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Nind, Melanie; Armstrong, Alan; Cansdale, Mal; Collis, Anne; Hooper, Clare; Parsons, Sarah; Power, Andrew – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2017
This paper explores the potential of an online TimeBank for inclusive research to address some of the challenges related to the unequal distribution of power and money for researchers within and outside the academy working in collaboration. The problem, the concept of TimeBanking, and the relationship of TimeBanking to inclusive research…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Money Management, Banking, Power Structure
Bowie, Lillian; Bronte-Tinkew, Jacinta – Child Trends, 2008
Out-of-school time programs provide intervention and prevention services to young people who are deemed "at-risk" with the goal of improving their social, emotional, and academic development. However, research indicates that children and youth who are most "at-risk" are less likely to participate in out-of-school time programs, and do so less…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, After School Programs, Youth, Governance
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Lysack, Catherine; Kaufert, Joseph – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1994
This paper explores the origins, differences, and similarities of community-based rehabilitation, which developed in southern countries, and independent living, which developed in northern countries, for persons with disabilities. Although both approaches share a broad definition of rehabilitation and values emphasizing community and consumer…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
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Light, Justine – TESL Canada Journal, 2006
In this article, an ESL instructor reflects on her preconceptions of power and control in the classroom. In the community-based program described, learners determined not only when and where classes would take place, but also the aims, curriculum, and content of the program. The challenges of this setting required the instructor to redefine her…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction