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FundView and BreakOut presentations in Northland
The Funding Information Service is holding funding information sessions in Northland in November.
Meeting will be held in Dargaville on November 14 and Kaitaia on November 15.
Third annual Community Research Seminar 2011
Thursday 17th November
The Unitec Marae, Mount Albert, Auckland
This is a one-day event for community organisations, government and academic institutions, to gather, network, share and hear the latest research.
Participants can hear presentations from the winners of the 2011 New and Emerging Community Researcher Award, New Zealand:
- Dr Stephanie Palmer, Tumana Research
- Karey Meisner, University of Canterbury
- Jaimee Stuart, Victoria University Wellington
- Priyanca Radhadkrishnan, Victoria University Wellington
- Jolene Salmond, Nelson-Marlborough Institute of Technology
Topics presented at the 2011 Seminar will include:
- Pathways to positive development for Muslim immigrant youth in Western contexts;
- Forced and underage marriage in New Zealand;
- A better understanding of the phenomenon of men’s informal help-seeking;
- Exploring the possibilities of siting the social work role within a GP
- Piloting a tool for cultural impact assessment in local government decisions;
At the seminar we will hear and discuss the processes of community-led research, and some lessons arising from these processes.
Hear about the journeys that these people have been on, or are still on now, that can help you think through the challenges you may also be facing. Hear from community-based and academic researchers about practice that is currently taking place in and with communities of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Tickets :
$35 in advance/ $40 on the door
$15 Students with ID.
To buy tickets, and for more information, visit http://communityresearch.eventbrite.com/
What are people saying about the Community Research Seminar?
'This has connected me with people across the country in the academic world who are raising similar questions to us.'
Margy-Jean Malcolm
Community Sector advocate
'An incredible collaboration. I was incredibly honoured as a Runanga member to see Te Roho Kotahitanga so beautifully expressed to such a broad range of peoples with such a broad range of aspirations for community development.'
Lisa Chant
Winner of 2010 Community Research Award
University of Auckland
'It is very important for the Not For Profit sector ..that research is informing our practice and our teaching and learning - Community Research provides that opportunity.'
Hilary Star Foged
Unitec, Head of Department,
Community and Health Services (Diploma for Not for Profit Management)
The Community Research Seminar is supported by ASB Community Trust
The 2011 Scholarships for New and Emerging Researchers are generously supported by Unitec.
