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The Experiences of Residents with the City of Peterborough's Rent Supplement Programs Part 2
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By Sabrina Bailey, Completed for: City of Peterborough Housing Division; Supervising Professor: Sharon Beaucage-Johnson; Trent Community Research Centre, FRSC 4890Y -, The purpose of this research was to determine what feedback the City of Peterborough should gather from recipients of its supplement programs, what survey structure can be implemented on an annual basis, what impact on quality of life financial support has had on tenants, and how the rent supplement has affected the recipients’ living arrangements. The City of Peterborough rent supplement program provides rent subsidies to individuals of low income to reduce the amount that they have to allocate to rent. To accomplish the goals of this study, recipients of rent supplements participated in a survey and focus group. The survey consisted of quantitative and qualitative questions inquiring about the participants’ experiences since receiving the supplement. The focus group expanded on the results from the survey. Grey literature research was conducted to determine what information other municipalities have gathered on residents’ experiences with their rent supplement programs. The data shows that overall the quality of life and living arrangements have improved for individuals receiving a rent supplement. Residents can now afford healthier groceries and social activities. In order to conduct the survey on an annual basis the questions should be quantitative and responses collected on a scale of strongly agree to strongly disagree. This paper is a continuation of a project that is interested in the experiences of residents receiving supplements from the City of Peterborough. Part one of this research focused on geared-to-income programs. This part focuses on flat-rate rent supplements offered by the Housing Resource Centre.
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Faculty participation in community-campus partnerships
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By: Dennis Badeen, Nadine Changfoot, Todd Barr, Date of Project Submission: March 2015., Completed for: Trent Community Research Centre; Supervising Professor: Nadine Changfoot, Sustainability Studies - No course - paid research internship
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KWIC's guide to global education activities in the Peterborough area
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KWIC's Guide to Global Education Activities in the Peterborough Area: Edition 2000 was the central part of a student placement project of the Trent Centre for Community Based Education and the Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC). This booklet includes a listing of organizations which are involved with global education activities in Peterborough and short descriptions of their initiatives., by Mira Bachvarova., CAST 481: Community-Based Research Project.
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Public opinion on the redevelopment of Liverpool Road South study area
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Since the 1960's waterfront redevelopment has been a major focus for municipalities. This paper is an examination of the role waterfront redevelopment plays in relation to public opinion towards a proposed redevelopment of the City of Pickering's waterfront., Title page -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature review -- Methods -- Results -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography., by William John Austin. --, Includes: final research report; bibliography., Completed for: Professor Alan Brunger, Trent University; No host organization; Trent-Centre for community-based education., Date of project completion: April 2003., Includes bibliographic references (p. 42)., GEOG 470 - Research in Human Geography, Community-based research project.
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Why She Cycles: Building the Case for Community Bike Repair and Bike Education
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By Olivia Austin & Melanie Lusted, Completed for: B!KE; Supervising Professor: Carmen Teeple Hopkins; Trent Community Research Centre, WMST 3031H - Doing Feminist Research: Making Social Change, The aim of this project was to learn more about the link between women’s knowledge of bicycle mechanics/repair skills and women’s usage of bicycles. The methods used were a literature review, survey analysis and conducting interviews. In the literature, a gap in cycling habits has been noted between women and men cyclists, with men riding significantly more than women. As well, there is little known about the link between knowledge of bicycle mechanics/repair skills and bike usage. We cannot conclude that there is a relationship between knowledge of bicycle mechanics/repair skills and usage. We found, however, that there were factors that contributed to usage including: purpose(s) for cycling, environmental factors and personal factors, all of which intertwined with social factors such as gender, class and cycling culture. In this report, we have included the literature review, survey analysis and a final interview analysis.
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Travel alternatives to the workplace
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A transportation management strategy was conducted for Julian Blackburn Hall (JBH) using Dr. McKenzie-Mohr's Community-Based Social Marketing Approach. A total of 46 JBH employees participated in a survey that assessed barriers and attitudes towards alternative transportation., Introduction. General information on travel alternatives. Environmental aspects of travel alternatives. Economic aspects of travel alternatives. Health aspects of travel alternatives. General barriers of adopting travel alternatives -- The alternative transportation management studies. Identifying barriers to travel alternatives. Quantitative results. Qualitative results. Julian Blackburn Hall Employees' attitudes towards the reduction of single-occupancy vehicle use. Summary of Julian Blackburn Hall study -- Recommended solutions for the identified external barriers of alternative transportation to Julian Blackburn Hall -- Recommendations for present study -- Recommendations for future studies -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendices., Angela Au, Mathew Laing. --, Client: Peterborough Green-Up, Includes bibliographic references (p. 22)., GEO 470: Research in Human Geography.
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Rural heritage tours of Peterborough County
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The purpose of this research project was to assemble the information needed for the TVA to offer two tours (one for adults, one for students) of the rural heritage of Peterborough County. In order to address these goals and to develop an effective fieldtrip, an analysis of literature that was relevant to the research topic was required in the form of a literature review., I. Abstract -- II. Research objective -- III. Literature review. Introduction. Historical and cultural geographies. The study area. Activity-based learning. Methods. Conclusion -- IV. Methodology. Site selection criteria. Field trip development. Education kit development -- V. Results. Education kit. Adult tour -- VI. Conclusions and recommendations -- VII. References. Literature review. Methods. Township books -- VIII. Appendices. 1. Grade 7/8 curriculum. 2. CORTS theme listing and site identification chart. 3. Fieldtrip package. 4. Fieldtrip map. 5. Photographs. 6. Answer key for Activity #4., by Stephanie Attley. --, Includes: literature review, final research report, bibliography, curriculum., Completed for: John Marsh at the Trent Valley Archives; Supervising Professor: Susan Wurtele, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Date of project submission: April 2005., Includes bibliographic references., GEOG 470, Research in Human Geography, Community-based research project.
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Oral history of farm practices
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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.
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