Community-based participatory research provides
a framework for learning and reflection in action. Key tenets are
to foster collaboration among community members and researchers (including
students), engage all in reflective practice and reciprocal learning,
build the capacity of community groups to create change, balance research
and action, practice inter- and multi-disciplinary work, and situate
community concerns in a larger context. BARA researchers examine and
refine this approach through application in communities facing significant
environmental challenges. Community-based Approaches to Environmental
Problems on the Arizona-Sonora Border
