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Indigenous research
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by Alisha Cox and Lindsey Roy., Date of Project Submission: April, 2009., Completed for: Peterborough Red Cross, Jonathan Hedderwick; Supervising Professor: Professor Heather Nicol & Professor Mark Skinner, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliography., GEOG 470, Research in Human Geography.
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Environmental scan of global education programs
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The primary purpose of this report is to provide a preliminary assessment of the youth-oriented global education programs ongoing in Peterborough and Northumberland County and to lay the ground work for the establishment of a network of global education and youth engagement practitioners in the region., 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature review. 2.1. Cultural Geography. 2.2. Social Geography. 2.3. Global education -- 3. Methodology. 3.1. Literature review. 3.2. Survey & interview design. 3.3. Data collection & analysis -- 4. Results -- 5. Discussion. 5.1. Global education programs & goals. 5.2. Success of global education programs. 5.3. Networking connections. 5.4. Overview & gaps. 5.5. Best practices of effective youth engagement. 5.6. Limitations of research -- 6. Conclusion -- 7. Appendices. 7.1. Map of Peterborough County. 7.2. Map of Northumberland County. 7.3. Survey. 7.4. Interview guide -- 8. References., by Hyunah Jun and Stacey Lima., Date of Project Submission: April, 2009., Completed for: Jamaican Self-Help:: Marisa Kaczmarczyk & Julia Anderson; Supervising Professor: Heather Nicol & Mark Skinner, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliography., GEOG 470, Research in Human Geography.
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Evaluating a social enterprise Catering Plus
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by Emily Balderston and Jaya Bastedo., Date of Project Submission: April 2012., Completed for: Canadian Mental Health Association - Peterborough; /Supervising Professor: Chris Beyers, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliography and appendices., IDST 4200Y.
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A history of the Trent Summer Sports Camp
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by Jessica Clancy and Joey McClement., Date of Project Submission: April 2012., Completed for: Trent Summer Sports Camp; Supervising Professor: Heather Nicol, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliobraphy and appendices., GEOG 4700Y.
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Workshop report
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Karine Rogers, Erica Franklin, Amanda Harrison., Date of project submission: April, 2003., Completed for: OPIRG; Supervising Professor: Marg McGraw, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliographical references., WMST 387H, Community-Based Research Project.
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Ontario Early Years Centre
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This item contains four brief outlines of slide presentations and one detailed slide presentation., by Jennifer Gouin and Jennifer Newhook., Date of project submission: May 2003., Completed for Becky Evans at the Peterborough Family Resource Centre; Supervising Professor: Molly Westland, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Object states there is a bibliography included, none can be found., NURS 302, Community Health Nursing Practice.
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Too much food going to waste
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Forward -- Acknowledgements -- Section 1: Introduction -- Section 2: Literature review -- Section 3: Research methods -- Section 4: Results -- Section 5: Discussion -- Section 6: Conclusion/recommendation -- References -- Appendices., by Cristina Pinto., Date of project submission: April 2005., Completed for: The Canadian Mental Health Association; Supervising Professors: Susan Wurtele and Steven Tufts, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliography., GEOG 470, Research in Human Geography.
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Affordable housing in Peterborough
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Abstract -- Introduction. Objective. Importance of the report -- Literature review. Social geography. Policy development in affordable housing provision. Activism and social justice movements. Affordable housing: Defined. Poverty reduction strategy. Affordability and access. Negative result of not providing affordable housing: Homelessness. Outcome of providing affordable housing: Community and individual health. Role of A.H.A.C. -- Methodology. Textual analysis. Surveys. Interviews. Background research -- Results. Who the respondents are. What the publications is used for. Assessment of the content information and usefulness. Who is the intended target audience? What changes can be made. Opportunity for comment -- Discussion. Interpretation of significance of results. General significant facts. Perceptions of the target audience. Suggestions for changes by the readers. Recommendations. Were our objectives met? Roadblocks -- Future direction for research -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix. Survey questions. Interview questions., by Jessica Reeve & Kelly McGann., Date of Project Submission: April, 2009., Completed for: Affordable Housing Action Committee; Supervisors: Mark Skinner & Heather Nicol, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliography., GEO 470.
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An evaluation of Ontario's Mandatory Charge Policy
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The following is an evaluation of Ontario's Mandatory Charge Policy (OMCP) in
Peterborough. It was conducted from November 2009 to April 2010, as a research project by two
fourth year students from the International Development Studies class IDST 422: Assessment of
Development Projects at Trent University for the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service
(PLCPS), and facilitated by the Trent Centre for Community-Based Education (TCCBE)., Executive summary -- Table of contents -- Background information concerning the
policy. Origin of the policy. Goals of the policy. Who's involved in the policy? -- Description
of the evaluation study. Purpose of the evaluation. Evaluation design -- Findings. Police
interviews. Victim interviews. Community service agency interviews. Observational findings.
