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Book: Decolonizing Data: Unsettling Conversations about Social Research Methods
Quinless, J.M. (2022). Decolonizing Data: Unsettling Conversations About Social Research Methods. University of Toronto Press....
Jan 24, 2024


Book Series: The Transformations in Higher Education: The Scholarship of Engagement series
The Transformations in Higher Education: The Scholarship of Engagement series is generated by leaders of Michigan State University’s...
Jan 24, 2024


Report: An Introspective Look into Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Post-Secondary Indigenous Support
Germaine, N.S., & D'Antimo, S. (2023). An Introspective Look into Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Post-Secondary Indigenous...
Jan 24, 2024


Article: Process Evaluation of a Cooking Circle Program in the Arctic: Developing the Mukluk Logic Model and Identifying Key Enablers and Barriers for Program Implementation.
Dedyukina, L., Wolki, C., Wolki, D., Wesche, S. D., Kenny, T. A., & Skinner, K. (2023). Process Evaluation of a Cooking Circle Program in...
Dec 14, 2023


Article: Characteristics Of Self Rated Oral Health Among Syrian Refugee Parents In Ontario
Alzaghoul, A., Rahimpoor-Marnani, P., Yunis, K., Alamgir, A., Alghalyini, B., & Tamim, H. (2023). Characteristics of Self-Rated Oral Health among Syrian Refugee Parents in Ontario. International Journal of Dentistry , 2023 . This is a collaborative community-academic partnered research article, with Access Alliance: Multicultural Health and Community Services and partners. Canada has been hosting Syrian refugees since early 2015. Almost half of the Syrian refugee population l
Nov 23, 2023


Reports and Toolkit: Creating Lived Experience Circles on Homelessness (2023)
Below are three resources, a community report, technical report, and toolkit, generated by the Kelowna Homelessness Research Centre (KHRC) on Lived/Living Experience Circle on Homelessness. Community Report Rempel, K., Griffiths, S., Lloyd-Smith, J., Kelly, S., Hines, B., & Kirk, A. (2023) Community Report: Exploring Opportunities for a Penticton Lived/Living Experience Circle This community-based research project was designed to support the Central Okanagan Journey Home Soci
Nov 15, 2023


Guide: Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals:A guide for Canada's universities and colleges
SDSN Canada. (2023). Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals: A guide for Canada's universities & colleges (Canadian Edition). Sustainable Development Solutions Network Canada, University of Waterloo. The guide is meant to provide a reference point on how post-secondary institutions in Canada and around the world are reporting their progress on the SDGs, with the aim of also accelerating SDG reporting, commitments, and action by Canada’s universities and colleges. The
Nov 14, 2023


Toolkit: "A field guide to Public Policy Collage"
Mahoney, T. (2023). A field guide to Public Policy Collage. SFU CERi. This short zine explores Public Policy Collage (PPC) - an arts-based participatory research method focused on public policy issues . The zine explains why PPC can be a powerful research method for researchers engaging communities in public policy issues, especially when combined with more conventional methods like survey data and interviews. PPC functions in two ways simultaneously: It provides an open for
Nov 13, 2023


Toolkit and other Resources: Family Caregiving Project
The Family Caregiving Project is a research study exploring the experiences of families affected by mental illness, being conducted in collaboration with community mental health agencies in Ontario. Unlike most other research on caregiving in the context of mental illness, this study focuses on the entire family, including those diagnosed with mental illness as family members and active participants in the navigation of caring needs. The project team has developed a wide va
Oct 13, 2023


Report from the field: "Co-authorship with Community Partners as Research Co-creation"
Fursova, J. (2023). Co-authorship with Community Partners as Research Co-creation. Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning, 9(1), 86–93. https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v9i1.70805 This report from the field provides reflection on the author’s experience of co-authoring a peer-reviewed manuscript with community partners for publication in an academic journal. The report reflects on the existential, logistical, and process-related challenges of
Oct 13, 2023


Report: "Quiet Alarm: A Review of CBC's Climate Reporting"
Hamilton-Evans, D., Mahoney, T. (2023). Quiet Alarm: A Review of CBC’s Climate Reporting. SFU CERi. In the face of the ever-expanding climate crisis, Canadians desperately need their public broadcaster to inform them of its causes, its solutions and the actions they can take to confront it. Quiet Alarm: A Review of CBC's Climate Reporting is a community-engaged research project conducted by CERi in collaboration with the Climate Emergency Unit aimed at improving the climate
Oct 13, 2023


