A Critical Reframing University/Community Collaborative Research

• In Event: Collaboration, Community, and Critique: Seeking Wisdom Within School, University, and Community Research

Abstract

This paper describes the theoretical and applied development of the Alliance for Equity-Based Research and Practice. The Alliance was conceptualized and designed to function as a collaborative network of scholars, practitioners, and community members that draws from critical emancipation theories and research methods with the goal of identifying and overcoming the undergirding barriers to equity and social justice. This work integrates theory building methods, problem posing/identification strategies and critical theories that promote emancipatory systems of meaning as a critical reframing of university/community research. The newly designed Alliance facilitates engagement with various communities of practice. Using critical emancipation approaches to expose and overcome subjugating forces, Alliance members collaboratively design, test and refine ecologically valid counter-hegemonic solutions.

Author

• Steve P. Myran, Old Dominion University