Empowerment, Equity, and Community Engagement Toolkit

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13 decision making techniques and tools for business

Unsure of how to make the right decision for your project? Easily explore these tools to help you make the right decision.

A Guide to Selecting Participatory Research Methods Based on Project and Partnership Goals

Explore participatory research methods in this easy-to-follow guide.

A look at positionality, identity, intersectionality and privilege of self

A short and accessible primer on power, privilege, and intersectionality for those new to the topic.

A Participatory Group Process to Analyze Qualitative Data

Learn about how to conduct participatory qualitative data analysis in this approachable article.

Arts-Based Methods in Socially Engaged Research Practice: A Classification Framework

Explore different arts-based research methods to use in your CER project.

CER Ethical Principles

Explore 10 key ethical principles for CER in this no-nonsense guide.

Community resource handbook

Not sure where to start? This practical and accessible guide for community-engaged research will help you navigate the beauty and complexity of community-engaged research.

Community-Based Participatory Research Design

Learn about the CBR process from project proposal to dissemination.

Consent and community engagement in diverse research contexts: Reviewing and developing research and practice

Learn about the intersection of consent and community engagement in this straightforward article.

Critical Community-Engaged Scholarship: Communities and Universities Striving for Racial Justice

Want to know more about the intersection of critical theory and community-engaged research? Learn how critical theory can support your CER in this straightforward article.

Decolonizing and racing research: Critical perspectives on research with racialized communities

Explore decolonial approaches to research in this informative webinar.

Decolonizing methodologies: research and Indigenous peoples

Learn about the intersection of imperialism and research in this comprehensive book.

Digital Storytelling as a Research Method

Learn all about digital storytelling in this informative chapter.

Don't read us the book we wrote

An engaging video on the need for CER from residents and allies of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Episode 203: Supporting Indigenous self-determination through research - with Cliff Atleo

Learn how to navigate institutional and governmental bureaucracy in matters of Indigenous governances, resource management, and research.

Ethics as obligation: Reconciling diverging research practices with marginalized communities

Explore the role of university ethics boards in CER in this informative article.

Everyday ethics in community-based participatory research

Learn about ethical issues that arise in CER in this straightforward article.