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About Us |
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 The Institute for Community-Based Research engages
in projects to inform social change at the grassroots level. Our focus
areas include disaster relief; environment, health and food security;
organizing cooperative alternatives; and underemployment and
persistent poverty. We are a collaborative partnership between
the Division of Social Sciences and the Center for Community and
Economic Development at Delta State University.
The Institute provides an avenue through which DSU
students, especially those pursuing a Master of Science degree in
Community Development, are able to collaborate with faculty and community
organizations to engage in timely and meaningful research. |
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Our faculty and graduate students work primarily with
membership-based community groups (including nonprofit organizations and
cooperatives) in Mississippi as well as with other organizations in the
region and country. Our partners must demonstrate a commitment to a
process of active collaboration as they seek solutions to community
problems. |
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Institute activities include: |
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Partnering with community groups to meet their research needs, including
training and technical assistance with question formulation, research
design, methods of inquiry, data analysis, and reporting.
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Linking community groups, larger area nonprofit associations, government
agencies, and educational/research institutions.
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Developing and strengthening the research, outreach, and
educational skills of Delta State University students as they work with
community groups and their partners to directly address social problems.
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