Projects
CCBR typically has 15-20 ongoing projects and has completed over 450 projects since 1982. Each project is guided by our commitment to impacting social change in practical and powerful ways. We conduct research with people not on people, cultivating respect with communities at every step of the process.
Projects can be searched for using words from the project title or using the service area, theme, or date range for the project. You can also type 'Service Area' or 'Theme' into the search bar to get a list of options in each of these fields.
CCBR conducted a needs assessment and feasibility study for a community-based research ethics process in the Greater Toronto Area and Waterloo Region in partnership with the Wellesley Institute and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.
Background
In January 2008, the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR) hosted an open community meeting to discuss the need and vision for ethical reviews of community based research in Waterloo Region. The meeting was attended by over 45 representatives from local community organizations, social institutions, government, non-governmental funders, and academics. The purpose of this meeting was to determine if there is a local need for ethics review and protocols in community research and if so, how this can be accomplished in Waterloo Region.
A main finding from the meeting was a strong need for a collective response in the near term. The meeting ended with a call for a working group to implement the ideas generated by meeting participants. Twelve people volunteered to join this working group.
The final report can be found here.
