Feminist action research in response to food insecurity among college students

Feminist action research can instigate community, organizational, and policy changes to address social issues. We describe how we considered inclusion, participation, action, social change, and researcher reflexivity, as well as researcher positionality, in design and implementation of the 2016 Mich...

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Published inAction research (London, England) Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 674 - 692
Main Authors Sampson, NR, Price, CE, Reppond, HA, DeRoche, M, Thomas-Brown, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2021
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Action research
Case studies
College students
Community research
Feminism
Food security
Organizational change
Organizational research
Positionality
Reflexivity
Social change
Social participation
Community of practitioners
concept mapping
feminist action research
campus food pantries
student food insecurity
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Summary:Feminist action research can instigate community, organizational, and policy changes to address social issues. We describe how we considered inclusion, participation, action, social change, and researcher reflexivity, as well as researcher positionality, in design and implementation of the 2016 Michigan College Campuses Food Pantry Summit. Specifically, in this case study, we describe ways we used these principles to plan this event around concept mapping, an interactive, collaborative research approach. Our event led to the formation of a regional community of practitioners, enabled an exchange of institutional best practices among campus pantries, and informed federal policy on food access for college students.
ISSN:1476-7503
1741-2617
DOI:10.1177/1476750320905893