Rountables

Roundtable Discussions
Capacity-Building Research with Communities

Purpose of the roundtables: for faculty and community-based organizations to meet and learn from each other about research interests and documentation and to lay groundwork for possible future projects between faculty and communities.

The agendas varied slightly for each of the five roundtables; a combined list of topics covered are listed below. For a re-cap of the roundtable results and a list of participating community groups, see Participatory Action Research in Chicago (PDF 2MB).

Topics covered during Rountables:

Definition and discussion of Participatory Action Research
Practicalities of research partnerships
- Steps of Research, Accountability
Small group discussions: Sharing interests, issues, experiences
- (3 or 4 groups and if time have people rotate so all get to meet)
Walk through Living Together Exhibit: Discuss visual style, communication
Disseminating your results: Analyze poster done by former students to disseminate results of research with community groups
- What kinds of dissemination strategies have you used?
- How would you do it differently if you had help from faculty or students?
Documenting your work
- What kind of documentation practices have groups used?
- How would you do it differently if you had help from faculty or students?
Round robin and brainstorm: What are your research needs and interests?
How can we get these issues addressed?
What is a possible strategy for carrying out a research agenda?

Roundtable Flyer (PDF 16.2KB)

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