Community-Based Participatory Research

2015 Community-Based Participatory Research


EDUCATION, EQUITY and JUSTICE

EDST 508B | EDUC 490U


You may be a student, researcher, teacher or a community person.

If you are passionate about understanding community issues and providing sustainable solutions to community needs by bringing people together and using their knowledge in a methodical way, then this is a course for you.

Community-based research

Community-based research begins with a problem identified by a community and involves conducting a research on that issue leading to knowledge and action for social change. This research approach involves the participation of community members, those whose lives are affected by the problem under study. It includes a range of community practices that are collaborative, action oriented, equitable and are based on sustained relationship of trust. The research process is driven by values such as support for the lifelong and lifewide learning, empowerment, and respect for diversity. It identifies community knowledge and supplements the same with university knowledge.

Course Goals

The purpose of the course is to guide students to develop their understanding of  community-based research that can address real-world problems. The need for rapport building and developing sustained relationship of trust is essential; for academics, it can take considerable time to develop partnership with communities. Mutual acceptance is key and this develops throughout the process from collectively determining the issues to be explored, to collecting, analyzing and interpreting the data, and how it will be used to inform policy, change practice and improve conditions in the community. In the course, students will learn about the role of effective leadership in creating and sustaining social innovations, as well as various aspects of social research, core principles of community based research, data collection methods and tools, analysis and interpretation of data, communication of research findings, and ethics of community based research.

Dr. Jennifer Chan

Dr. Jennifer Chan is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education and a faculty associate in the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia. She earned her Bachelor of Social Science at the University of Hong Kong, MBA from Hautes Etudes Commerciales in France, and PhD in International Comparative Education at Stanford University. She is the author of Politics in the Corridor of Dying: AIDS Activism and Global Health Governance; Gender and Human Rights Politics in Japan: Global Norms and Domestic Networks; and the editor of Another Japan is Possible: New Social Movements and Global Citizenship Education. She has published widely in Critique Internationale, Comparative Education, International Feminist Journal of Politics, Recherche Feministes, International Review of Education, and Globalisation, Societies, and Education. Her research interests lie in international human rights and social movements, antiracism and multiculturalism, gender, global health governance, and global justice movement.

UBC Vancouver

West Mall Annex, room 110
1933 West Mall (map)

July 10, 11, 12 & July 18, 19

July 10 (Friday)
4:30pm – 7:30pm

July 11/12 & 18/19 (Saturday & Sunday)
9:00am – 4:00pm

Registration & Fees

Undergraduate = EDUC 490U/971
Graduate = EDST 508B/971

UBC Student Registration

To register in the course for credit, students must be admitted to the UBC Faculty of Education (Vancouver campus);
please see "Admission to UBC" below. Once admitted, students may register in either of the options listed below.

Current UBC students can register for Graduate or Undergraduate credit courses through the Student Service Centre, using their Campus Wide Login.

  • Graduate Course (3.0 credits)
    EDST 508B | Directed Study
    Graduate student fees apply; see details below.
    Register through the Student Service Centre (SSC).
  • Undergraduate Course (3.0 credits)
    EDUC 490U | Special Studies in Education
    Undergraduate student fees apply; see details below.
    Register through the Student Service Centre (SSC).

For current UBC tuition, visit UBC Tuition Fees for the Education per credit tuition fees.

UBC Students

For current tuition information please refer to the UBC Calendar.

Visiting Graduate Students

Visiting graduate students who wish to take credit courses must register for those courses and will be assessed tuition fees at the prevailing graduate per credit rate, plus authorized student fees.

Tuition fees are subject to review by The University of British Columbia. The Western Deans Agreement does not apply to this course.

Student Assessed Fees

Certain additional fees apply to students who take courses on campus.

Students who meet certain requirements may opt out of the U-Pass and AMS Extended Health and Dental Plan, during the first two weeks of the term.

To see if you qualify for the U-Pass fee exemption, read the U-Pass FAQ information.

If you think you qualify for an exemption, login to the Student Service Centre (SSC) and click on the Financial Summary tab to navigate to the U-Pass fee exemption page.

If you already have medical/dental coverage (other than BC MSP), you may be able to apply for an exemption if you meet certain requirements and follow the opt-out procedures. Visit the Student Service Centre (SSC) for more information.

Students registered in on-campus courses in the summer session are not assessed Health/Dental Plan fees.

Tuition Fee Certificates

Current UBC students may use Tuition Fee Certificates toward tuition or non-credit fees. The certificates do not cover the cost of course materials, texts, or other fees. Contact Professional Development & Community Engagement for more information: 604.822.2013 | pdce.educ@ubc.ca

Admission to UBC

To register in the course for credit, students must be admitted to the UBC Faculty of Education (Vancouver campus).

Admission to UBC

Visiting Graduate Students

To be eligible for admission as a visiting student to UBC, students must be currently registered in a graduate program with good standing at the home university.

For assistance with the online admission procedures, contact the Department of Educational Studies Graduate Program Assistant: Sandra Abah.

Undergraduate Students

All non-UBC students wishing to register in the courses must be first be admitted to the UBC Faculty of Education.

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