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An assessment of Canadian Government initiatives around homelessness is amongst the research being presented during the second annual Research Institute conference this weekend at TRU.

Done by TRU professors Dr. Terry Kading and Dr. Christopher Walmsley, the assessment looks at initiatives to encourage “community leadership and learning” on addressing homelessness and related social challenges at the local level, with reference to the small cities of Kamloops, Kelowna, Prince George and Nanaimo. The paper is made up of an overview of the “partnership model” established by the Canadian Government in 1999, followed by an examination of the positive and negative outcomes of these ongoing initiatives at the local level.

The research is based on local and federal government sources, media reports, “community partner” materials, and interviews with social planners in each of the small cities. Learn more during a keynote address by Kading and Walmsley on July 7 at 2:30pm.

The conference, organized and hosted by TRU’s Faculty of Human, Social and Educational Development is the second annual Research Institute at the TRU Kamloops and runs July 6-9. International keynote speakers, as well as presenters from TRU and other universities, will highlight research activities and new insights of interest to people involved in working with various communities of people.

The Institute will focus on four themes that encompass the work the Faculty of Human, Social and Educational Development; language, culture, community, and research methodology. These important themes will be featured in a wide range of presentations, research reports, performances, and discussion activities.

Keynote Speakers
Professor Kobus Mentz, Director of the School of Education, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa on school as an organization, gender in leadership and principal preparation.

Professor Edith J. Cisneros-Cohernour, Professor, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Mexico, ethical research and evaluation, effective teaching for multicultural students

Dr. Roanne Thomas, a Canada Research Chair in Qualitative Health Research with Marginalized Populations and Associate Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Ottawa, understanding the impact of chronic illness upon peoples’ everyday lives.

Dr. Clelia Pineda Baez, School of Education at Universidad de La Sabana, Bogota, Columbia, student retention, and university online education.

REGISTRATION
The registration desk will be open at 6:15pm, Friday, July 6 and throughout the conference at the Panorama Room, located in the International Building at Thompson Rivers University.

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