Community-based Research with Vulnerable Populations: Ethical, Inclusive and Sustainable Frameworks for Knowledge Generation

This book advocates for community-based research with vulnerable populations in higher education to democratize knowledge generation and make it more accessible and socially relevant. It emphasizes the value of the lived and experiential knowledge of these populations and argues that community-based research can help emancipate colonized thinking about power, privilege, and participation. The research is structured at micro, macro, and meso levels to address social inequality in various contexts within the Global South.

Format: Hardback
Length: 307 pages
Publication date: 18 December 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This book passionately advocates for community-based research with vulnerable populations within the realm of higher education. The chapters meticulously delineate how research can democratize the generation of knowledge, rendering it more accessible and socially pertinent. They also underscore the immense value of the lived and experiential knowledge held by vulnerable and marginalized populations. This research is firmly rooted in a critical examination of current practices in higher education that fail to adequately support participatory and transformative research. It is structured at multiple levels, including micro, macro, and meso, with the ultimate goal of emancipating stakeholders from colonized mindsets concerning power, privilege, and participation. With a primary focus on various contexts within the Global South, the contributors argue that the time has come for community-based research that harmoniously blends the theoretical expertise of the academy with the local, firsthand knowledge of those grappling with the consequences of social inequality. By collaboratively co-constructing knowledge for change, this research aims to empower individuals and communities to drive positive transformations and create a more equitable and inclusive world.

Weight: 565g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030864019
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022