HDFS 581

Credit: 4 hours.

Students in this course will review theoretical frameworks, principles, methodological approaches, and best practices of community-based participatory research. The methods, strategies, and techniques learned in this course will apply to social and human science disciplines (e.g., HDFS, public health, social work, education, sociology, psychology, business). The course will cover the major decisions and alternatives considered by a researcher who wants to engage community members in participatory research projects. Hard-to-reach populations will be considered throughout. Master's and doctoral level students may enroll, but should have taken at least one graduate level research methods course prior to this one.

4 graduate hours. 4 professional hours. Prerequisite: One previous graduate level research methods course.