Project Description
César E. Chávez Institute (CCI) Research and Action (CCI) faculty and staff engage in studies that include factors of resiliency and strength, as well as processes that empower communities in their struggles for equality and self-determination. CCI aims to bridge academic research and the practice of community empowerment though multiple approaches – including participatory action research – that make their studies and research findings accessible and useful to policy makers, service providers, educators, and community advocates.
Our evolving research agenda
Partnering with community advocates, practitioners and policy makers, CCI researchers work on meaningful projects that create change within our communities. We employ a wide range of methodologies, from survey and policy analysis to oral histories and literary criticism. We use research, arts, and action to address issues of social injustice and oppression, and to highlight the resiliency and strength in our communities. Our research covers three broad areas of research:
