Decision-Makers at Every Stage: Designing, Implementing, and Reflecting on a Community-Centered Research-Practice Partnership Project

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Schools and Communities Organizing for Racial Equity (SCORE) intentionally disrupts traditional academic research approaches and centers the wisdom of community members. This session focuses on the work of preparing, implementing, and reflecting on our SCORE project, ultimately with hopes that other researchers can apply what we learned. The session elevates the need for community members to hold decision-making power in community-based research (CBR); describes how we worked in partnership with parents and youth to explore solutions to longstanding problems in public education; highlights institutional and internal challenges with our process; and closes with an initial evaluation of our work.

Sub Unit

• SIG-School, University, Community Collaborative Research

Chair

• Adrienne C. Goss, Clark Atlanta University

Papers

• Let Us Decide: A Review of Education Equity Indicator Systems and Community Power - Brenda Santos, Brown University; Adrienne C. Goss, Clark Atlanta University

• Engaging with Community Histories, Lived Experiences, and Grounded Wisdom in a Research-Practice Partnership. - Juan Pablo Blanco, Roger Williams University

• Ethical & Logistical Challenges and Opportunities - Chris D. Kunkel, Rhode Island College; Jennifer A. Stoudt, University of Rhode Island

• A Duoethnographic Evaluation of the SCORE Process and Partnership - Adrienne C. Goss, Clark Atlanta University; Juan Pablo Blanco, Roger Williams University

Discussant

• Camille M. Wilson, University of Michigan