Community Research Laboratory

A LIST OF FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE “COMMUNITY, SOLIDARITY, AND DEMOCRACY” PROJECT AT CRC.

APPLICATION EVALUATION CRITERIA

  • Interest in or commitment to CBPR (Community Based Participatory Research)
  • Demonstrated commitment to actively participate in all PhotoVoice sessions and the exhibition/panel
  • Openness to learn from and with the PhotoVoice study cohort
  • Willingness to share and use the study findings to lead community initiatives.

FAQs

My race-ethnicity is other than AAPI.  Am I eligible to apply for this cohort?

NO. HOWEVER, THE SECOND COHORT WILL BE COMPRISED INTERRACIALLY. PLEASE, LOOK FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE         PROJECT IN THE FALL

I have never done any research or community study.  Am I eligible to participate in this study?

YES.  NO PRIOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT.  YOUR OPENNESS TO LEARN COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH WITH MEMBERS OF THE COHORT IS REQUIRED.

When are the exact dates and times of all PhotoVoice sessions?

WE WILL SELECT THE MOST AVAILABLE DATES AND TIMES OF THE COHORT BASED ON AVAILABILITIES INDICAED IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.  THE WEEKLY SESSION WILL BEGIN IN APRIL 2025.

I am not affiliated with any religion.  Am I eligible?

YES.  NO FOMAL RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT.  HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE SHARING HOW YOUR EXPERIENCE OF RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY MAY OR MAY NOT IMPACT EVERYDAY LIFE AND CERTAIN ISSUES, THEN THIS IS NOT A PROJECT FOR YOU. 

What is PhotoVoice?

PHOTOVOICE IS A QUALITATIVE/ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN RESEARCH.  YOU WILL BE LEARNING ITS HISTORY, USAGE, AND HANDS-ON SKILLS TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY-BUILDING STUDY.  THE PHOTOVOICE METHOD CAN BE USED TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, EXPLORE A SPECIFIC TOPIC/ISSUE IN-DEPTH, EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY BY FINDING SOLUTIONS TO THE SHARED PROBLEMS, ETC.

When will the project participants received the stipend?

AFTER COMPLETING ALL REQUIRED PHOTOVOICE SESSIONS AND A COMMUNITY FORUM/PANLE.

When will I expect to hear about the status of my application?

ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED AS WE RECEIVE THEM.  AT THE LATEST, ALL APPLICANTS WILL HEAR FROM US A WEEK BEFORE THE FIRST PHOTOVOICE SESSION.  (THE PHOTOVOICE SESSION WILL START IN APRIL)

Can I refer this study to my friend/colleague?

YES.  WE WANT THE COHORT TO BE DIVERSE IN AGE, GENDER, GENERATION, ETHNICITY, SPIRITUALITY, POLITICAL PERSUATION, OCCUPATION, AND THEOLOGY.

How proficient in English to participate in this study?

BASIC EVERYDAY CONVERSATION SKILLS SUFFICE.

What are some benefits, besides a stipend, to participate in this study?

PHOTOVOICE IS A SPECIAL TYPE OF RESEARCH METHOD.  YOU WILL GET THE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE OF GETTING INVOLCED IN A PHTOVOICE STUDY.  YOU CAN, THEN, UTILIZE THE METHOD TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, POLICY STUDIES, AND IN OTHER DISCIPLINES.

PHOTOVOICE IS NOT ONLY A RESEARCH METHOD BUT A WAY TO FORM A CONSENSUS TO WORK ON THE SHARED CHALLENGES IN THE COMMUNITY.  YOU MAY BE ABLE TO LAUNCH, LEAD, OR SUSTAIN MUCH-NEEDED WORK IN THE COMMUNITY BASED ON THE STUDY FINDINGS.

AS A RESEARCH PROJECT COHORT MEMBER, YOU CAN ALSO GET INVOLVED WITH OTHER PROJECTS AT CRC’ COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB.

BESIDES THESE CAPACITY-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES, THERE ARE LIMITED RESOURCES FOR CHILDCARE OR TRANSPORTATION COST FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROJECT.  PLEASE, CONTACT CRC FOR THESE RESOURCES AT crc@communityresourcecorp.org

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN “COMMUNITY, SOLIDARITY, AND DEMOCRACY”!

If your questions are not found in FAQs, please, contact jhk@communityresourcecorpt.org.