ABSTRACT
Integrative learning involves connection making between the knowledge and practical skills a student gains while engaging in his third-level studies. This chapter focuses on community-based research (CBR) as a pedagogy that promotes integrative learning, examining the potential of this approach to enhance students' learning experiences. CBR requires students to move their focus outside the gates of the university and ask broader questions about who is included and excluded in the research process. Building on the tradition of participatory research, CBR 'is a collaborative approach to research that equitably involves all partners in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each brings'. Students involved in CBR projects can develop competences more suited to a work environment such as project management, engaging stakeholders, meeting deadlines, and clear and timely communication. CBR is regarded as high-impact educational practice and can prompt integrative learning by the student as they are challenged to apply their academic learning to address a 'real-world' issue.
