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Journal Article 10.1: BeLue, R., Carmack, C., Myers, K.R., Weinreb-Welch, L., & Lengerich, E.J. (2012). Systems Thinking Tools as Applied to Community-Based Participatory Research: A Case Study. Health Education & Behavior, 39(6), 745–751.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. How is community-based participatory research defined in this article? How does it apply to issues of health?
2. How does the author believe that “systems” thinking could aid CBPR?
3. How fair do you find their claim? What are other weaknesses or areas for potential growth within the community-based participatory research approach?

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Journal Article 10.2: McCurdy, P., & Uldam, J. (2014). Connecting Participant Observation Positions Toward a Reflexive Framework for Studying Social Movements.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Discuss the practical and methodological reasons for limiting disclosure.
2. What is covert research?
3. Discuss privacy and its role in research.
4. How does the author compare the type of results garnered in overt and covert roles?

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Journal Article 10.3: Ochieng, B.M.N. (2010). “You Know What I Mean”: The Ethical and Methodological Dilemmas and Challenges for Black Researchers Interviewing Black Families. Qualitative Health Research, 20(12), 1725–1735.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What qualitative techniques listed in the chapter are utilized in this article?
2. How is qualitative interviewing complicated by the demographics of interviewer?
3. How does ethnography factor into this article?