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Conducting community-based participatory research in an urban Malaysian community: lessons learned and challenges in establishing partnership

This paper presents the process of how partnerships are established between an urban residential community and an academic institution in Malaysia by employing community-based participatory research, which involves researchers, community members, and organizational representatives as coresearchers....

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Main Authors: Teoh, Gaik Kin, Tan, Maw Pin, Tan, Joo Siang, Chong, Mei Chan
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Published: John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2018
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H Social Sciences (General)
L Education (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85394/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/casp.2348
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spelling my.utm.853942020-06-16T06:48:04Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85394/ Conducting community-based participatory research in an urban Malaysian community: lessons learned and challenges in establishing partnership Teoh, Gaik Kin Tan, Maw Pin Tan, Joo Siang Chong, Mei Chan H Social Sciences (General) L Education (General) This paper presents the process of how partnerships are established between an urban residential community and an academic institution in Malaysia by employing community-based participatory research, which involves researchers, community members, and organizational representatives as coresearchers. The research process encompasses colearning, power sharing, and coconstructing of knowledge, with the community members driving the research direction. The research paradigm is grounded on conducting research with the community. This paper highlights the experience and lessons learned while applying the principles of community-based participatory research that promotes social participation of older persons living in a residential community. Two pertinent challenges surface in the research process. The first challenge involves the complexity noted in the gap between the emancipation of community-based participatory research and the hierarchical social structure of the society. The second challenge is the prevalence of unspoken yet subtle domination that undermines the local cultural values affecting the process of coconstructing knowledge with the community. Recommendations for addressing these challenges include future partnerships with other Malaysian communities as well as cross-border research partnerships. John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2018-05 Article PeerReviewed Teoh, Gaik Kin and Tan, Maw Pin and Tan, Joo Siang and Chong, Mei Chan (2018) Conducting community-based participatory research in an urban Malaysian community: lessons learned and challenges in establishing partnership. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 28 (3). pp. 156-168. ISSN 1052-9284 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/casp.2348 DOI:10.1002/casp.2348
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
L Education (General)
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
L Education (General)
Teoh, Gaik Kin
Tan, Maw Pin
Tan, Joo Siang
Chong, Mei Chan
Conducting community-based participatory research in an urban Malaysian community: lessons learned and challenges in establishing partnership
description This paper presents the process of how partnerships are established between an urban residential community and an academic institution in Malaysia by employing community-based participatory research, which involves researchers, community members, and organizational representatives as coresearchers. The research process encompasses colearning, power sharing, and coconstructing of knowledge, with the community members driving the research direction. The research paradigm is grounded on conducting research with the community. This paper highlights the experience and lessons learned while applying the principles of community-based participatory research that promotes social participation of older persons living in a residential community. Two pertinent challenges surface in the research process. The first challenge involves the complexity noted in the gap between the emancipation of community-based participatory research and the hierarchical social structure of the society. The second challenge is the prevalence of unspoken yet subtle domination that undermines the local cultural values affecting the process of coconstructing knowledge with the community. Recommendations for addressing these challenges include future partnerships with other Malaysian communities as well as cross-border research partnerships.
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author Teoh, Gaik Kin
Tan, Maw Pin
Tan, Joo Siang
Chong, Mei Chan
author_facet Teoh, Gaik Kin
Tan, Maw Pin
Tan, Joo Siang
Chong, Mei Chan
author_sort Teoh, Gaik Kin
title Conducting community-based participatory research in an urban Malaysian community: lessons learned and challenges in establishing partnership
title_short Conducting community-based participatory research in an urban Malaysian community: lessons learned and challenges in establishing partnership
title_full Conducting community-based participatory research in an urban Malaysian community: lessons learned and challenges in establishing partnership
title_fullStr Conducting community-based participatory research in an urban Malaysian community: lessons learned and challenges in establishing partnership
title_full_unstemmed Conducting community-based participatory research in an urban Malaysian community: lessons learned and challenges in establishing partnership
title_sort conducting community-based participatory research in an urban malaysian community: lessons learned and challenges in establishing partnership
publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85394/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/casp.2348
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