Planting the Seeds for Change: A Case Study from York University’s Knowledge Mobilization Graduate Student Internship Program

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2014-09-25

Authors

Nichols, Naomi
Phipps, David
Johnstone, Walter

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Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship (JCES)

Abstract

September 25th, 2014 | Posted in JCES Vol. 7 No. 2 | No Comments »

This practice-based article describes the academic and non-academic outputs and outcomes of community-academic research collaboration. The collaboration began with a university-sponsored knowledge mobilization internship. A doctoral student spent four months as a knowledge mobilization intern with a youth shelter. With additional funding, the internship evolved into a multi-year collaboration that positively influenced employment opportunities for local youth workers, the shelter’s economic stability and reputation in the local community, young people’s sustained transitions out of the shelter, and academic growth and development on the part of the doctoral student.

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knowledge mobilisation, knowledge mobilization, graduate student, internship, engaged scholarship

Citation

Nichols, N. Phipps, D. and Johnstone, W. (2014) A Case Study from York University’s Knowledge Mobilisation Graduate Student Internship Program: Planting the seeds for change. J. Community Engagement and Scholarship., 7(2), 72-81.