About the Book

Community-Based Research, or CBR, is a mix of innovative, participatory approaches that put the community at the heart of the research process. Learning and Teaching Community-Based Research shows that CBR can also operate as an innovative pedagogical practice, engaging community members, research experts, and students.

This collection is an unmatched source of information on the theory and practice of using CBR in a variety of university- and community-based educational settings. Developed at and around the University of Victoria, and with numerous examples of Indigenous-led and Indigenous-focused approaches to CBR, Learning and Teaching Community Based-Research will be of interest to those involved in community outreach, experiential learning, and research in non-university settings, as well as all those interested in the study of teaching and learning.

Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations Foreword by S. Martin Taylor Preface Acknowledgments Introduction by Catherine Etmanski, Teresa Dawson, and Budd Hall Part I – Learning by Doing: Learning CBR through the Practice of CBR 1. On Thin Ice: Managing Risks in Community-University Research Partnerships (by Jessica Ball) 2. When Girls Talk Back: Learning through Doing Critical, Girl-Centred Participatory Action Research (by Elicia Loisell, Ruth Taylor, and Elizabeth Donald) 3. Learning CBR Through Community Organizing: Reflections on Struggles for Essential Health Services for People Who Use Drugs (by Tamara Herman and Mark Willson) Part II – Learning with Community: Teaching CBR in Community Settings 4. Siem Smun’eem (Respected Children): A Community-Based Research Training Story (by Mukwa Musayett (Shelly Johnson), Sandrina de Finney, Kundouqk (Jacquie Green), Leslie Brown, and Shanne McCaffrey) 5. Community Based Mapping: A tool for transformation (by Jon Corbett and Maeve Lydon) 6. Facilitating and Teaching Feminist Visual Arts-Based Research (by Darlene E. Clover) 7. Learning to Listen: Foundations of Teaching and Facilitating of Participatory and Community Based Research (by Budd L. Hall) Part III – Campus Beyond the Classroom: Innovations in CBR Programming 8. Insurgent Education and Indigenous-Centered Research: Opening New Pathways to Community Resurgence (by Jeff Corntassel and Adam Gaudry) 9. CBR Without Walls: Fostering Learning with On-Line Collaboration in the Universities Without Walls HIV Health Training Program (by Catherine Worthington, Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco, Sean Rourke, and Jean Bacon) 10. Learning and living community-based research. Graduate student collaborations in Aboriginal communities (by E. Anne Marshall, Ruby Peterson, Jennifer Coverdale, Samantha Etzel, and Nancy McFarland) Part IV – Promoting Knowledge Democracy: Teaching CBR in University Classrooms 11. Walking side by side: Living Indigenous ways in the academy (by Lorna Williams, Michele Tanaka, Vivian Leik, and Ted Riecken) 12. Making a Difference Through Teaching, Learning and Research: Multidisciplinary Research Internship Courses (by Joaquin Trapero and Agata Stypka) 13. Creating the Learning Space: Teaching the Arts in CBR (by Catherine Etmanski) Part V – Moving Forward: Productive Tensions and Persistent Challenges of Learning, Teaching, and Assessing CBR in Universities 14. “But how do I put this dream catcher into my teaching dossier?” Learnings and Teachings from one faculty member’s tenure experience of documenting community based teaching and learning (by Eileen Antone and Teresa Dawson) 15. Conclusion: Walking on Thin Ice: Tensions and Challenges in Community Based Research (by Budd L. Hall, Catherine Etmanski, and Teresa Dawson) Appendix A - Websites and Resources for Community Mapping Appendix B: Four UWW Evaluative Instruments Notes References List of Contributors Index