Inventory of Models and Practice in Community Focused and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities Research

What does Kmb look like in the social sciences and humanities? Processes that lead to impact start with the creation of new knowledge (output) meant to transform approaches and attitudes, build competency and/or new types of relationships (outcomes). (See e.g., Bailey & Phipps 2019 and Phipps et al. 2016). These changes, in turn, may lead to positive economic, social and/or environmental transformations, but whether this happens is largely out of the sphere of control of researchers. In the social sciences and humanities (SSH), Kmb presents particular challenges, including those rooted in perceptions and value judgements that are often prejudicial and inaccurate, such as those associated with the idea that studying humanities will give you a “Barista degree” or that SSH knowledge “really is just common sense”.
The objective is to build on a scoping review to make an inventory of approaches to community-focused SSH knowledge mobilisation and interdisciplinary collaborations in Canadian universities to identify (i) incentives and (ii) recognition and reward
processes as well as (iii) drivers and barriers to community-focused SSH knowledge mobilisation.

Faculty Supervisor:

Christian Dagenais;Sandra Lapointe;Sandra Lapointe

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Association for Graduate Studies;Work Wellness Institute;Social Impact Advisors

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University; Université de Montréal

Program: