Funding and development of community university research partnerships in Canada: Evidence-based investment in knowledge, scholarship, innovation and action for Canadas future

TitreFunding and development of community university research partnerships in Canada: Evidence-based investment in knowledge, scholarship, innovation and action for Canadas future
Type de publicationReport
Nouvelles publications2009
AuteursHall, B; Tremblay DCR
InstitutionOffice of Community Based Research, University of Victoria
Résumé

This report provides a ‘scan’ of the various funding arrangements in place at the levels of government, government-supported agencies, philanthropic and civil society organizations, and universities to support community-university partnerships. The report describes a typology of partnerships by scope (ranging from individual faculty to community relationships that have been created without systematic institutional support to multi-higher education institution and community partnership to engage in research at a regional, national or international level on an ongoing basis). The report further notes that despite increased support for community-university partnerships “there has been no systematic comprehensive research and knowledge mobilization initiative that focuses on the lessons learned and the application of best practices in community based research in Canada” (p. 13). Lastly, the report concludes with a number of recommendations to funders, including that SSHRC engage stakeholders in a consultation process to inform a policy commitment to community university partnerships in SSHRCs mandate.While the report identifies various different types of community university partnerships (e.g. community-university research partnerships, community service-learning, extension programs and knowledge mobilization), it does not clearly distinguish the unique policy supports that may be required for each of these types of partnership.