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Article arguing "Research shows that an authentically engaged community improves schools - not just by participating in school events, but also by helping to shape reform."

"Community engagement is increasingly becoming an integral part of research. "Community-engaged research" (CEnR) introduces new stakeholders as well as unique challenges to the protection of participants and the integrity of the research process. We-a group of representatives of CTSA-funded institutions and others who share expertise in research ethics and CEnR-have identified gaps in the literature regarding (1) ethical issues unique to CEnR; (2) the particular instructional needs of academic investigators, community research partners, and IRB members; and (3) best practices for teaching research ethics. This paper presents what we know, as well as what we still need to learn, in order to develop quality research ethics educational materials tailored to the full range of stakeholder groups in CEnR."

In an effort to improve student achievement and to help to close the achievement gap, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and the National Education Association (NEA) partnered through their Parent Engagement initiatives to increase the inclusion and engagement of parents of color in their children's education.

Parents play an important part in literacy. We need to engage our parents to increase our children's literacy performance.

A report out today identifies best practices for bridging the minority parent-school divide, compiled from study of leading educational organizations

The draft revisions to the Belmont Report and to the Code of Federal Regulations compiled by CCPH and published fall 2015

"Yet while faculty members want to (and should) be recognized and rewarded for their efforts, many express frustration that promotion and tenure systems have not caught up with institutional priorities, changes in the dynamic nature of scholarship, or the aspirations of the emerging guard of academic citizens.2"

In this article, we summarize this conceptual paper. We fi rst examine the concept of CE in research in developing countries, then we describe published models of CE, and fi nally we discuss two relevant examples of CE in research from Africa