title: Case Study of an Unsustainable Community-Academic Partnership: Toward Core Standards for the Structure of Emerging Participatory Research.
abstract: This report retrospectively examines the structure of an emerging community-academic participatory research (PR) partnership that was not sustainable, despite attempts to adhere to PR principles and demonstrable success in research outcomes. The influence of community and academic parent organizations on the PR process and outcomes is presented in the context of the Donabedian Model. We dissected the structural elements contributed by parent organizations to forming the structure of the PR partnership (memorandum of understanding, policy environment, human resources and effort, community and academic resources, expertise and experience, and funding) and explored the influence of potential and actual conflicts on the PR partnership's sustainability. The effect of potential and actual conflict on the PR process and quality of PR outcomes is discussed. Based on this, we conclude by proposing seven core standards for the establishment and development of emerging community-academic PR partnerships.
authors.affiliation: 1. University of California, Los Angeles Dept of Medicine/Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research.
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Calderón
authors.affiliation: 1. University of California, Los Angeles Dept of Medicine/Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research.
authors.forename: Keith C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.affiliation: 2. Nova Southeastern University.
authors.forename: Patrick C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hardigan
authors.affiliation: 3. University of Akron Graduate School, Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
authors.forename: Lorrin A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Calderón
authors.affiliation: 1. University of California, Los Angeles Dept of Medicine/Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research.
authors.forename: Ron D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hays
mesh_terms: D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000592:standards*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States
keywords: Conflict Resolution; Core Standards; Disambiguation; Organizational Structure; Participatory Research