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Community organizations: n/a Future research/gaps identified: Research on the direct effects of immigrant parents’ advocacy on policy development, policy implementation and political influence is needed. Integration timeline Newcomers (not defined) Key populations Immigrant parents who now live in...
Location Across Canada Key recommendations NA Gaps identified NA Community organizations NA Key findings Despite the many challenges that hockey is encountering as the country’s most watched and played sport, it nonetheless is the sport that creates a strong sense of community belonging amongst those who choose...
Open access: Yes Community organizations: Edmonton Social Planning Council Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: BIPOC students are disproportionately targeted by SROs in schools, similar to police racial profiling in other settings. Stereotypes that claim Blac...
Community organizations: Edmonton Public Schools Key recommendations: Given that collecting race based data is one necessary step in working to dismantle systemic racism and racial discrimination, the Edmonton Public School Board formally requests that Administration develop a model for the collection of race-based d...
Community organizations: n/a Integration timeline: had been in Canada for 3 – 5 years Key findings: 1) Resilience was defined by refugee youth as consisting of doing well and feeling well as they resettled in Canada. 2) Positive adaptation to Canadian society was grounded in negotiating belonging, which consi...
Community organizations NA Key recommendations (a) deploying child protective measures that are culturally tailored to African immigrant families (b) building community resilience by tapping into the communal cultures of the group to develop culturally relevant family-to-family support networks and mentorship program...
Integration timeline: arrived in Canada in the last 5 years Key populations: newcomer mothers and children who have experienced homelessness in Canada Open access: Yes Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: Analyze how immigration status and immigration class affect the pathway to hom...
Community organizations: 1) REACH Edmonton 2) Alliance Jeunesse-Famille de l’Alberta Society (AJFAS) 3) BUCACY (Building Capacity among Children and Youth) 4) Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters (BGCBigs) 5) Eastglen ELL Metro 6) Welcome Centre for Immigrants 7) BGCBigs / Nyarkeni 8) Bridging Minds Edmo...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: 1) Immigrant children and youth resilience post-flood were tied to: 1) constructive parental responses, 2) effective school support, 3) active involvement in/with community, and 4) connections between disasters and the environment. 2) Major challenges to recovery...
Community organizations: unidentified partner school in Calgary Integration timeline: not defined Future research / gaps identified: Examine how students could be supported with think-aloud study guides and a K-W-L (know, want to know, learned) chart revised to include “D” for “did” and “S” for “still want to kno...
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