liberty hill usc webinar november 2016
TRANSCRIPT
Research Track
“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. ”
-Zora Neale Hurston
Background
Traditional “Expert”
Community Based Participatory Research
Not interns. Thought partners.
API Equality LA
Black Worker Center
La Causa Continuation Charter
Researchers/Research Teams
Annenberg School of Communications
Price School of Policy
Next Steps
Submit a proposal.
The First Meeting
Introductions. Look for skills. Look for chemistry.
Sometimes only half of the projects secure research teams.
Once There’s Agreement…
Organizational Orientation
Invite them toEvents
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Research processTimelineSupervisionMutual expectations
Right Size Your Project
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TIMELINE
Weeks 1-4 – Meet & MOU
Weeks 5-15 - Research conducted - Draft report shared and revised
Why research?1. Findings always hold
surprises.
2. Improve your programs
3. A tool for organizing
4. Establish your expertise to policymakers, the media, grantmakers.
Resources/QuestionsDataCenter’s “An Introduction to Research Justice” www.datacenter.org/new-toolkit-an-introduction-to-research-justice/