Towards a new architecture of knowledge: the office of community-based research 40 TH  ANNIVERSARY SCUTREA –University of Warwick BUDD L HALL & LISE BERUBE, UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Changing World
Intolerant governments across the globe are “slowly crushing” activist and advocacy groups that play an essential role in the development of democracy
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2010
Canadian Contexts Universities are Provincial responsibility Research Funding is a federal responsibility Canada recovering through deep cuts to social sector Minority Tory federal government Massive ecological footprint
Henry Marshall Tory “ The modern state university is a people’s institution. The people demand knowledge shall not be the concern of scholar’s alone. The uplifting of the whole people shall be its final goal” Henry Marshall tory- 1908
Frontier College - 1899 Faculty of extension-University of alberta-1912 Antigonish movement-ST. Francis Xavier-1930s-40s Participatory research-OISE, University of Toronto-1970s A canadian heritage
engagement rediscovered Community-University Research Alliance-Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Harris Centre at memorial University, Newfoundland Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria Extension at U of A Leads Engaged Scholarship
International Expressions Community-University Partnership Project, University of Brighton Science Shop of Wales Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) Mpambo Afrikan Multiversity Beacons of Public Engagement, UK
“ ...the academy must become a more vigorous partner in the search for answers to our most pressing social, civic, economic, and moral problems, and must reaffirm its historic commitment to what I call the  scholarship of engagement.” Ernest Boyer, 1996
Dimensions of Engaged Scholarship Community-Based Research Community Service Learning Continuing Education and Extension Cooperative Education Indigenous-Centred Research Performance and the arts Knowledge Mobilisation
University of Victoria Steering Council on Civic Engagement Office of Community-Based Research Office of Cooperative Education Office of Indigenous Affairs Language in strategic plan
CHALLENGES different knowledge cultures between and University and community Funding patterns Tracking contacts and results tenure and promotion getting buy-in across the full university measuring impact
different knowledge cultures joint community-university leadership community-university engaged scholarship Institutes academic support for advocacy issues partnership agreements payment to community researchers
Funding patterns Advocacy for research funding to community researchers creating partnership development grants multiple funding packages 10 year partnerships
Data bases and tracking systems Beyond the Expertise Data-Base: Yaffle to the Rescue? tracking systems-trent university model? Public access to university data bases? Libraries rock!- university of victoria
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
Getting buy-in Leadership strategic planning  new structures Listening to others changing reward structures
measuring impact public access to facilities public access to knowledge student engagement faculty engagement widening participation encouraging economic regeneration institutional relationship and partnership building from Angie Hart, Simon Northmore and Chloe Gehardt
National and Global Community-Based Research Canada Canadian Alliance for Community service learning global alliance for community engaged research Les Talloires global university networks for innovation
The world we want

Scutrea 2010

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    Towards a newarchitecture of knowledge: the office of community-based research 40 TH ANNIVERSARY SCUTREA –University of Warwick BUDD L HALL & LISE BERUBE, UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA
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    Intolerant governments acrossthe globe are “slowly crushing” activist and advocacy groups that play an essential role in the development of democracy
  • 4.
    U.S. Secretary ofState Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2010
  • 5.
    Canadian Contexts Universitiesare Provincial responsibility Research Funding is a federal responsibility Canada recovering through deep cuts to social sector Minority Tory federal government Massive ecological footprint
  • 6.
    Henry Marshall Tory“ The modern state university is a people’s institution. The people demand knowledge shall not be the concern of scholar’s alone. The uplifting of the whole people shall be its final goal” Henry Marshall tory- 1908
  • 7.
    Frontier College -1899 Faculty of extension-University of alberta-1912 Antigonish movement-ST. Francis Xavier-1930s-40s Participatory research-OISE, University of Toronto-1970s A canadian heritage
  • 8.
    engagement rediscovered Community-UniversityResearch Alliance-Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Harris Centre at memorial University, Newfoundland Office of Community-Based Research, University of Victoria Extension at U of A Leads Engaged Scholarship
  • 9.
    International Expressions Community-UniversityPartnership Project, University of Brighton Science Shop of Wales Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) Mpambo Afrikan Multiversity Beacons of Public Engagement, UK
  • 10.
    “ ...the academymust become a more vigorous partner in the search for answers to our most pressing social, civic, economic, and moral problems, and must reaffirm its historic commitment to what I call the scholarship of engagement.” Ernest Boyer, 1996
  • 11.
    Dimensions of EngagedScholarship Community-Based Research Community Service Learning Continuing Education and Extension Cooperative Education Indigenous-Centred Research Performance and the arts Knowledge Mobilisation
  • 12.
    University of VictoriaSteering Council on Civic Engagement Office of Community-Based Research Office of Cooperative Education Office of Indigenous Affairs Language in strategic plan
  • 13.
    CHALLENGES different knowledgecultures between and University and community Funding patterns Tracking contacts and results tenure and promotion getting buy-in across the full university measuring impact
  • 14.
    different knowledge culturesjoint community-university leadership community-university engaged scholarship Institutes academic support for advocacy issues partnership agreements payment to community researchers
  • 15.
    Funding patterns Advocacyfor research funding to community researchers creating partnership development grants multiple funding packages 10 year partnerships
  • 16.
    Data bases andtracking systems Beyond the Expertise Data-Base: Yaffle to the Rescue? tracking systems-trent university model? Public access to university data bases? Libraries rock!- university of victoria
  • 17.
    recognizing excellence fortenure 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
  • 18.
    Getting buy-in Leadershipstrategic planning new structures Listening to others changing reward structures
  • 19.
    measuring impact publicaccess to facilities public access to knowledge student engagement faculty engagement widening participation encouraging economic regeneration institutional relationship and partnership building from Angie Hart, Simon Northmore and Chloe Gehardt
  • 20.
    National and GlobalCommunity-Based Research Canada Canadian Alliance for Community service learning global alliance for community engaged research Les Talloires global university networks for innovation
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Editor's Notes

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