ERIC Number: EJ965637
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-8485
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Community-University Research Partnerships for Workers' and Environmental Health in Campinas Brazil
Monteiro, Maria Ines; Siqueira, Carlos Eduardo; Filho, Heleno Rodrigues Correa
Metropolitan Universities, v22 n2 p79-98 2011
Three partnerships between the University of Campinas, community, and public health care services are discussed in this article. A theoretical framework underpins the critical reviews of their accomplishments following criteria proposed by scholars of community-university partnerships and community-based participatory research. The article concludes that despite the significant achievements, there still remain important barriers for their development due to performance criteria that do not value research that partner with communities, health care services, or labor unions.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Community Relationship, Urban Universities, Public Health, Health Services, Unions, Participatory Research, Achievement, Barriers, Partnerships in Education
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 815 West Michigan Street UC 3140E, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5164. Tel: 317-274-5036; e-mail: muj@iupui.edu; Web site: http://muj.uc.iupui.edu/index.htm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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