Unique Training at FRC to Promote Transdisciplinary and Translational Mindsets, Skillsets
The Family Resiliency Center offers innovative training opportunities for community members, academics, service providers, policy makers, and students to build their transdisciplinary, participatory, and translational capacity. Our team members lead the following courses:
Survey Research Methodology Fundamentals: Study Design and Instrument Development (HDFS 580)
This course leads students through best practices related to survey research methodology including study design and instrument development. It provides a foundation in survey methods that will inform future survey work. Based on community-partner interest and availability, student teams work with community partners to design a study and draft a survey. Email Jacinda Dariotis at dariotis@illinois.edu for information on when this course will be offered.
This course was recently featured in a news story with student and community partner voices. Read more here.
Participatory Research Methods: An Introduction to Frameworks and Applications
(HDFS 581)
In this active learning class, students co-design and co-implement participatory projects with community partners who also develop capacity for implementing different methods and projects. The class covers major decisions and alternatives considered by a researcher who wants to engage community members in participatory research projects.
Email Jacinda Dariotis at dariotis@illinois.edu for information on when this course will be offered.
Partner Feedback on HDFS 581 Course
"The student team we worked with was as good as any paid consultants we have worked with in the past.”
—Community Partner, Julie Pryde
“Initially, I was a bit reluctant to take on a new project with so many other responsibilities in front of me. However, I soon realized the potential benefits of such a project assisting with us supporting our funded agencies. So, I went for it! To my surprise, I was impressed that over half of our agency leaders participated in the GLA discussion. I expected maybe five to seven leaders to attend, but with our strategic planning to engage agency leaders, those numbers increased.”
—Community Partner, Leon Bryson
Thoughts from an HDFS 581 Student
“It’s been 15 to 16 weeks of sharing physical and intellectual spaces with you all. Together, we have climbed (and descended) Arnstein’s ladder of citizenship participation and drifted back and forth on Key et al.’s continuum of community engagement. We have theorized, hypothesized, and conceptualized. We have built models and used ECLIPSEs and SPIDERs to refine webs of questions. Oh, we even had an octopus guest teacher. Anyone remember the first class? We’ve shared moments of silence, especially when we did not know the answers to Dr. Dariotis’s tricky questions or hadn’t fully done our readings. We have asked questions to clarify our confusion and to advance our understanding of this wonderful, convoluted PR world. And yes, so many times, we shared invaluable thoughts during class discussions to enrich our learning experience.”
—Sarah D., Graduate Student
Future Learning Opportunities
In addition to the courses listed above, FRC will soon be offering seminars, workshops, trainings, professional development opportunities, and certificates. Visit this page to view future offerings and contact us at familyresiliency@illinois.edu for inquiries.