‘We walked side by side through the whole thing’: A mixed-methods study of key elements of community-based participatory research partnerships between rural Aboriginal communities and researchers

Mieke Snijder; Annemarie Wagemakers; Bianca Calabria; Bonita Byrne; Jamie O'Neill; Ronald Bamblett; Alice Munro; Anthony Shakeshaft

doi:10.1111/ajr.12655

Back

‘We walked side by side through the whole thing’: A mixed-methods study of key elements of community-based participatory research partnerships between rural Aboriginal communities and researchers

Journal article

Open access

Peer reviewed

‘We walked side by side through the whole thing’: A mixed-methods study of key elements of community-based participatory research partnerships between rural Aboriginal communities and researchers

Mieke Snijder, Annemarie Wagemakers, Bianca Calabria, Bonita Byrne, Jamie O'Neill, Ronald Bamblett, Alice Munro and Anthony Shakeshaft

Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol.28(4), pp.338-350

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12655

PMID: 32755008

Files and links (2)

pdf

Australian J Rural Health - 2020 - Snijder - We walked side by side through the whole thing A mixed‐methods study of key418.04 kBDownload View

Published Version Open Access CC BY-NC V4.0

url

https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12655View

Published Version Open CC BY-NC V4.0

Abstract

Aboriginal Australians

alcohol

community-based participatory research

mixed methods

partnerships

rural

Objectives To advance the rural practice in working with Aboriginal communities by (a) identifying the extent of community partners' participation in and (b) operationalising the key elements of three community-based participatory research partnerships between university-based researchers and Australian rural Aboriginal communities. Design A mixed-methods study. Quantitative survey and qualitative one-on-one interviews with local project implementation committee members and group interviews with other community partners and project documentation. Setting Three rural Aboriginal communities in New South Wales. Participants Thirty-seven community partners in three community-based participatory research partnerships of which 22 were members of local project implementation committees and 15 were other community partners who implemented activities. Intervention Community-based participatory research partnerships to develop, implement and evaluate community-based responses to alcohol-related harms. Main outcomes measures Community partners' extent of and experiences with participation in the community-based participatory research partnership and their involvement in the development and implementation processes. Results Community partners' participation varied between communities and between project phases within communities. Contributing to the community-based participatory research partnerships were four key elements of the participatory process: unique expertise of researchers and community-based partners, openness to learn from each other, trust and community leadership. Conclusion To advance the research practice in rural Aboriginal communities, equitable partnerships between Aboriginal community and research partners are encouraged to embrace the unique expertise of the partners, encourage co-learning and implement community leadership to build trust.

Details

Title: ‘We walked side by side through the whole thing’: A mixed-methods study of key elements of community-based participatory research partnerships between rural Aboriginal communities and researchers
Authors: Mieke Snijder (Corresponding Author) - Institute of Development Studies
Annemarie Wagemakers - Wageningen University & Research
Bianca Calabria - Australian National University
Bonita Byrne - UNSW Sydney
Jamie O'Neill - Murrin Bridge Local Aboriginal Lands Council, Lake Cargelligo, NSW, Australia
Ronald Bamblett - UNSW Sydney
Alice Munro - Western NSW Local Health District
Anthony Shakeshaft - UNSW Sydney
Publication details: Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol.28(4), pp.338-350
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1111/ajr.12655
ISSN: 1440-1584
PMID: 32755008
Copyright note: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. © 2020 The Authors. Australian Journal of Rural Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of National Rural Health Alliance Ltd.
Grant note: NDARC Education Trustees; NSW Ministry of Health
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Psychology
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991242154902621
Output Type: Journal article

Metrics

1 Record Views