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Conversation circle leader
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by Sebastian Cosgrove., Date of Project Completion: March 2009., Completed for: New Canadian Centre; Supervising Professor: Yves Thomas, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., FREN 495.
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Cultural and oral histories
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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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Cyber safety
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Working in partnership with Tekdesk Peterborough in the development of a provincial technology safety program, the objective of this research project was to identify some of the potential risks and dangers, commonly associated with the use of particular network software and technologies., Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Abstract -- Key Definitions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Health Risks -- 3. Financial Risks -- 4. Legal Risks -- 5. Social Risks -- 6. Executive Summary -- 7. Learning Experience -- Additional Resources., Principal Researcher: Andrew MacLean., Date of submission: April 12, 2010., Completed for: TEKDesk (a project of COIN); Supervising Professor: Joanna Freeland, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliographical references., FRSC 4890: Community Based Research Project.
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Determining Barriers to Enrollment in the Ontario Electricity Support Program in Peterborough City and Country
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By Victoria Hamilton & Laila Tarakai, Date of Project Submission: April 2015., Completed for: The Energy Cost Work Group, Peterborough Ontario; Supervising Professor: Dr. Michal Avram; Trent Community Research Centre, IDST 4220 - Assessment of Development Projects, The rising costs of hydro places a financial burden on low-income households. The Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP) was launched to help relieve the pressure of these rising costs in Ontario. However, within the City and County of Peterborough there has been low enrollment in the subsidy program, representing a missed opportunity for individuals struggling with energy poverty. The objective of this research project was to identify the barriers that low-income households face when enrolling into the OESP, in order to provide recommendations to improve uptake. Previous literature pertaining to the review of low enrollment in various government subsidies suggests that individuals face barriers, due to the application process, lack of promotion, and the multiple steps required to receive the benefit. Our results indicate that individuals within the City and County of Peterborough experience similar barriers, which have caused the low enrollment into the OESP, and includes recommendations to address the barriers that low-income Ontario households are facing.
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Development in Jamaica executive summaries
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The purpose of this project was to discover some (of) the major development issues which concern Jamaica today. It also examines (the) historical development of current community and economic situations in the country., by Krista Wray. --, Includes: Executive summaries., Completed for: Marisa Kaczmarczyk at Jamaican Self-Help ; Supervising Professor: David Morrison, Trent University ; TCCBE., Date of project completion: April 2007., IDST 372: International Development Studies - Community-based research project.
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Development of interpretive signs
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by Stephanie Wilson-Ayotte., Completed for: Gord Geissberger, Central Lakes Ontario Conservation Authority; Supervising Professor: Prof. Magda Hava, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education.
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Diversity among volunteers of the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre
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At the request of the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre (KSAC), this report was completed to evaluate diversity among the Centre's pool of volunteers. After deciding on a set of categories (race, culture, language, age, sexual orientation, physical disability, religion and class) as a definition of 'diversity' the authors of this report carried out research at KSAC and the larger Peterborough community through both interviews and surveys., I. Introduction -- II. Methodology -- III. Results -- IV. Analysis and discussion -- V. Recommendations -- VI. Final remark on the process of research -- VII. Appendixes -- VIII. List of references., by Melissa Breton and Sofia Castillo. --, Includes: Final research report; Bibliography., Completed for: Theresa Forson at the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre; Supervising Professor: Chris Beyers, Trent University; Trent Centre for community-based education., Date of project submission: April 2005., IDST 422, International Development Studies, Community-based research project.
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Do Trent University Students Support the Divestment From Fossil Fuels Movement? A Methodology Development
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By Alaine Spiwak & Kristina Dergacheva, Date of Project Submission: April 2015., Completed for: Climate Justice Trent; Supervising Professor: Dr. Michal Avram; Trent Community Research Centre, IDST 4220 - Assessment of Development Projects, This paper explores the divestment from fossil fuels movement, which is a recent socioenvironmental movement aimed at pressuring Canadian universities and colleges to dissolve current investments, stocks, or bonds in the fossil fuel industry. This divestment campaign took
place at Trent University from 2012-2015, but was unsuccessful in their lobbying for full fossil fuel divestment. As this is a recent movement at Trent, this paper aims to collect data on how to
best survey the level of knowledge and support Trent students have for the divestment campaign.
The specific research questions investigated are: What is the best method of collecting data to
determine if Trent students support divestment from fossil fuels? What is the best method to
engage students with the divestment from fossil fuels movement?
The methods used to answer these research questions involved implementing and testing
four different types of data collection: online surveys, focus groups, semi-structured interviews,
and opportunity sampling. After analyzing all of the data collected, a methodology was developed which will be used by Part II of this project to survey the widest student population
possible, and to break into previously untapped student demographics.
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