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ERIC Number: EJ1351601
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1534-6102
EISSN: EISSN-2164-8212
The Impacts of Science Shops for Community Partners and Students: A Case Study of a Cocurricular Canadian Model
Nelson, Karen; Schnarr, Kendra; Jackson, Elizabeth
Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, v26 n2 p103-124 2022
Since 2009, the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute at the University of Guelph has operated a science shop (the Research Shop) where it carries out high-impact community-engaged scholarship by training and employing graduate students to conduct community-engaged research as a cocurricular activity. This study investigates the first 9 years of the program to determine its impacts on community partners and students. Findings suggest that the benefits experienced by both stakeholder groups are similar to those identified in existing literature on community-engaged research and science shops, with some additional findings unique to this model. This study also found multiple challenges that are not well documented in existing literature. Overall, the research found that both community partners and students experienced distinct benefits, alongside challenges that could be addressed. Further research is needed to contribute to the overall field of science shops, specifically in relation to the benefits and challenges experienced in different models.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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