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Podcast: Participatory Action Research - Feminist Trailblazers & Good Troublemakers
In depth conversations with feminist participatory and action research trailblazers about their successes and struggles bringing feminist...
May 24, 2024


Book: Community Engagement in Higher Education From Theory to Practice
Singh, M., Bhatt, P., Singh, W., & Pareek, K.S. (Eds.). (2023). Community Engagement in Higher Education: From Theory to Practice (1st...
May 24, 2024


Announcement about a new podcast: Indigenous Planetary Health
The Impact Chair in Transformative Governance for Planetary Health is hosting a new podcast, called “ Indigenous Planetary Health ”. ...
May 23, 2024


Book: Practicing Community-Based Participatory Research: Stories of Engagement, Empowerment and Mobilization
MacKinnon, S. (Ed.). (2018). Practising community-based participatory research : stories of engagement, empowerment, and mobilization ....
Apr 1, 2024


Framework to Understand and Address Barriers to Community-Engaged Scholarship and Public Engagement in Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Across Higher Education
Sdvizhkov , H., Zanen, K. V., Aravamudan, N., & Aurbach, E. L. (2022). A Framework to Understand and Address Barriers to...
Apr 1, 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


E-Book: Bridging Knowledge Cultures: Rebalancing Power in the Co-Construction of Knowledge
Lepore, W., Hall, B.L., & Tandon, R. (Ed.). (2024). Bridging Knowledge Cultures: Rebalancing Power in the Co-Construction of Knowledge....
Jan 24, 2024


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


Report: Modernizing Scholarship for the Public Good: An Action Framework for Public Universities
Aurbach, E.L., Kennedy, H., Redd, K., Bennett, J., & Gobstein, H. (2023, November). Modernizing Scholarship for the Public Good: An Action Framework for Public Research Universities. Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. DOI: https://osf.io/uekpb/ This report, Modernizing Scholarship for the Public Good, outlines a blueprint for action that public universities can leverage to accelerate research that addresses such intractable challenges. It provides a research-i
Nov 9, 2023


Article: "Democratising expertise: A call to (institutional) arms." 2023.
Malone, M. (2023, July 24). "Democratising expertise: A call to (institutional) arms." UTS Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion news. https://www.uts.edu.au/partners-and-community/initiatives/social-justice-uts/centre-social-justice-inclusion/news/democratising-expertise-call-institutional-arms This article, written by Dr. Margaret Malone, Executive Editor of Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, presents reflections on how post-secondary ins
Aug 23, 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


Report:
McConnel Foundation (2021). Build Back Better: The Role of PostSecondary Institutions in Supporting Community Resilience Post-COVID-19 . About: COVID-19 has demonstrated our collective need for increased social, economic and environmental resilience. This pandemic has often been framed as a ‘rehearsal’ – only one of many future crises. In this context, we have a collective imperative to rebuild our communities in ways that help us better weather future challenges. Supporting
May 12, 2021


Featured Journal Articles: 2020 to 1998
The pdf below features community-based research journal articles between 2020 and 1998 written by a wide variety of contributors. #MemberResearch #CBRTheory #CBRMethods
Feb 1, 2020


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


Discussion Paper: “Maximizing the Capacities of Advanced Education Institutions..." 2017.
Strandberg, Coro. (2017) “Maximizing the Capacities of Advanced Education Institutions to Build Social Infrastructure for Canadian Communities". J.W. McConnell Family Foundation’s RECODE initiative and Simon Fraser University. This discussion paper highlights the assets post-secondary institutions can harness to invent and scale solutions for the betterment of society. It was commissioned by RE-CODE and Simon Fraser University in correlation with a roundtable of 19 university
Feb 1, 2017


Book Chapter: “Strengthening Community University Research Partnerships: Global Perspectives" 2015.
Hall, Budd, Rajesh Tandon, Crystal Tremblay. (2015) “Strengthening Community University Research Partnerships: Global Perspectives". University of Victoria and PRIA. This chapter is situated in a book highlighting the global movement towards strengthening community-university research partnerships, with essays representing countries around the world. The chapter showcases results from a survey on support structures for community-university research partnerships, with resp
Feb 1, 2015


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
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