<?page nr="13"?>Interdisciplinary Research Methods: Considering the Potential of Community-based Participatory Research in Translation

Abstract Different disciplines have different research traditions, including the use of discipline-specific methods. However, adopting methods from other can provide fresh perspectives and lead to new insights. Community-based participatory (CBPR) originated in population public health field, but it has potential be applied a broader range disciplines. This article explains fundamental characteristics CBPR, explores some misconceptions associated with this method, describes barriers its application. Finally, using example machine translation literacy project, walks readers through how CBPR was translation- related project evaluates success method for project.