Introduction
Community-engaged research, also sometimes referred to as community-based research, participatory research, or action research, is "a collaborative process between researchers and community partners with the aim of creating and disseminating knowledge with the goal of contributing to the discipline and well-being of the community" (University of Victoria).
This guide is intended for faculty, students, staff, and community members who are interested in learning more about community-engaged research.
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Land Acknowledgement
The Vancouver Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.
The Okanagan Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation.
Related LibGuides at UBCO
- Indigenous Research Methodologies This research guide provides strategies for finding resources about and exemplars of Indigenous research methodologies.
- Patient-Oriented Research and Community-Based Research Patient-oriented research "refers to a continuum of research that engages patients as partners, focusses on patient-identified priorities and improves patient outcomes." (CIHR Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research) Community-based research is an "approach that involves active participation of stakeholders, those whose lives are affected by the issue being studied, in all phases of research for the purpose of producing useful results to make positive changes." (Nelson, Ochocka, Griffin and Lord, 1998, quoted by Community-Based Research Canada)