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Building knowledge democracy

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. Changing World. A canadian heritage. Frontier College - 1899 Faculty of extension-University of alberta-1912

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Building knowledge democracy

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  1. 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

  2. Changing World

  3. A canadian heritage • 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Challenges • Getting buy-in across the university • Different knowledge cultures • tenure and promotion • power differentials and Funding patterns

  9. Getting buy-in • Leadership • strategic planning • new structures • Listening to others • changing reward structures

  10. different knowledge cultures • joint community-university leadership • community-university engaged scholarship Institutes • academic support for advocacy issues • partnership agreements • payment to community researchers

  11. 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

  12. Funding patterns • Advocacy for research funding to community researchers • creating partnership development grants • multiple funding packages • 10 year partnerships

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Draft programme • The vision-one hour • The commons-stories and strategies • The plan-sustaining a new way of working

  17. 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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