Terms of Endearment Engaging a community of learners in CU partnerships Jessica Ball School of Child and Youth Care University of Victoria Linda Hawkins Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being University of Guelph
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Terms of EndearmentEngaging a community of learners in CU partnerships
Jessica Ball School of Child and Youth CareUniversity of Victoria
Linda HawkinsCentre for Families, Work and Well-BeingUniversity of Guelph
The Big Question:
What kinds of pre-commitments, organizational structure, leadership, divisions of labour, and personal qualities are most likely to engender:– secure attachments– sustained engagements– reciprocal learnings
Father Involvement Research Alliance
• National alliance of researchers, community organizations and fathers, dedicated to the development and sharing of knowledge on father involvement
• Funded by CURA• 8 Universities, 30+ community partners• BC, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec• 2 strategies for research program
1. A Canadian Knowledge BaseAnalysis of census and survey data • Profiles of Canadian fathers with demographic, economic, and socio-
cultural characteristics
Overview of Canadian policies • Policy inventory • Policy reference group• Commissioned policy papers • Policy conference
2. Engaging for change:fatherhood research clusters
• Participatory research • Socially defined subpopulations facing unique challenges• Development of evidence based tools & resources
Research Clusters
• Immigrant fathers • Gay fathers• New fathers
• Young fathers • Indigenous fathers • Separated & divorced
fathers • Fathers of children
with special needs
Terms of endearment
• Time• Clarity of purpose• Architecture• Differentiation• Flexibility• Passion
Father Involvement Research Alliance
Pre-CURA CURAPost-CURA
New Opportunities
Clarity of Purpose
Architecture
• Vision Review Committee
• Documents: vision & values; authorship; allocations; policy review
• Steering Committee, Projects, Clusters• Money • Review/Allocations Committee
Additional researchCluster Research
Policy
Demographics Demographics
Policy
Research/ Policy Conference
Thematic Overview
Forum ForumForum
Workshops and toolkits
Communication and DisseminationSteering Steering Steering Steering Steering
Coordination and Infrastructure
FIRA CURA Program
1 2 3 4 5
Differentiation
Flexibility
Passion
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