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Sharing Control: Developing Research Literacy through Community-Based Action Research
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Juergensmeyer, Erik – Community Literacy Journal, 2011
This article suggests that the methodology of community-based action research provides concrete strategies for fostering effective community problem solving. To argue for a community research pedagogy, the author draws upon past and present scholarship in action research and participatory action research, experiences teaching an undergraduate…
Descriptors: Student Research, Community Problems, Action Research, Problem Solving
A Case for Developing Community Drug Indicators
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Loughran, Hilda; McCann, Mary Ellen – Social Indicators Research, 2011
The EU Action Plan on Drugs (2005-2008) calls for member states of the European Union to provide information on five key epidemiological indicators. These are: general population surveys, prevalence and patterns of problem drug use, drug related infectious diseases, drug related deaths and mortality of drug users, and demand for drug treatment.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Narcotics, Drug Addiction, Drug Use
Communication Technologies Promoting Educational Communities with Scholarship of Engagement
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Georgakopoulos, Alexia; Hawkins, Steven T. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2013
Purpose: This study aims to present Dramatic Problem Solving Facilitation Model (DPSFM) and Interactive Management (IM) as innovative alternative dispute resolution approaches that incorporate communication technologies in recording and analyzing data. DPSFM utilizes performance-based actions with facilitation methods to help participants design…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Information Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Software