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Journal of Community Practice Volume 31, 2023 - Issue 3-4: Collaborations in Community Engaged Research
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Learning from Interdisciplinary and Institutional Collaboration

University’s absorptive capacity for collaborative research: examining challenges and opportunities for organizational learning to engage in research with community partners

Moonhawk Kima Research, Planning, and Assessment, San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Valerie B. Shapirob School of Social Welfare, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USAView further author information
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Emily J. Ozerc School of Public Health, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USAView further author information
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Susan Stoneb School of Social Welfare, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USAView further author information
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Brian Villac School of Public Health, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USAView further author information
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Marieka Schotlandc School of Public Health, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USAView further author information
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Colleen Kohashid Office for Protection of Human Subjects (OPHS), UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USAView further author information
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Pages 397-409 | Published online: 24 Oct 2023

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