CHAPTER 4: Participants' perspectives on doing collaborative research The shift The partnership trend How researchers work together The centrality of relationships Variety of relationships Different models of collaborative relationships Relationships between individuals, not institutions Trust and flexibility Zooming in on collaborative research Benefits to university-based researchers Benefits to community groups Benefits to research Challenges in collaborative research To collaborate or not to collaborate CHAPTER 5: Collaborative research, academic research?: A detailed explanation Assumptions about research Research training Differently valued contributions Mystifying research University structures at odds with collaborative research Tenure Publications Collaborative research: A methods related choice CHAPTER 6: A starting point for a dialogue What motivates researchers How researchers' understandings of research and of collaboration influence relationships What conditions foster and inhibit collaborative research The need for a critical look at the understanding of research A strategy for talking about research The unquestioned value of the written word Limitations of the study Implications for future research Conclusion References Appendices Appendix A: Initial contact letter Appendix B: Consent letter Appendix C: Interview questions

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