Applied Research Design

Applied research designs build upon the foundational principles of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method approaches to address a specific, practical research objectives. Applied research is goal-oriented and seeks to provide actionable solutions for specific contexts. By leveraging diverse approaches, applied research bridges the gap between theory and practice, producing evidence that informs decision-making, policy development, and improvements in professional practice.

Community Focused Research

Decolonizing Research Methodologies

Decolonizing research is a process of conducting research with Indigenous communities that places Indigenous voices and epistemologies in the center of the research process. There is no fixed path for decolonizing research methodologies, publications in the section provide a broad framework for decolonizing methodologies and research paradigms

• Book: Potts, K. & Brown, L. (2015). Becoming an anti-oppressive researcher. In S Strega and L Brown, Research as resistance: Revisiting critical, Indigenous, and anti-oppressive approaches (2^nd Ed.). pp. 255-286. Canadian Scholars’ Press.
• Book: Decolonizing methodologies
• Journal Article: Held, M. B. (2019). Decolonizing research paradigms in the context of settler colonialism: An unsettling, mutual, and collaborative effort. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 18, 1609406918821574.
• Journal Article: Gerlach, A. (2018). Thinking and researching relationally: Enacting decolonizing methodologies with an indigenous early childhood program in Canada. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 17(1), 1609406918776075.
• Presentation: Indigenous Ways of Knowing: How should we conduct research together? – Dr. Amy Montour, Research Knowledge  and Skill Builder [Video | Slides]
• Presentation: Indigenous Data Ownership – Research Data Canada Webinar
• Presentation: Research involving Indigenous Communities – Renee Corbiere, Research Huddle [Video | Slides]

Community-Engaged Research

Type of partnership approach where individuals as patients or communities are engaged in research as members of the research team to help shape the research priorities, scope, implementation and outcomes.

• Guide: PERC Advisory Board (October 2017). Building Patient Engagement in Research: A Guide for Research Teams. A product of the INSPIRE-PHC Patient Engagement Resource Centre (PERC)
• Presentation: Principled Community Engaged Research at McMaster by C. A. Klassen, Research Knowledge and Skill Builder [Video | Slides]
• Journal Article: Israel, B. A., Schulz, A. J., Parker, E. A., & Becker, A. B. (1998). Review of community-based research: assessing partnership approaches to improve public health. Annual review of public health, 19(1), 173-202.
• Presentation: Working with the experts – involving people with lived and living experience in research by Dr. Claire Bodkin and Jammy Pierre, Research Knowledge and Skill Builder [Slides | Video | Resources]