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CBRET Workshop in Toronto
The Community-Based Research Excellence Tool (CBRET) is a reflective assessment tool for those involved in community-based research ( learn more ). CBRET aims to assess the quality and impact of community-based research proposals and projects. The trainers for the workshop are Joanna Ochocka and Rich Janzen, the co-directors of Centre for Community Based Research. Read below to learn more! June 6, 2019 Researchers, students, and practitioners gathered for a Community-Based R
Nov 4, 2019
Successful CBRET Launch!
On May 28, a group of people gathered for the Launch of CBRET (Community-Based Research Excellence Tool). The workshop was filled with excellent conversation and enthusiastic CBRET feedback and included a presentation from Jamie Shipley of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation about the research programs in the National Housing Strategy. We are excited to roll out the tool to a wider audience soon! Contact general@communitybasedresearch.ca  if you are interested in havi
Nov 4, 2019
Article: "Advancing community-based research in Canada." 2017.
Taylor, S. M., & Ochocka, J. (2017). Advancing community-based research in Canada . International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development , 8 (2), 183-200. This article addresses the question of what criteria should be used to assess quality in terms of the rigour of the research conducted as well as the outcomes and impacts of community-based research, with a focus on recent initiatives in Canada. #CBRCanadaNews #CBRTheory #CBRMethods
Feb 1, 2017
Article: "Breathing life into theory: Illustrations of community-based research–Hallmarks..." 2014.
Ochocka, J., & Janzen, R. (2014). Breathing life into theory: Illustrations of community-based research–Hallmarks, functions and phases . Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement , 7 (1), 18-33. The purpose of this article is to summarise the theory underlying community-based research and to illustrate that theory with Canadian case examples of research studies conducted by the Centre for Community Based Research. #CBRCanadaNews #CBRTheory #CBRMet
May 16, 2014
Book chapter: "Bringing community and university scholars together on a national stage". 2014.
Ochocka, J. (2014). Bringing community and university scholars together on a national stage: The Canadian Community University Exposition (CUExpo) experience. In the Global University Network for Innovation (Ed.) Higher Education in the World 5 : Knowledge, Engagement & Higher Education: Contributing to Social Change (pp. 262-263). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. This article presents the history of the C2UExpo movement in Canada. It is an international conference that show
Feb 1, 2014
Toolkit: "Participatory Action Research Toolkit".
Pain, R., Whitman, G., Milledge, D., and Lune Rivers Trust. (2011). Participatory Action Research Toolkit: An Introduction to Using PAR as an Approach to Learning, Research and Action. Durham University. This toolkit is intended to provide guidance on what a PAR project commonly looks like, how to work together and some questions to ask as you go. #MemberResearch #CBRTheory #CBRMethods
Feb 1, 2011
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