TY - JOUR
T1 - Community-university partnerships for research and practice
T2 - Application of an interactive and contextual model of collaboration
AU - Williamson, Heather J.
AU - Young, Belinda Rose
AU - Murray, Nichole
AU - Burton, Donna L.
AU - Levin, Bruce Lubotsky
AU - Massey, Oliver Tom
AU - Baldwin, Julie A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by the University of Georgia.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Community-university partnerships are frequently used to enhance translational research efforts while benefiting the community. However, challenges remain in evaluating such efforts. This article discusses the utility of applying the contextual and interactive model of community-university collaboration to a translational research education program, the Institute for Translational Research in Adolescent Behavioral Health, to guide programmatic efforts and future evaluations. Institute stakeholders from academia and the community completed in-depth interviews querying their expectations and experiences in this collaboration. Key quotes and themes were extracted and analyzed based on the constructs within the 3 phases of the model. The findings note specific themes for future evaluations. Overall, the contextual and interactive model of community-university collaboration proved a useful framework to guide the process evaluation of the Institute. Findings suggest possible strategies for the successful development, evaluation, and sustainability of community-university partnerships.
AB - Community-university partnerships are frequently used to enhance translational research efforts while benefiting the community. However, challenges remain in evaluating such efforts. This article discusses the utility of applying the contextual and interactive model of community-university collaboration to a translational research education program, the Institute for Translational Research in Adolescent Behavioral Health, to guide programmatic efforts and future evaluations. Institute stakeholders from academia and the community completed in-depth interviews querying their expectations and experiences in this collaboration. Key quotes and themes were extracted and analyzed based on the constructs within the 3 phases of the model. The findings note specific themes for future evaluations. Overall, the contextual and interactive model of community-university collaboration proved a useful framework to guide the process evaluation of the Institute. Findings suggest possible strategies for the successful development, evaluation, and sustainability of community-university partnerships.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84995892164
SN - 1534-6102
VL - 20
SP - 55
EP - 84
JO - Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement
JF - Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement
IS - 2
ER -