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Collaborative Research And Social Change Applied Anthropology In Action
280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book presents community case studies that involve long-term community-based research, close collaboration between researchers and representatives of the host community, and the application of research methods and findings to social-change goals within the community.
Introduction Part 1: Collaborative Research in the United States 1. Urban Comadronas: Maternal and Child Health Research and Policy Formulation in a Puerto Rican Community 2. In the People's Service: The Kansas Kickapoo Technical Assistance Project 3. Community Action and Social Adaptation: The Farmworker Movement in the Midwest 4. Linguistics in Action: The Hualapai Bilingual/Bicultural Education Program 5. Collaborative Educational Ethnography: Problems and Profits Part 2: Collaborative Research in the Third World 6. Against the Odds: Collaboration and Development at Vicos 7. The Mexican Urban Housing Project: A Collaboration Between la Area Tecnica y la Area Social 8. Saving the City: University Research, Political Action, and the Squatter Problem in Davao City, Philippines Part 3: Concluding Comments 9. Perspectives on Collaborative Research
Biography
Donald D. Stull is associate professor of anthropology and research associate in the Institute for Public Policy and Business Research at the University of Kansas. Jean J. Schensul is executive director of the Community Council of the Capitol Region, Hartford, Connecticut, and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Connecticut.
