Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
This webpage is a centralized hub for resources related to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) from organizations across British Columbia, as well as key national and international research. We will continue to update this webpage as further resources become available.
A Culturally Relevant Gender-Based Analysis (CRGBA) Starter Kit: Introduction, Incorporation, and Illustrations of Use
Culturally relevant gender-based analysis (CRGBA) considers the historical and current issues faced by Indigenous women, including the impacts that colonization and intergenerational trauma have caused. When policy work lacks a CRGBA, there is a risk of perpetuating further marginalization, oppression, and/or violence against Indigenous women.
Research 101: Manifesto for Ethical Research in the DTES
Representatives from several diverse Downtown Eastside organizations discuss their experiences with research, the wider context of research in the neighbourhood, and community expectations for more ethical and collaborative research practice.
Community-Based Research Toolkit: A Project Development Checklist
This community-based research toolkit is intended for community organizations trying to decide if they want to conduct research, and whether they should seek an academic partner to work with to conduct this research. This toolkit is designed as a project development checklist that acts as a guide for things to consider for community organizations conducting a research project.
Key Practices for Community Engagement in Research on Mental Health or Substance Use
This document describes key practices for community engagement in research on mental health or substance use. This document is intended to provide academic researchers with a foundation for conceptualizing how one or both of these communities might be engaged in their next research project in these areas.
Principles for Conducting Research in the Jane Finch Community
The principles in this document are intended to be used as a guide to support and strengthen research relationships between academic institutions, researchers, students, community members, residents and organizations in the Jane Finch community. The principles summarize the Jane Finch Community Research Partnership’s expectations regarding respectful and ethical behaviour by researchers who work in the community.
Community-Based Research Toolkit: Resources and Tools for Doing Research with Community for Social Change
The tools, templates and resources in this toolkit were compiled and developed by the community-based research team at Access Alliance based on half a decade of implementing community-based research projects. This toolkit is designed for people and institutions interested in doing research using community-based research principles, and contains over 70 ready to use tools and templates and numerous best practices recommendations.
Community-based participatory research: A guide to ethical principles and practices
This guide lays out ethical principles and guidelines for community-based participatory research. This guide focuses on the lessons learned by people working intensively in this area, and provides a useful resource for anyone interested in developing more participatory approaches to their research.
Research Ethics: A Guide for Community Organizations
This document aims to share our knowledge around research ethics, to empower us in our work, and to reduce the potential harms that participation in research/evaluation has had on some impoverished and/or criminalized client populations. These guidelines are intended for groups that work with recipient populations that are impoverished, criminalized or otherwise socially marginalized or isolated.