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Finding middle ground: negotiating university and tribal community interests in community‐based participatory research
Author(s) -
Mohammed Selina A.,
Walters Karina L.,
LaMarr June,
EvansCampbell Teresa,
Fryberg Sheryl
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nursing inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.66
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1800
pISSN - 1320-7881
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2011.00557.x
Subject(s) - participatory action research , community based participatory research , indigenous , negotiation , nature versus nurture , sociology , public relations , terminology , compromise , citizen journalism , qualitative research , political science , social science , law , anthropology , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
MOHAMMED SA, WALTERS KL, LAMARR J, EVANS‐CAMPBELL T and FRYBERG S. Nursing Inquiry 2012; 19 : 116–127 [Epub ahead of print] Finding middle ground: negotiating university and tribal community interests in community‐based participatory research Community‐based participatory research (CBPR) has been hailed as an alternative approach to one‐sided research endeavors that have traditionally been conducted on communities as opposed to with them. Although CBPR engenders numerous relationship strengths, through its emphasis on co‐sharing, mutual benefit, and community capacity building, it is often challenging as well. In this article, we describe some of the challenges of implementing CBPR in a research project designed to prevent cardiovascular disease among an indigenous community in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and how we addressed them. Specifically, we highlight the process of collaboratively constructing a Research Protocol/Data Sharing Agreement and qualitative interview guide that addressed the concerns of both university and tribal community constituents. Establishing these two items was a process of negotiation that required: (i) balancing of individual, occupational, research, and community interests; (ii) definition of terminology (e.g., ownership of data); and (iii) extensive consideration of how to best protect research participants. Finding middle ground in CBPR requires research partners to examine and articulate their own assumptions and expectations, and nurture a relationship based on compromise to effectively meet the needs of each group.