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Tribally Driven Research Frameworks
Location
Internet
Term
3rd Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2026 - 2027
Instruction Method
Online Asynchronous
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Completion of prerequisite course: 410.671, Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods: 3 credits.
OR
224.690 Qualitative Research Theory and Methods, 3Cr
Enrollment Restriction
Must complete one prerequisite course
Are you interested in becoming a public health leader who can promote research that is conducted in partnership with under-served communities? In this course, you will study methodologies that can be used to generate community-based knowledge and contextually relevant solutions to public health challenges. This is a unique opportunity to learn from Indigenous content and context experts who are immersed in the scholarship and lived experience of Tribal health.
Examines Tribally Driven Research Frameworks, which are generated through participatory research approaches. Presents applications of collaborative inquiry such as Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), Community-engaged Research (CEnR), Participatory Action Research (PAR), Collaborative Inquiry, and Practice-Based Research Networks, which are of interdisciplinary value both in scholarship and practice of public health, social work, community development, urban planning, education, nursing, sociology, anthropology. Focuses on the orientation to research and leadership, which transfers power, voice, and agency to the community. Examines participatory approaches to research that generate Tribally driven knowledge and frameworks for research.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Reflect on key roles, functions and responsibilities in Tribally Driven Research.
- Present applications of collaborative inquiry such as Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), community-engaged research (CEnR), Participatory Action Research (PAR), and Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRN)
- Analyze a specific Tribally-Driven research framework relative to key requirements of a culturally safe research proposal
- Examine personal positionality in partnership building of research relationships in the community, academic, and other collaborators
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 50% Reflection
- 25% Presentation(s)
- 25% Final Project