Invitation to Knowledge for Change Workshop: The Value of Community Involvement with Research
This workshop will explore ways VCSE organisations and their members are, and can be, involved in research on topics that matter to them – from local bus services to young people’s mental health or the climate crisis.
Thursday 21st September, TCR Hub, Barnard Castle. DL12 8TD
10.00am – 1.00pm with lunch until 1.30pm
Content:
- What is a researchable topic, and how to choose relevant research questions?
- When should members of a community organisation do research themselves, what training and support is needed?
- Assessing whether to work in partnership with a larger voluntary organisation or university.
- How can community members feed into research agendas and commission research from others?
- How can communities use research to influence policy and practice?
The session is being run by Durham Community Action and the Rural Design Centre to explore setting up a Community Research Network for rural County Durham.
Anyone with an interest is welcome to attend. It will build on earlier workshops offered in July and is also open to people who did not attend previous events.
Sarah Banks, Centre for Social Justice and Community Action, Durham University and Fiona Christian, Durham Community Action will facilitate this workshop.
For any enquiries, please email lyndsey.hicking@durhamcommunityaction.org.uk
