Applied anthropologists value participatory action research (PAR). In 2008, the Society for Applied Anthropology bestowed the 2008 Bronislaw Malinowski Award upon Orlando Fals-Borda, who is best known for developing the theory and methodology of this approach and his leadership in social and political activism on behalf of and with marginalized communities. Fals-Borda argues that PAR encourages value-driven and collaboratively-conducted research that transforms the relationship between marginalized communities and the organizations that serve them so as to improve their socio-political situation (Fals-Borda and Rahman 1991). Comparably, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the US Department of Health and Human Services has recognized the value of community-based participatory research for both researchers and the community being studied (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2004:1). The Agency has emphasized the importance of academic professionals and community members working together in community-based participatory research as equal partners in developing, implementing, and using research findings to improve local health and healthcare. Community-based participatory research and participatory action research share many features.
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January 02 2012
Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim and University Researchers: Partnering in Community Health Development
Luis Marcos;
Luis Marcos
1
Maya Community Liaison for Local and National Organizations, United States
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M. Rosales;
M. Rosales
2
Center for Transcultural Learning, College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE
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Alexander Rödlach;
Alexander Rödlach
3
Creighton University, Omaha, NE
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John Stone
John Stone
4
Center for Health Policy and Ethics (CHPE), Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
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Practicing Anthropology (2012) 34 (1): 37–40.
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Luis Marcos, M. Rosales, Alexander Rödlach, John Stone; Comunidad Maya Pixan Ixim and University Researchers: Partnering in Community Health Development. Practicing Anthropology 1 January 2012; 34 (1): 37–40. doi: https://doi.org/10.17730/praa.34.1.w8n1x25305v0735l
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