The resident researcher: An alternative career model centered on community |
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Authors: | Allan W. Wicker Robert Sommer |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, Claremont Graduate School, 130 E. 9th Street, 91711-6190 Claremont, California;(2) Department of Psychology, University of California, 95616-8686 Davis, California |
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Abstract: | Considers the potential benefits and costs of an alternative career model for community researchers, one in which professionals specialize in the community where they live. By virtue of their local familiarity, resident researchers can make more informed judgments about research problems and methods. They can employ longitudinal designs to assess change and be available to assist in interpretation and implementation of research. Potential costs include the possibility of provincialism, unintended researcher effects, ethical dilemmas, the need to cultivate community relations, and role conflicts. Interdisciplinary training programs and research field stations can contribute to the development of the resident researcher role. Researchers in the community can help generate grass roots support for social science research.We acknowledge Louise Shedd Barker's helpful comments and suggestions on an earlier version of this article. |
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Keywords: | resident research career model community field research |
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