The Article Idea Chart: A participatory action research tool to aid involvement in dissemination

Abstract

Participatory-action research encourages the involvement of all key stakeholders in the research process and is especially well suited to mental health research. Previous literature outlines the importance of engaging stakeholders in the development of research questions and methodologies, but little has been written about ensuring the involvement of all stakeholders (especially non-academic members) in dissemination opportunities such as publication development. The Article Idea Chart was developed as a specific methodology for engaging all stakeholders in data analysis and publication development. It has been successfully utilised in a number of studies and is an effective tool for ensuring the dissemination process of participatory-action research results is both inclusive and transparent to all team members, regardless of stakeholder group.Keywords: participatory-action research, mental health, dissemination, community capacity building, publications, authorship

Writing peer-reviewed articles with diverse teams: considerations for novice scholars conducting community-engaged research

“…This approach also helps limit overlap between articles. Forchuk and Meier (Forchuk and Meier 2014) suggest that creating an "article idea chart" can help research teams keep track of different potential papers. Ideally, the chart tracks manuscript topics, authoring teams (since not all team members need to be co- • Demonstrate evidence of a successful model or partnership to leverage for further funding (i.e., to help get the next research or programming grant)…”

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“…The curriculum for this competency area focuses on generating scholarly products for academic audiences including peer reviewed conferences, journal articles, and competitive grants. Strategies for disseminating scholarship to both disciplinary and interdisciplinary community engagement audiences and techniques for involving community partners in the production of scholarly academic products are covered (Ahmed & Palmero, 2010;Bordeaux, Wiley, Tandon, Horowitz, Brown, & Bass, 2007;Forchuk & Meier, 2014;Smith, Rosenzweig, & Schmidt, 2010). Learners should be able to identify academic conferences, peer-reviewed journals, and funding sources to support their communityengaged scholarship and articulate why these outlets are an appropriate fit for their communityengaged scholarship and practice.…”