Interview Questionnaire for Community and Academic Researchers who Received Funding

  1. Who is the target community in your research (define geographic and socio-cultural factors)?
  2. What was the chronology of events, discussions, and meetings which culminated in the research proposal (i.e. did the impetus for the research come from the defined community or the researcher?)
  3. What involvement did members of the target community have in the research proposal and implementation?
  4. What effects (both positive and negative) do you think this research will have on the target community?
  5. Is there an “action” component of the research for the community (i.e. is the gathering of information explicitly connected to some form of social change the community is interested in creating?)
  6. What level of knowledge did the community PI have in research methods prior to the beginning of the project? Has that changed?
  7. What level of knowledge did the research PI have of the community prior to the beginning of the project? Has that changed?
  8. In what ways is the target community involved in the interpretation or analysis of the research results?
  9. Are there explicit agreements between the community PI and the research PI with regards to resolving differences, ownership of the research data, and dissemination of the results?
  10. Can you identify any problems you had in applying for, conducting, or reporting on the research that the research funder could possibly help with?
  11. The purpose of this grant is community/researcher collaboration. Did you see a difference in this type of research from community-based research you've done in the past?