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Brann-Barrett, M. Tanya; Timm-Bottos, Janis – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2017
Many academic educators who hope to contribute to socially just community building recognize that working in partnerships with people and organizations outside the academy is important. Working within publicly funded universities and engaging in community-based work, however, require juggling responsibilities to multiple stakeholders. In this…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Foreign Countries
Harsh, Matthew; Bernstein, Michael J.; Wetmore, Jameson; Cozzens, Susan; Woodson, Thomas; Castillo, Rafael – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
Despite calls to address global challenges through community engagement, engineers are not formally prepared to engage with communities. Little research has been done on means to address this "engagement gap" in engineering education. We examine the efficacy of an intensive, two-day Community Engagement Workshop for engineers, designed…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Community Involvement, Community Development
McRae, Heather – Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 2012
The increased interest in community engagement within higher education provides new opportunities for examining the role of university continuing education (UCE) units in relation to their participation in community university partnerships. This article is based on findings from a qualitative study that used a social theory lens to examine the…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Social Theories, Community Development, Community Organizations
Eby, Jeanette; Kitchen, Peter; Williams, Allison – Social Indicators Research, 2012
This paper examines perceptions of quality of life in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from the perspective of residents and key community stakeholders. A series of eight focus groups were conducted. Six sessions were held with residents of neighbourhood "hubs", areas characterized by high levels of poverty. The following themes were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Neighborhoods, Poverty
Ontario Inst. for Studies in Education, Toronto. Dept. of Adult Education. – 1969
This report of the Second National (Canadian) Workshop on Community Development (CD) contains the abstracts of working papers on various CD topics and a summary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) study of CD in North America. The working papers covered a variety of concerns including: (1) role of…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Consultants, Females

Cawley, Richard – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1984
Three case studies (senior citizens center, senior citizens housing project, and a housing and employment project) are assessed against an operational definition of community development. Since only one of these fits the definition, the author concludes that projects designated as community development activity by agencies and workers often do not…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizen Participation, Community Control, Community Development

VanWynsberghe, Robert – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2000
Since 1973, the Heritage Centre and its precursors on Walpole Island First Nations Reserve (Ontario) have countered environmental threats through research, creation of environmental management plans, and youth education and employment in environmental projects. A study of four critical environmental events shows how community support was mobilized…
Descriptors: Activism, American Indian Reservations, Canada Natives, Community Development

Hudson, Grace – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1980
Describes the efforts of women of the Cree-Ojibway Nation in Northern Canada to increase their participation in the development of their communities. Outlines a proposal for participatory research that will develop a picture of community status and needs from the women's perspective. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Involvement
Wall, Denis – 1992
This paper addresses issues relevant to international development programming, particularly with reference to distance education programming in indigenous communities of the Canadian north. A major issue in international programming is the role of the community. Without the participation of indigenous peoples as partners in program design and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Community Development, Community Education

Krawll, Marcia B. – 1994
Written in English and French, this report presents views of Canadian Aboriginal community members about developing healthy communities. In-depth interviews were conducted with elders, youth, parents, political leaders, victims, offenders, and government employees in five Aboriginal communities, and telephone and mail surveys were conducted in…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Community Action, Community Attitudes, Community Development
Findlay, E. Weldon; And Others – 1980
The University of Guelph Rural Development Outreach Project (RDOP) as it was conceived, organized and utilized in rural communities in Ontario is the major focus of this document; the concluding sections describe some of the problems of Outreach implementation and suggest some possible courses for continuing and expanding the project. There is…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Background, Change Agents, College Role
SCHLESINGER, BENJAMIN – 1966
AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY INCLUDES 589 SELECTED REFERENCES IN VARIED AREAS RELATED TO THE MULTI-DISCIPLINED APPROACH TO POVERTY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME HISTORICAL ITEMS, MATERIALS DATE FROM 1960 TO JUNE 1966 AND ARE READILY AVAILABLE. FEW UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED. THERE ARE ABOUT EIGHT TIMES AS MANY AMERICAN REFERENCES AS CANADIAN.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Community Development, Community Involvement
Findlay, E. Weldon – 1981
Selected concepts and theoretical orientations were identified and applied to the Guelph Rural Development Outreach Project, formed in 1976 to give leadership in the evolvement of a more comprehensive and integrated approach to rural development in Ontario. Huron County (a traditional rural agricultural area), Halton Region (an area characterized…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Development
Lethbridge Univ. (Alberta). Faculty of Education. – 1984
The Four Worlds Development Project is a service oriented, technical assistance project attached to the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge and dedicated to the goal of eliminating alcohol and drug abuse in Canadian Native societies by the year 2000. With the guidance of native elders, spiritual leaders, and the best modern…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, American Indian Culture
Department of Regional Economic Expansion, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1983
Projects such as Education North, a pilot project for community involvement in education conducted by the Alberta government, can be successful in geographically and culturally isolated communities where social, cultural, and political conflicts affect education. Between 1979 and 1982, Education North operated local education societies in six…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Community Characteristics, Community Development
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