Handouts from Dr. Linda Silka's October 2005 presentation to the Qualitative Research Network.

Each of the documents below explores issues of community-based research through a case example.

Example One

Issues at the Initial Stages of Research: Who Decides What Will Be Studied?

Example Two

Initial Stages of Partnerships: Research Partnerships Start in Different Ways

Example Three

Issues in the Middle Stages of Research: Who Decides How a Topic Will Be Studied?

Example Four

Issues at Middle Stages of Research: Confidentiality and Other Ethical Dilemmas

Example Five

Issues at the End of a Research Sequence: Research for Publication: Promise and Pitfalls for Partnerships

Example Six

End of a Research Sequence: A Common Dilemma: Results that Reflect Badly On Community

Example Seven

Issues that Affect All Points in Research Cycle

Example Eight

Issues in the Final Stages: Strengthening the Final Stage of the Research Cycle: Creating Usable Knowledge