Students from Capital Community College and Trinity College are invited to apply to the Action Lab.
Students must be available to enroll in two Action Lab courses beginning on September 12:
- The LAAL 200 Action Research Methods in Hartford (meets on Monday afternoons, from 1:15-3:55 pm)
- A LAAL 201 Hartford Research Project team that meets either Tuesdays or Thursdays from 1:30-4:10 pm or Wednesdays from 1:15-3:55 pm or 6:30-9:00 pm
Both will be taught by the Action Lab Director at our downtown campus, and successful students will earn 2 Trinity credits, which is the equivalent of 6 CCC credits. Cross-referenced Action Lab courses count toward Trinity majors in Ed Studies, Human Rights, Public Policy & Law, and Urban Studies. Contact us if you have questions about the application process.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Wednesday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courses meet | LAAL 200 Methods course (all students) 1:15-3:55pm |
LAAL 201 Project Team 1 (4-5 students) 1:30-4:10pm |
LAAL 201 Project Team 2 (4-5 students) 1:15-3:55pm |
LAAL 201 Project Team 3 (4-5 students) 1:30-4:10pm |
LAAL 201 Project Team 4 (4-5 students) 6:30-9:10pm |
LAAL 200: Action Research Methods in Hartford
What is the role of academic research in social change? How can students and community groups collaborate effectively to co-create, implement, and use research projects to solve social problems? In this course, students will study the theories and methods of interdisciplinary action research. Emphasizing ethical collaboration, students will learn research design strategies, methods, tools, and research tools in order to work with community partners to solve pressing problems. Students will learn to use a variety of statistical, geographic, and interview data to answer questions, make recommendations, and tell stories about the issues that are most relevant to Hartford.
Enrollment limited to 20. Requires permission of instructor. Requires concurrent registration in LAAL 201. Fulfills Numerical and Symbolic Reasoning requirement at Trinity. Cross-referenced under CLIC, EDUC, HRST, PBPL, URST, and may count toward other majors on case-by-case basis.
LAAL 201: Hartford Research Project
In this project-based class, students and faculty fellows will work in teams with Hartford community partners to research social problems and develop solutions. The projects we undertake are defined by Hartford community partners. Sample projects may include: analysis of mortgage lending disparities, focus groups on civic engagement, neighborhood public history projects, and urban development case studies. Students will learn and apply project management techniques, work collaboratively with community groups to develop research questions, select appropriate methods, and communicate results with media appropriate various audiences.
Enrollment limited to 20. Requires permission of instructor. Requires concurrent registration in LAAL 200. Cross-referenced under CLIC, HRST, PBPL, URST, and may count toward other majors on case-by-case basis.
