Research Capacity Building Webinar Series
This webinar will explore methods and uses for collecting information to assess the extent to which entities are equitable. It will also provide an overview of racial equity impact assessments, why these examinations are important, and when to conduct these examinations. Additionally, it will provide sample questions to ask to help identify racial inequities.
Research Capacity Building Webinar Series
The Center presents its monthly Webinar Series to advance interdisciplinary community-engaged research, support programs and policies to better serve African American children and families, build research capacity and infrastructure to conduct research relevant to enhance ACF program and policy goals and communicate research findings to a broad audience of community leaders, practitioners, researchers, state and federal policymakers. Ultimately, these webinars will inform approaches to improve the health and well-being of African American children and families.
Objectives
The objectives of the monthly Webinar Series are to describe:
- Relevant research methods can be used to define and measure the needs, assets, and experiences of African American children and families, specifically those with low incomes.
- Community-engaged and other research that identifies and assesses barriers and facilitators of access to and utilization of TANF/poverty alleviation, Head Start/Early Head Start, and child care financial assistance programs by African Americans.
- Promising strategies and approaches in TANF, Head Start/Early Head Start, and child care financial assistance programs for African American children and families.
- Effective strategies for communicating and disseminating relevant research findings that promote the well-being of African American children and families, specifically in areas aligned with ACF’s and The Center’s research priorities.
Intended Audience(s)
Academic faculty and student researchers; community-based researchers; community representatives and leaders; practitioners; local, state, and federal program planners, administrators, and policymakers.
Webinar Length
60-90 minutes
Upcoming Events
Spatial Analysis for ACF Programs
This webinar will identify and explore geographical information to assess ACF program provision and outcomes of African American families. This webinar will discuss common uses, challenges, and tips for using[...]
Assessing Existing Datasets for African American Child & Family Research
This webinar will describe the availability and relevance of existing data for conducting research with African American children and families Describe public survey/dataset, and state and federal administrative data uses[...]
Webinar Series Recordings
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