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Item Open Access CERIS- The Ontario Metropolis Centre: Knowledge Exchange(2013) Preston, Valerie; Shields, John; Richmond, Ted; Surano, Yuko; Gasse-Gates, Erika; Douglas, Debbie; Campey, John; Johnston, LesleyResearch symposia held by CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Centre were effective in promoting knowledge sharing between government, community organizations and universities. While the public sector creates policy, partnerships between community organizations and universities are important in knowledge creation that can support decision making.Item Open Access Community-Academic Research Enhances Engaged Scholarship(2013) Mandell, Nancy; King, Katharine; Weiser, Natalie; Preston, Valerie; Kim, Ann; Luxton, Meg; Din, Noor; Silver, AdamCommunity-academic research can enhance the capacity of all partners involved. It creates new knowledge that all partners can use, and can inform policy more meaningfully. It also brings engaged scholarship to researchers.Item Open Access A Research Agenda for "Temporary" Migrants in Canada(2013) Hari, Amrita; McGrath, Susan; Preston, ValerieThe existing research on refugees, TFWs, and international students looks at their experiences and challenges separately. There needs to be an increase in comparative and longitudinal quantitative data and research that compares across the different temporary migrant categories. It is crucial for policy-makers to establish a research agenda together with academics to inform policy developments related to immigration, integration, multiculturalism, settlement and citizenship.Item Open Access The York Region Infrastructure Project: An Analysis of Human Services(2009) Lo, Lucia; Anisef, Paul; Basu, Ranu; Preston, Valerie; Wang, ShuguangYork Region requires a greater number of accessible human services to ensure social and economic integration of the region’s growing population.