Quantitative analysis -- Discussion of findings. Effectiveness of OMCP. Unintended consequences.
Community services and victims involved in OMCP -- Costs and benefits. Costs. Benefits --
Conclusions and recommendations & options. Conclusions. Recommendations & options
regarding OMCP. Recommendations for future research -- References -- Appendices. Appendix A:
Semi-structured interview schedules. Appendix B: Quantitative variables and possible data
values., by Rachael Edge and Andrew Skinner., Completion Date: April 2010., Completed for: Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service, The Victim Services Unit;
Supervising Professor: Chris Beyers, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based
Education., Includes bibliography., IDST 422, Assessment of Development Projects.
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Food cost analysis
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Introduction -- Methods. Food cost analysis. Background information collection. Waste monitoring. Creation of an educational poster -- Results. Food cost analysis. Tables 1-6 (Ingredient cost comparison). Table 7 (Non-ingredient costs). Table 8 (Overall costs and pricing). Figure 1 (Seasoned Spoon expenditures breakdown). Waste monitoring -- Discussion. Food cost analysis. Organic/local/fair trade vs. conventional. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix., by Michelle Allard, Colleen Lavender, Bessie Legault and Graham Raby., Date of Project Completion: December 2008., Completed for: The Seasoned Spoon; Supervising Professor: Paula Anderson, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliography and appendices., ERST 334H.
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"Immigrant friendly" work environments
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This research project was solicited by the New Canadian Centre of Peterborough (NCCP) in order to determine if and to what extent employers and workplaces are immigrant friendly in the City of Peterborough. This particular research will aid in providing current information and recommendations which will direct and inform the current employment counsellor [sic] at the NCCP as to what new innovations and connections must be built., Acronyms -- Executive summary -- 1.0 Background information. 1.1 The changing face of Canada. 1.2 The Peterborough labor market -- 2.0 Research goals and objectives. 2.1 A bit about the host: The New Canadian Center of Peterborough. 2.2 Peterborough's immigrant population -- 3.0 Methodology. 3.1 Conceptual framework. 3.2 The evaluator's role. 3.3 Ethical considerations. 3.4 Research design. 3.5 Literature review. 3.6 Interviews. 3.7 Attendance of applicable community events. 3.8 Survey -- 4.0 Findings. 4.1 Semi-standardized interviews with clients of the NCCP. 4.2 Semi-standardized interviews with employment agencies. 4.3 Survey findings. 4.4 Employers' suggestions for new Canadians seeking work. 4.5 Barriers to employment. 4.6 Programs currently in operation. 4.7 Programs in the near future -- 5.0 Discussion. 5.1 Immigrant friendliness as a criterion. 5.2 Immigrant friendliness of the Peterborough labour market. 5.3 Assumptions and presumptions inhibiting immigrant friendliness. 5.4 Communication and connection. 5.5 Government requirements and incentives. 5.6 Community research focus -- 6.0 Recommendations. 6.1 Better coordination between stakeholders in the local labour market. 6.2 Employer marketing of the necessity for immigrant friendliness. 6.3 More emphasis in personal networks for employment assistance. 6.2 [sic] Building a sense of community. 6.3 [sic] Further research -- 7.0 Conclusions -- References -- Appendices., by Xochilt Hernandez and Emma Taillefer., Completion Date: April 2010., Completed for: New Canadian Centre; Supervising Professor: Chris Beyers, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliography., IDST 422, Assessment of Development Projects.
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An evaluation of a youth literacy program
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The Stay in School High School Program (SISHS Program) is a recent pilot project of the Learning Disabilities Association of Peterborough. It is designed to offer youth that are struggling in high school with academic and/or social issues an alternative learning environment with personal one-to-one tutoring and support to achieve the student's academic goals., Executive summary. Recommendations -- Introduction -- Background -- Methodology. Methodological approach. Participant observation. Interviews. Limitations -- Findings-discussion-recommendations. Introduction. Section 1: Attendance. Strengths of attendance. Challenges with attendance. Incentives as a suggestion to help with attendance. Relationships as a form of retention. Discussion. Re-cap -- Section 2: Tutor/participant relationships. One-to-one tutoring. Multiple tutors for one student. Learning disabilities. Goals. Discussion. Re-cap -- Section 3: Training. Discussion. Re-cap -- A need in the community -- Section 4: Structural. Suggestions for more days and hours a week. Time commitment. Money. Room size. Organization and communication. Discussion. Re-cap -- Conclusion -- Strengths and challenges -- Recommendations -- References -- Appendix., by Amber Schuler and Bethany Robinson (nee Martin)., Completion Date: April 2010., Completed for: The Learning Disabilities Association of Peterborough; Supervising Professor: Chris Beyers, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliography and appendices., IDST 422, Assessment of Development Projects.
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