Report: "Research 101: a Manifesto for Ethical Research in the Downtown Eastside". 2019
Boilevin, L., Chapman, J., Deane, L., Doerksen, C., Fresz, G. Joe, D., Leech-Crier, N., Marsh, S., McLeod, J., Neufeld, S.D., Pham, S., Shaver, L., Smith, P., Steward, M., Wilson, D., and Winter, P.“ Research 101: a Manifesto for Ethical Research in the Downtown Eastside” (2019). About: Research 101 was a series of six weekly workshops (held from February to April 2018) to discuss research and ethics in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). These workshops emerged out of a wider conv
Sep 14, 2023


Report and Story Map: "A Hot Topic: Feeling the Impacts of Extreme Heat" (2023)
Wiebe, S.M., Mah, K. (2023). A Hot Topic: Feeling the Impacts of Extreme Heat. University of Victoria and Capital Regional District Community Health Network. This community-engaged research project used an equity-informed lens to address extreme heat exposure, highlight the impacts of extreme heat exposure on vulnerable/priority populations in British Columbia's Capital Region District and further improve public engagement, emergency management, policy and planning in British
Aug 22, 2023


Featured Books & Reports: 2023 to 2001
Below is a pdf list of featured books & reports in community-based research between 2001 and August 2023, submitted by a variety of contributors. #CBRMovement #CBRTheory #CBRMethods
Jul 31, 2023


Reports: The National FUTURES/forward Community-Engaged Art Mentorship Program. 2023
Two reports were released by the National FUTURES/forward Community-Engaged Art Mentorship Program. Gilker, K. (2023). The National FUTURES/forward Community-Engaged Art Mentorship Program Report, 2020-2023. https://icasc.ca/resource/futures-forward-community-engaged-art-mentorship-program-report-2020-2023/ Informed by research, the unique national FUTURES/forward community-engaged art mentorship program was launched in January 2020. Since then, the program has had five coho
Jul 12, 2023


Report: "Supporting Peer Work". 2023
Griffin Epstein, Dawnmarie Harriott, Andre Hermanstyne, Suwaida Farah, Madelyn Gold, Lindsay Jennings, Michael Nurse, Maria Scotton and Julia Walter (2023). Supporting Peer Work . Working for Change. Toronto Drop-In Network. George Brown College. This report summarizes research findings of the Supporting Peer Work (SPW) research project, which investigated the working conditions of people in peer positions at social service agencies across the GTA. The report summarizes findi
Jul 10, 2023


Gateways Journal Released: Vol 16 No 1 (2023)
Welcome to Gateways journal's latest general volume. The increasing depth and ambition of community-university engaged research and practice is demonstrated in this collection of articles which are characterised by a high degree of critical innovation and collaborative verve. Further, these efforts are global. This general volume opens with articles from South Africa, the UK, Australia, the USA, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Canada. In many of these articles, the partnerships are
Jun 30, 2023


Social Impact Hub now has a collaborative space at Durham College
Durham College is excited to share that we now have a collaborative space for our research centre, the Social Impact Hub! Located on the second floor of the new Centre for Innovation and Research (CIR), the Hub space enables faculty, students and community partners to gather in person to delve into socially innovative projects. Launched virtually in June 2021, the Social Impact Hub supports applied research projects and experiential learning opportunities that engage communit
Jun 28, 2023


Report: "Walk With Me: A Community-Engaged Research Response to the Drug Poisoning Crisis". 2023
Karsten, Sharon (2023). Walk With Me: A Community-Engaged Research Response to the Drug Poisoning Crisis . (Ed.) Mahoney, Tara. Vancouver: Community- Engaged Research Initiative, Simon Fraser University. About: The Walk With Me team and SFU CERi have collaborated on the report Walk With Me: A Community-Engaged Response to the Drug Poisoning Crisis to illuminates a powerful role for community-engaged research in addressing the drug poisoning crisis. Since the toxic drug poison
Jun 7, 2023


Report: Naming systemic racism, Acknowledging complicity, & commitment to action: Anti-Asian racism
Reid, M., & Eizadirad, A. (2023). Naming systemic racism, Acknowledging complicity, and a commitment to action: Anti-Asian racism in the York Region District School Board. York Region District School Board. Executive summary: This research study provided a forum for Asian members in the York Region District School Board (YRDSB) to share their lived realities and express their concerns. It was guided by a key question: What are the lived experiences of Asian identifying studen
May 17, 2023
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