Community Research and Action
Organizations for Participatory Research: Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) and WK Kellogg Foundation (WKKF)
In this comparative analysis of two organizations that are involved in participatory research, a field I am particularly interested in, the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) and W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) can be considered at the forefront in promoting this kind of research in the academic and social communities they work with, respectively. The question-and-answer type of discussion below discusses the organizations' respective Code of Conduct or documents available in their websites that discusses how their members are expected to behave within the organization:
How extensive are the codes from the two organizations/associations?
SCRA has published in its website a page dedicated to its Vision-Mission, Goals, and Guiding Concepts, while WKKF has a Code of Ethics that briefly states specific codes of conduct for its members and partners. Both SCRA and WKKF have straight or direct to the point documents discussing proper behavior of its members and affiliates. While brief, these documents succinctly communicate the whole point of being association with these organizations -- that as practitioners and advocates of research for societies and communities, individuals, groups, and partner communities are beholden to the Code of Ethics that promote individual integrity and respects diversity.
Do these codes reflect values?...
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