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Building knowledge democracy Canadian Federation for the humanities and social sciences March, 2010, Ottawa Budd L Hall Office of Community-Based research, University of Victoria
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Changing World
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Frontier College - 1899 Faculty of extension-University of alberta-1912 Antigonish movement-ST. Francis Xavier-1930s-40s Services aux collectivitÉs-UQAM- 1970s Participatory research-OISE, University of Toronto-1970s Indigenous-centred research methods -70s/80s A canadian heritage
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engagement rediscovered Community-University Research Alliance-Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canadian institutes for health research-KT Harris Centre at memorial University, Newfoundland Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria
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Engagement today Faculty of Extension at U of A Leads Engaged Scholarship Knowledge Mobilization Unit, York University Community-University expositions-2003, 2005, 2008, 2011-kitchener-waterloo Community-based research centre-kitchener, ontario
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International Expressions Community-University Partnership Project, University of Brighton Science Shop of Wales Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) Beacons of Public Engagement, UK Living knowledge network, europe
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Dimensions of Engaged Scholarship Community-Based Research Community Service Learning Continuing Education and Extension Cooperative Education Indigenous-Centred Research Arts-based knowledge creation Knowledge Mobilisation/translation
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Challenges Getting buy-in across the university Different knowledge cultures tenure and promotion power differentials and Funding patterns
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Getting buy-in Leadership strategic planning new structures Listening to others changing reward structures
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different knowledge cultures joint community-university leadership community-university engaged scholarship Institutes academic support for advocacy issues partnership agreements payment to community researchers
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recognizing excellence for tenure and promotion Support for portfolio development Broadening the concept of peers Leadership Visibility for those who succeed campus wide discussions Links to evolving practices elsewhere
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Funding patterns Advocacy for research funding to community researchers creating partnership development grants multiple funding packages 10 year partnerships
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Knowledge commons summit June 2, Montreal, UQAM Outcome of conversations with cfhss, sshrc, cihr, nce, nserc, idrc, civil society research networks, open access groups and more Community-based research canada, canadian alliance for community service learning and social innovation group at university of waterloo
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increase resources, recognition, facilitative structures, and meaningful practices to support community- university partnerships for positive social impact. commitment to supporting such an initiative. Together, we have an important starting point to develop a policy advocacy agenda. Objectives 1. create a new space for a dialogue amongst multiple knowledge partners about the role of knowledge and society 2. implement recommendations from relevant reports such as the sshrc study on Community University Research Partnerships
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Objectives 3. explore digital and interactive architectures to allow inclusive knowledge contributions to complex social, economic, health, cultural and sustainability issues 4. Encourage common action projects, which could be funded and moved forward 5. Create a multi-year plan for dialogue and story telling
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Draft programme The vision-one hour The commons-stories and strategies The plan-sustaining a new way of working
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Getting involved Seeking ideas and representation from all sectors- academic, policy makers, community groups, information commons, economic groups, local government, etc www.knowledgecommons.ning Katherine graham, carleton and jean-marc fontan, co-chairs
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