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Defining Factors of Successful University‐Community Collaborations: An Exploration of One Healthy Marriage Project
Author(s) -
Carlton Erik L.,
Whiting Jason B.,
Bradford Kay,
Dyk Patricia Hyjer,
Vail Ann
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00532.x
Subject(s) - outreach , scholarship , ethnography , qualitative research , sociology , process (computing) , public relations , medical education , pedagogy , political science , medicine , social science , computer science , anthropology , law , operating system
This study explored university‐community collaborations by examining the workings of 1 healthy marriage initiative. An ethnographic case study research strategy was used to study the process of this initiative, specifically looking at how participants worked through and overcame traditional university‐community collaboration challenges. Data consist of qualitative interviews with key initiative collaborators. Findings are organized into a model that offers a new way of looking at university‐community collaborations in light of challenge points to be addressed and either resolved or unresolved. The model provides implications for other collaborative efforts and outreach scholarship.