Handbook of Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods

The field of community psychology has focused on individuals' and groups' behavior in interaction with their social contexts, with an emphasis on prevention, early intervention, wellness promotion, and competency development. Over the past few decades, however, community-based applications of the newest research methodologies have not kept pace with the development of theory and methodology with regard to multilevel data collection and analysis.

The Handbook of Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research is intended to aid the community-oriented researcher in learning about and applying cutting-edge quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches. The Handbook presents a number of innovative methodologies relevant to community-based research, illustrating their applicability to specific social problems and projects. These methodological approaches explore individuals and groups in interaction with their communities and provide examples of how to implement and evaluate interventions conducted at the community level. The chapters discuss how particular methodologies can be used to help gather and analyze data dealing with community-based issues. Furthermore, they illustrate the benefits that occur when community theorists, interventionists, and methodologists work together to better understand complicated person-environment systems and the change processes within communities.

Dr. Leonard A. Jason is a professor of psychology at DePaul University, where he is the director of the Center for Community Research. He has published over 650 articles and 75 book chapters on such social and health topics as the prevention of, and recovery from, substance abuse; preventive school-based interventions; multimedia interventions; the diagnosis and treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome; and program evaluation. Dr. Jason has been on the editorial boards of seven peer-reviewed psychology journals and has edited or written 23 books. He is a former president of the Division of Community Psychology of the American Psychological Association and a past editor of The Community Psychologist.

Dr. David S. Glenwick is a professor of psychology at Fordham University, where he has been the director of the graduate program in clinical psychology and is currently co-coordinator of its specialization in clinical child and family psychology. He has written more than 125 articles and book chapters and edited six books, primarily in the areas of community and preventive psychology, clinical child psychology and developmental disabilities, and the teaching of psychology. Dr. Glenwick is a former president of the American Association of Correctional Psychology and a former editor of the journal Criminal Justice and Behavior and has been on the editorial boards of four peer-reviewed psychology journals.

Foreword by Raymond P. Lorion
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Contributors

Chapter 1. Introduction to Community-Based Methodological Approaches
Leonard A. Jason and David S. Glenwick

Section I. Qualitative Approaches

Chapter 2. Introduction to Qualitative Approaches
Anne E. Brodsky, Sara L. Buckingham, Jill E. Scheibler, and Terri Mannarini

Chapter 3. Grounded Theory
Andrew Rasmussen, Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith, and Tracy Chu

Chapter 4. Thematic Analysis
Stephanie Riger and Rannveig Sigurvinsdottir

Chapter 5. Community Narratives
Bradley Olson, Daniel Cooper, Judah Viola, and Brian Clark

Chapter 6. Appreciative Inquiry
Neil Boyd

Chapter 7. The Delphi Method
Shane R. Brady

Chapter 8. Ethnographic Approaches
Urmitapa Dutta

Chapter 9. Photovoice and House Meetings Within Participatory Action Research
Regina Day Langhout, Jesica Siham Fernández, Denise Wyldbore, and Jorge Savala

Chapter 10. Geographic Information Systems
Andrew Lohmann

Chapter 11. Causal Layered Analysis
Lauren J. Breen, Peta L. Dzidic, and Brian J. Bishop

Chapter 12. Emotional Textual Analysis
Renzo Carli, Rosa Maria Paniccia, Fiammetta Giovagnoli, Agostino Carbone, and
Fiorella Bucci

Section II. Quantitative Approaches

Chapter 13. Introduction to Quantitative Approaches
Christian M. Connell

Chapter 14. Latent Growth Curves
Megan R. Greeson

Chapter 15. Latent Class Analysis and Latent Profile Analysis
Glenn Williams and Fraenze Kibowski

Chapter 16. Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling
John P. Barile

Chapter 17. Cluster-Randomized Trials
Nathan R. Todd and Patrick Fowler

Chapter 18. Behavioral and Time-Series Approaches
Mark Mattaini, Leonard A. Jason, and David S. Glenwick

Chapter 19. Data Mining
Jacob Furst, Daniela Stan Raicu, and Leonard A. Jason

Chapter 20. Agent-Based Models
Zachary P Neal and Jennifer Lawlor

Chapter 21. Social Network Analysis
Mariah Kornbluh and Jennifer Watling Neal

Chapter 22. Dynamic Social Networks
Leonard A. Jason, John Light, and Sarah Callahan

Section III. Mixed Methods Approaches

Chapter 23. Introduction to Mixed Methods Approaches
Valerie R. Anderson

Chapter 24. Action Research
Brian Christens, Victoria Faust, Jennifer Gaddis, Paula Tran Inzeo, Carolina S. Sarmiento,
and Shannon M. Sparks

Chapter 25. Community-Based Participatory Action Research
Michael J. Kral and James Allen

Chapter 26. Youth-Led Participatory Action Research
Emily J. Ozer

Chapter 27. Participatory Mixed Methods Research Across Cultures
Rebecca Volino Robinson, E.J.R. David, and Mara Hill

Chapter 28. Photoethnography in Community-Based Participatory Research
Katherine Cloutier

Chapter 29. Data Visualization
Gina Cardazone and Ryan T. Tolman

Chapter 30. Concept Mapping
Lisa M. Vaughn and Daniel McLinden

Chapter 31. Functional Analysis of Community Concerns in Participatory Action Research
Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar and Fabricio Balcazar

Chapter 32. Network Analysis and Stakeholder Analysis in Mixed Methods Research
Isidro Maya-Jariego, David Florido-del-Corral, Daniel Holgado, and Javier Hernández-Ramírez

Chapter 33. Mixed Methodology in Multilevel, Multisetting Inquiry
Nicole E. Allen, Angela Walden, Emily Dworkin, and Shabnam Javdani

Chapter 34. Mixed Methods and Dialectical Pluralism
Tres Stefurak, R. Burke Johnson, and Erynne Shatto

Chapter 35. Community Profiling in Participatory Action Research
Caterina Arcidiacono, Teresa Tuozzi, and Fortuna Procentese

Afterword by G. Anne Bogat

Index