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This article describes the process of developing an academic and community participatory action research partnership on Inuit youth and violence prevention through social media. Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada chose the topic, defined the research goals, co-developed the first draft of the project and its methodology, established and chaired an Inuit advisory committee, spearheaded consultations with other Inuit organizations to refine the methodology, and co-facilitated a focus group. The “action” part of the project involved using the research results to develop with Inuit youth an outreach strategy to prevent violence and promote health via social media. The article discusses the research process, which was guided by Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (traditional values) and which used a methodology redesigned by Inuit, including youth and elders. The result was a violence prevention focus group for Inuit aged 18 to 25, co-led by the Mamisarvik Healing Centre, and an online survey of social media use among Inuit aged 18 to 25. This participatory action research process is presented as a potential model for academic-community partnerships.
Résumé
Cet article décrit le processus d’élaboration d’une recherche-action participative en partenariat entre université et communauté sur la prévention de la violence chez les jeunes Inuit par le biais des médias sociaux. Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada en avait choisi le sujet, défini les objectifs de recherche, rédigé en commun le premier jet de la recherche et de sa méthodologie ; constitué et présidé un comité-conseil inuit ; organisé les consultations avec d’autres organisations inuit pour en raffiner la méthodologie ; et facilité la constitution d’un groupe de discussion. La partie « action » du projet consistait à utiliser les résultats de la recherche pour développer, avec les jeunes Inuit, un média social stratégiquement orienté sur la prévention de la violence et la promotion de la santé. Cet article traite du processus de recherche tel qu’il a été guidé par l’Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (les valeurs traditionnelles), tandis que la méthodologie était révisée par des Inuit, y compris des jeunes et des aînés. Il en a résulté un groupe de discussion de prévention de la violence pour les Inuit de 18 à 25 ans, codirigé par le Centre de guérison Mamisarvik, et un sondage en ligne au sujet de l’utilisation des médias sociaux chez les Inuit de 18 à 25 ans. Ce processus de recherche-action participative est présenté comme un modèle potentiel pour les partenariats entre universités et communautés.
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