Trent Community Research Centre Project Collection

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Teachers' experiences in one room school houses
The primary purpose of this project was to explore the experiences of teachers in one room schoolhouses in order to provide background information for a play to be performed at 4th Line Theatre. The author interviewed several former teachers and researched literature on the subject., submitted by Victoria Brake. --, Includes: final research report; bibliography., Completed for: Leanna Brodie at the 4th Line Theatre; Supervising Professor: Jim Struthers, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Date of project submission: May 2005., CAST 483, Canadian Studies, Community-based research project.
Peterborough Community Garden Network (PCGN)
The purpose of this project was to conduct a scan of Peterborough's existing community gardens and key supporting organizations. With a clear summary of the histories and roles of each garden or organization the Peterborough Community Garden Network can better understand those groups for whom it is conducting advocacy and support work., Cover page -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- A: Introduction. This report. Peterborough Community Garden Network. Community gardens -- B: Community gardens in the Peterborough area. Mount Saint Joseph. Rogers St. Ecology Park. YWCA. Peterborough City/County health Unit (PCCHU). Trent Roof Top and One Acre Gardens. Bonnacord. Tinker St. Garden 579. Ashburnham. Mark St. United Church. Millbrook. Proposed Bear Creek Gardens -- C: Organizations -- D: Land tenure -- E: Common features and issues -- G: Streams of focus [sic] -- H: Conclusion -- Endnotes., Conducted by: Tegan Moss., Completed for: Peterborough Green Up & Peterborough Community Garden Network; Supervising Professor: Tom Hutchinson, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliographic references., ERST 3840H: Community-Based Research Project.
Oral history of farm practices
By Jane Atkinson, Michael McLean, Brandon McParlan, Amy Stasiuk., Completed for: Kawartha Heritage Conservancy; Supervising Professor: Paula Anderson, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliographic references., ERST 3340H - The Canadian Food System: A Community Development Approach.
Jamaica debt and development
The goal of the project was to research and analyze issues related to development in Jamaica, focusing on the history of the Jamaican international debt, past development strategies in Jamaica, the consequences of the debt for current social development programs, and development alternatives currently in place in Jamaica. The goal of the workshop is to provide a historical context of colonialism in Jamaica; open a discussion on the impacts of the colonial legacy specific to poverty and education., Part 1: Debt, party politics and foreign policy: exploring Jamaica's development experience between 1970 and 1989., Part 2: Exploring the colonial legacy in Jamaica: past, present, and possibilities for change., by Masaya Llaveranas Blanco. --, Includes: research report, bibliography, readers, and bibliography., Completed for: Marisa Kaczmarczyk at Jamaica Self-Help ; Supervising Professor: David Morrison, Trent University, and TCCBE., Date of project submission: June 2005, IDST 490, International Development Studies, Reading courses in International Development.
History of the computer and the Jacquard loom
The story of silk -- The silk industry in France -- The drawloom -- Jacquard and his loom -- Charles Babbage -- Ada Lovelace -- Herman Hollerith -- The birth of IBM -- Dawn of the computer age: Howard Aitken -- The evolution of computing -- Jacquard's legacy., Louise Eggleton. --, Includes bibliographic references., HIST 3900Y: Reading Course.
History of a community orgranization II
by Caitlin Currie., Date of Project Submission: May 2012., Completed for: Centre for Gender and Social justice; Supervising Professor: Nadine Changfoot, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliography and zine., POST 4070Y.
Historical agricultural site research
Introduction -- Methods -- Overview -- Challenges -- Recommendations -- Research log -- Individual research hours -- Appendeces [sic]., By: Kollene Drummond, Jenna James, Kirsten Thomson, Derek Foley, and Daniel J. Bourassa., Completed for: Kawartha Heritage Conservancy; Supervising Professor: Paula Anderson; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., ERST 3340H - The Canadian Food System: A Community Development Approach.
Heritage foods in the Kawarthas
By: Kendra Abbey, Claudia Gaboury, Benjamin MacCuaig, Kellie Sherman, Jen Bushle, and Chris Balenovich., Completed for: Kawartha Heritage Conservancy; Supervising Professor: Paula Anderson, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community Based Education., Includes bibliographic references., ERST 3340: The Canadian Food System: A community development approach.
From generation to generation at St. Giles Presbyterian Church
by Angela MacCrimmon., Date of project submission: April 2005., Completed for: St. Giles Presbyterian Church; Supervising Professor: Susan Wurtele and Steven Tufts, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliography and booklet., GEOG 470, Research in Human Geography.
French music diaspora
by Antonia McKenzie., Date of Project Completion: December 2008., Trent Radio; Supervising Professor: Winnie Lem, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliography., IDST 371H.
Education and environmental degradation in Jamaica
Part 1: Education reader ; Environmental issues in Jamaica -- Part 2: Exploring the colonial legacy in Jamaica: past, present, and possibilities for change., by Phil Abbott., Completed for: Marisa Kaczmarczyk at Jamaica Self-Help ; Supervising professor: David Morrison, Trent University ; TCCBE., Date of project submission: June 2005, International Development Studies 370 - Community-based research project.
Cultural and oral histories
This project is contributing to the Land Between's mandate through a focused study of a single township in the Land Between. Manvers Township, a part of Victoria County and now also part of the City of Kawartha Lakes, is a strong example of the heritage value and importance of rural townships across The Land Between. Note: The Land Between is a non-profit organization focused on the preservation of the land extending roughly from Georgian Bay, west to Kingston. It spans across eight ecodistricts identified by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, as well as seven counties including Simcoe, Muskoka, Haliburton, Victoria, Peterborough, Hastings, Lennox and Addington, and Frontenac., by Jessica Davidson. --, Includes: final research report; bibliography., Completed for: Leora Berman at the Kawartha Heritage Conservancy; Supervising Professor: John Wadland, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-based education., Date of project submission: April 2007., Includes bibliographic references., CAST 204, Canada: the land, Canadian Studies, Community-based research project.

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