Community Research Customized Toolkit: February 2020 Call

Community Research Customized Toolkit: February 2020 Call

ORICE in collaboration with the UBC Sociology department is offering research consultation with community organizations to establish a customized toolkit for organizations seeking to conduct research.

Students from the summer course, SOCI 382: Qualitative Methods, will be working alongside community partners to apply their qualitative research skills and develop a customized toolkit project with community partners. In their qualitative methods course, students will be examining the different traditions of qualitative sociological inquiry and the associated methodological features used to study the interpretive practices and meanings in the everyday lives of individuals. Through a community based experiential learning approach, we seek to bring people together to work on potential qualitative research questions, enrich the learning experience of students by allowing them to explore qualitative methods in the real world and be engaged with community organizations making a positive impact.

Here’s an idea of what the customized toolkit would include:

• Short literature review
• Discussion on suggested methods (detailing the pros and cons of each)
• Sample tools (e.g. interview or focus group questions)
• Procedure for using the sample tools
• Strategies for ethical engagement
• Analysis suggestions

Call for Community Organizations:

We’re seeking community organizations who have interest for this research need—developing well-defined qualitative research questions. Organizations need to have a clear understanding that students will not be conducting full research projects for the organization. We require organizations to have an openness to communicate and be available throughout the term of May-June either for in-person meetings, Skype calls or email responses. In the beginning of May, a project representative or liaison from the organization will need to meet in person or Skype about why the research question is important and speak more to what they hope to learn from it.

Here are some types of sample research questions that your organization might be interested in exploring further:

• How do community members experience the services our organization provides?
• How do staff navigate time demands at work?
• How do power imbalances shape teamwork dynamics in the workplace?
• How do staff experience workplace training programs?
• How do staff perceive the available institutional supports for completing their work?
• How do diverse staff experience the workplace climate?

Timeline:

Apply:

If you are a community organization interested in this opportunity, please contact us through email at ubc.orice@ubc.ca expressing your interest before the deadline March 16, 2020, 11:59PM.