Community-based action research in a multi-site prevention project: challenges and resolutions.
This article examines the use of action research strategies over a four-year period in developing and evaluating a prevention program for children and their families. This research has taken place in a low-income multi-cultural neighbourhood in Sudbury. Strategies to foster participation and the practical relevance of findings are described, both for the initial proposal development stage, and for the period after a local program was funded as part of a multi-site evaluation project. After reviewing the challenges inherent in doing action research within a multicultural neighbourhood, and within a multi-site design, we discuss which strategies have worked, and what remains to be resolved.
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Laurentian University.
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D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003256:Community Participation; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D011203:Poverty; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation