By Tandeca King Gordon, Ed.D., MEd Associate Director, NAACFRC What is a NAACFRC Community Conversation? Community Conversation is a stage in the research process that is intended to provide support to groups […]
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NAACFRC is deeply invested in improving the quality of life for rural Black populations participating in TANF, Head Start/Early Head Start, and the Child Care Development Fund. Our Co-Investigator, Rural Populations, is Dr. Nina Smith. With a background in Psychology Human Development & Family Studies, Dr. Smith brings an interdisciplinary approach to exploring rurality in Black families in the hopes of addressing their unmet needs. In this video, Dr. Smith introduces rurality as a cross-cutting theme among Black families.
In this short webinar, Dr. Cassandra Bolar, introduces the field of fatherhood research beginning with how interest emerged in this topic post World War II in the United States. Major researchers in the field of fatherhood are discussed as well as how fathering has shifted over the decades. Dr. Bolar highlights the intergenerational transmission of fathering in Black families and positive child outcomes associated with father involvement as a whole.
Community leaders from diverse sectors will discuss the use of data and research to inform human services and ways to reduce the gaps between current human service practices and goals for better quality services and positive outcomes.
NAACFRC pilot project program grantees, who are leaders in community-based organizations in diverse sectors, will share their fatherhood research, including perspectives of fathers in early care and education and health and human services.
Leaders from across sectors will share their research and programs with African American children and parents in early care and education.
In 2021, OPRE issued a brief entitled, Enhancing Rigor, Relevance, and Equity in Research and Evaluation Through Community Engagement, which stated “Community leaders, community members, and researchers increasingly recognize that engaging communities in research and evaluation is critical for implementing effective programs and building trust. Researchers and communities also recognize the value of community-engaged research to improve the rigor and relevance of research and evaluation and better address historical and ongoing systemic inequities. Community-engaged research is more than a project or study; it is a process that requires commitment from researchers and communities to sustain long-term relationships and collaboration.” We will hear from community-engaged researchers and community leaders about the role of research in improving programs and services for African American children and families and ensuring services are equitable through positive outcomes.
This webinar is one of two in the NAACFRC Autism Acceptance Month series. The series features dynamic speakers that share their research, lived experiences, recommendations, and opportunities in autism research and support services. This webinar discusses intersectionality in neurodiversity, navigating the challenges of parenting a black adolescent with autism, and explore coping in parents of black autistic children.
This webinar is one of two in the NAACFRC Autism Acceptance Month series. The series features dynamic speakers that share their research, lived experiences, recommendations, and opportunities in autism research and support services. This webinar discusses the need to foster autism awareness and acceptance, and how to improve services and opportunities for those with autism.
