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Intergenerational Dialogue Exchange and Action: Introducing a Community-Based Participatory Approach to Connect Youth, Adults and Elders in an Alaskan Native Community
International Journal of Qualitative Methods (2011)
  • Lisa Wexler, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Abstract
The broad goals of the community-based participatory research (CBPR) include community engagement, capacity building, developing practical solutions for community concerns and knowledge building. This article describes the data generation and sharing process as it relates to the goals of CBPR and health promotion in an American Indian/Alaska Native communities. The project described herein, “Investigating Inupiaq Cultural Resilience: A Pilot Study,” achieved these goals in a tribal context by fostering intergenerational dialogue through data collection. The intergenerational exchange served to collect data for a community-based participatory study and provide an opportunity for communication between Elders, adults and youth. By providing an arena for intergenerational sharing, the format encouraged cross-age connections and in doing so, supported, in a broad sense, the transmission of cultural knowledge. The article describes the process and articulates the ways it supports the CBPR goals of engagement, practical relevance, knowledge generation and health promotion.
Keywords
  • Alaska Native,
  • American Indian,
  • community-based participatory research,
  • data generation,
  • digital stories,
  • focus groups,
  • interviews,
  • resilience
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Publication Date
2011
Citation Information
Lisa Wexler. "Intergenerational Dialogue Exchange and Action: Introducing a Community-Based Participatory Approach to Connect Youth, Adults and Elders in an Alaskan Native Community" International Journal of Qualitative Methods Vol. 10 Iss. 3 (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lisa_wexler/1/