Communication Design Quarterly Jul 2023 Open Access

The Hidden Labor of Sustaining Community Partnerships

Megan Faver Hartline University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Abstract

In this experience report, I discuss the difficult, often hidden, labor of setting up, developing, and maintaining the relationships that are foundational to community-engaged research. Drawing on my own partnership building experiences as a graduate student, a Director of Community Learning, and an Assistant Professor of English, I illuminate the complexities of relationship building while detailing practical examples of how to build and sustain strong community partnerships through three core processes: establishing connections, following through, and growing trust.

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Communication Design Quarterly
Published
2023-07-01
DOI
10.1145/3592356.3592362
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