Adapting to Context in Community-Based Participatory Research: "Participatory Starting Points" in a Chinese Immigrant Worker Community
Adapting to Context in Community-Based Participatory Research: "Participatory Starting Points" in a Chinese Immigrant Worker Community
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DOI：
10.1007/s10464-012-9565-z
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发表时间：
2013-06-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Minkler, Meredith
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作者：
Chang, Charlotte;Salvatore, Alicia L.;Minkler, Meredith
基于社区的参与性研究（CBPR）越来越多地被用来更好地了解和改善不同社区的健康。这一研究方向的一个关键优势是它对社区背景和特点的适应性。然而，迄今为止，很少有研究明确讨论根据社区背景和合作伙伴的需要对社区重建原则和进程所作的调整。从我们的CBPR研究，旧金山弗朗西斯科唐人街餐馆工人健康和安全项目的数据，并从移民政治纳入文献借鉴，我们研究的华人移民工人社区，我们的合作，和研究成果所做的调整之间的联系。特别是，我们探讨了接收和参与的起点，这可能是特别相关的移民社区的成员历史上有较低的公民和政治参与率在美国的伙伴关系的背景下的概念。我们讨论上下文的调查结果，如工人的语言障碍，经济和社会边缘化，公民技能和参与，以及随后的适应伙伴关系。我们还描述了这些调整在实现公平参与和建设伙伴能力方面的相对有效性。最后，我们分享了经验教训及其对CBPR以及与更广泛的移民社区合作伙伴关系的影响。
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is increasingly being used to better understand and improve the health of diverse communities. A key strength of this research orientation is its adaptability to community contexts and characteristics. To date, however, few studies explicitly discuss adaptations made to CBPR principles and processes in response to community context and partners' needs. Using data from our CBPR study, the San Francisco Chinatown Restaurant Worker Health and Safety Project, and drawing from literature on immigrant political incorporation, we examine the links between the contexts of the Chinese immigrant worker community, adaptations made by our collaborative, and study outcomes. In particular, we explore the concepts of contexts of reception and participatory starting points, which may be especially relevant for partnerships with immigrant communities whose members have historically had lower rates of civic and political participation in the US. We discuss contextual findings such as worker partner accounts of language barriers, economic and social marginalization, and civic skills and participation, as well as subsequent adaptations made by the partnership. We also describe the relative effectiveness of these adaptations in yielding equitable participation and building partners' capacity. We conclude by sharing lessons learned and their implications for CBPR and partnerships with immigrant communities more broadly.