Developing and evaluating the community empowered research training (CERT) program: Building research capacity for community-initiated and community-driven research (original) (raw)

Abstract

The Community Empowered Research Training (CERT) program is an academic-community partnership whose aim is to strengthen the capacity of community groups to participate in and develop community-focused research initiatives through free educational workshops and on-line webinars. The Research Capacity Assessment survey was designed to inform the development of the CERT program. The on-line survey assessed research training gaps, needs, and resources among community organizations and clinical providers and was administered nationally to community organization staff (N=50). Survey results and input from community leaders guided the development of the research-training curriculum relevant to the needs and resources of community organizations. CERT was piloted in May 2011 as a 2-day workshop with 21 individuals representing 13 community groups. Pre and post evaluations measured agency and individual motivation and attitudes towards research, research knowledge, and confidence to carry ou...

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