%0 Journal Article
%T Partner development praxis: The use of transformative communication spaces in a community
%A Anna Mayer
%A Dina Birman
%A Dolores Casta£¿eda
%A Jennifer Hebert-Beirne
%A Jennifer K Felner
%A Joan Kennelly
%A Kamal Eldeirawi
%A Noel Ch¨¢vez
%A Simone Alexander
%A Victoria W Persky
%A Yvette D Casta£¿eda
%J Action Research
%@ 1741-2617
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1476750317695413
%X Trusting, productive relationships between traditionally discordant stakeholders¡ªcommunity members and researchers¡ªare critical for successful Community-Based Participatory Research. Practical guidance on processes allowing for partner trust-building and collaborative leadership development in Community-Based Participatory Research literature lacks specificity. In this paper, we introduce our praxis of Transformative Communication Spaces to facilitate purposeful, iterative discourse that occurs in, and fuels each research phase. We elaborate on the use of Transformative Communication Spaces through Pl¨¢ticas de Salud, Oral History Listening Events, and Data Analysis Think Tanks within the framework of our Little Village Participatory Community Health Assessment. We believe the integrity and potential of Community-Based Participatory Research is contingent on the use of Transformative Communication Spaces strategies to foster trusting partnerships necessary for shared learning and co-leadership
%K Community-based participatory research
%K researcher positionality
%K partnership development
%K workforce development
%K transformative research paradigms
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1476750317695413