@article{ref1,
title="Principles of practice for academic/practice/community research partnerships",
journal="American journal of preventive medicine",
year="1999",
author="Baker, Elizabeth A. and Homan, Sherri and Schonhoff, R. and Kreuter, Margareta",
volume="16",
number="3 Suppl",
pages="86-93",
abstract="CONTEXT: Researchers and practitioners are increasingly realizing that improvements in public health require changes in individual, social, and economic factors. Concurrent with this renewed awareness there has been a growing interest in working with communities to create healthful changes through academic/practice/community research partnerships. However, this type of research presents different challenges and requires different skills than traditional research projects. The development of a set of principles of practice for these types of research projects can assist researchers in developing, implementing, and evaluating their partnerships and their project activities. OBJECTIVE: This paper describes the different ways in which academics and community groups may work together, including academic/practice/community partnerships. Several principles of practice for engaging in these research partnerships are presented followed by a description of how these principles have been put into operation in a family violence prevention program. CONCLUSIONS: The principles presented are: (1) identify the best processes/model to be used based on the nature of the issue and the intended outcome; (2) acknowledge the difference between community input and active community involvement; (3) develop relationships based on mutual trust and respect; (4) acknowledge and honor different partner's &quot;agendas&quot;; (5) consider multi-disciplinary approaches; (6) use evaluation strategies that are consistent with the overall approach taken in the academic/practice/community partnership; and (7) be aware of partnership maturation and associated transition periods. The limitations of these principles and their application in various settings are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0749-3797",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}