through collaborative research and evaluation projects
Through co-created research and evaluation projects, we are discovering and testing promising approaches to improving the creation and use of culturally responsive and contextualized evidence that informs local practice, programs and policy.
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Check out our current and ongoing projects:
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An evaluation capacity building initiative for the refugee-serving sector, in collaboration with the Centre for Community Based Research.
Click to Learn MoreThis research focuses on understanding whether learner participation in UEval increases perceived competency gains. In addition, we explore the role of the experiential, co-learning, competency-based approach and community-engaged pedagogies of UEval towards informing learner experiences related to competency gains.
Click to Learn MoreDeveloping a model of supportive housing for teen families using an evaluative approach.
Click to Learn MoreA remote training opportunity for community-based and Indigenous organizations, early childhood, health, and social agencies, located in northern and rural areas of Manitoba. A major emphasis will be to partner with various Indigenous communities and organizations to advance Indigenous approaches to evaluation. This initiative will include training, development of evaluation plans, and follow-up support to participating organizations. The model of learning will provide a mix of theoretical, technical, and practical hands-on learning formants. More details coming soon!
Click to Learn MoreA series of five scoping reviews to explore evaluation gaps, assets, opportunities, and priorities in the early childhood field and broader social sector.
Click to Learn MoreCentering the experience of Syrian refugees, this study establishes a foundation to explore social bridging in greater theoretical depth as well as to improve social bridging support practices for refugees. More details coming soon!
Click to Learn MoreThe NCHC is a refugee-focused community health centre, where a coordinated, multidisciplinary team of medical staff, allied community members and professionals will collaboratively provide a holistic model of culturally and linguistically appropriate health and social supports. The centre will open in summer 2021 and will serve up to 2,000 government-assisted refugees, privately sponsored refugees, and refugee claimants annually. ECN is working in collaboration with the NCHC Board to develop an evaluation framework. More details coming soon!
Click to Learn MoreThe All in For Youth (AIFY) initiative is a school-based, collaborative model of services and programs for children, youth, and families that support the overall wellbeing of students to help them achieve success in their schooling. These collaborative and wraparound supports include student mentoring, mental health supports, family supports, nutrition support, school supports, and out of school care. AIFY is currently running in 5 inner-city schools in Edmonton spanning elementary to high school age children.
Click to Learn MoreThe purpose of this project is to introduce capacity building tools that emphasize an approach to evaluation that is community-driven, participatory and action-oriented. This project will provide support to individuals and organizations in the early childhood field who want to learn about how to take a community-based approach to their evaluations.
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