I strongly agree with you that research is purely trust. Your question is important on this discourse because I strongly believe that the way academia is structured sometimes leads to what is happening; demands placed on academics. As I have mentioned in all my post comments, this is a caveat to researchers especially we the new ones. The path you choose to take, will determine your career and future. It is important to respect the views of your participants expressed in the data than to make it comfortable to suit your needs. You captured it better by describing a pattern that evolves overtime beginning with the first publication: “taking one step in that direction is taking one step off a slippery slope.”

The difference in focus in terms of the broader and community-centeredness is probably due to the nature of the institutions and their founding/charter. Some institutions choose to make their statements direct and concise, while other statements are lengthy. What is your perspective in terms of length and terms?