identifying specific behaviors that foster equitable, participatory partnerships.