title: Researcher-advocate collaborations to end violence against women: toward liberating methodologies for action research.
abstract: This article relies on literature from the field and on research conducted by the National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center to describe the difficulties encountered in collaborations between researchers and advocates working on the prevention of violence against women. The article summarizes guidelines for collaboration that have been suggested by many researchers and advocates, and it makes the claim that a feminist approach to liberating methodologies for action research is needed to increase the likelihood of successful collaborations.
authors.affiliation: Stone Center, Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College.
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000592:standards; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000592:standards