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Terms of Endearment Eng aging a community of learners in CU partnerships. Jessica Ball School of Child and Youth Care University of Victoria Linda Hawkins Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being University of Guelph. The Big Question:.
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Terms of EndearmentEngaging a community of learners in CU partnerships Jessica Ball School of Child and Youth Care University of Victoria Linda Hawkins Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being University of Guelph
The Big Question: What kinds of pre-commitments, organizational structure, leadership, divisions of labour, and personal qualities are most likely to engender: • secure attachments • sustained engagements • reciprocal learnings
Father Involvement Research Alliance • National alliance of researchers, community organizations and fathers, dedicated to the development and sharing of knowledge on father involvement • Funded by CURA • 8 Universities, 30+ community partners • BC, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec • 2 strategies for research program
1. A Canadian Knowledge Base Analysis of census and survey data • Profiles of Canadian fathers with demographic, economic, and socio-cultural characteristics Overview of Canadian policies • Policy inventory • Policy reference group • Commissioned policy papers • Policy conference
2.Engaging for change:fatherhood research clusters • Participatory research • Socially defined subpopulations facing unique challenges • Development of evidence based tools & resources
Immigrant fathers Gay fathers New fathers Young fathers Indigenous fathers Separated & divorced fathers Fathers of children with special needs Research Clusters
Terms of endearment • Time • Clarity of purpose • Architecture • Differentiation • Flexibility • Passion
Father Involvement Research Alliance Pre-CURA Post-CURA CURA New Opportunities
Architecture • Steering Committee, Projects, Clusters • Money • Review/Allocations Committee • Vision Review Committee • Documents: vision & values; authorship; allocations; policy review
FIRA CURA Program 1 2 3 4 5 Demographics Demographics Policy Policy Cluster Research Additional research Research/ Policy Conference Forum Forum Forum Steering Steering Steering Workshops and toolkits Steering Steering Communication and Dissemination Thematic Overview Coordination and Infrastructure