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priori Research Facilitating Solutions for Health, Education and Social Wellbeing
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A priori Research Facilitating Solutions for Health, Education and Social Wellbeing
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The Inclusive Schools Checklist The Inclusive Schools Checklist is a reliable and valid tool that identifies 76 potential architectural barriers, 44 potential inclusive classroom practices and 23 potential school/school board inclusive policies for children and youth with special needs/disabilities.
Assessment of communities and neighbourhoods Development of Child Friendly Communities Community-based research/ Program evaluations Collaboration/Partnership building Policy scans and Reviews
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Community Asset Mapping
Community
asset mapping is an inventory of available skills, services and capacities
of people, community associations and institutions, physical structures,
natural resources, and businesses (Berkowitz & Wadud, 2003; Kretzmann &
McKnight, 1993; Mannes, Roehlkepartain, & Benson, 2005).
This strengths-based approach can be used to:
Example of a child and youth based community asset mapping project Children and youth between the ages of 4-15 years used 4 different colored stickers to identify: a) their favorite place in the community; b) where they spend the most time with friends; c) the place where they most often do after school activities; and d) the place they would go if they needed help and family wasn’t around. The child’s age, gender and answers to the questions were recorded. This method allowed a connection between place and activity and addressed social networking as well programs and resources. For example, where they do after school activities provided a description of the types of activities that the children are involved with and program and services of the community. Results indicated that more municipal programming for older youth were needed, the desire for natural, calm and quiet places, the types of activities that children were involved in after school and a high social cohesion between neighbors in the community.
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Practical Strategies for Implementing Child Friendly Communities. University of British Columbia, 10th Annual Assessment Workshop. May 3, 2012. Exploring Child and Youth Engagement Methods for
Community Evaluation and Development. 49th Evaluation of a community-based participatory research consortium from the perspective of academics and community service providers focused on child health and well-being. J. Pivik & H. Goelman. Health Education & Behavior. 2011 Jun;38(3):271-81. The perspective of children and youth: How different stakeholders identify architectural barriers for inclusion in schools. Pivik, J. (2010). Journal of Environmental Psychology, 30, 510-517. A child friendly perspective on community service and learning: The story of the Knick Knack Nook. Pivik, J. (2008). The Community Psychologist, 41(3/4), 71-74. Other publications... see RESOURCES
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