TY - JOUR
T1 - Strengthening collaborative capacity
T2 - experiences from a short, intensive field course on ecosystems, health and society
AU - Parkes, Margot W.
AU - Saint-Charles, Johanne
AU - Cole, Donald C.
AU - Gislason, Maya
AU - Hicks, Elisabeth
AU - Le Bourdais, Courtney
AU - McKellar, Kaileah A.
AU - St-Cyr Bouchard, Maude
AU - Beck, Lindsay
AU - Bunch, Martin
AU - Craig, Keltie
AU - Houle, Karen
AU - Hunter, Bruce
AU - Lemire, Mélanie
AU - McCullagh, Suzanne
AU - Massey, Cheryl
AU - Mergler, Donna
AU - Morrison, Karen
AU - Spiegel, Jerry
AU - Stephens, Craig
AU - Surette, Céline
AU - Vaillancourt, Cathy
AU - Waltner-Toews, David
AU - Webb, Jena
AU - Woollard, Robert
AU - Yassi, Annalee
N1 - Funding Information:
The paper is a result of collaborative work by the Canadian Community of Practice in Ecosystem Approaches to Health, supported by the International Development Research Centre [10625/51022]. Financial and institutional support was also provided by Canada Research Chair Program [Parkes: 950-230463], the College of Health Disciplines, University of British Columbia (Parkes); and CINBIOSE [Saint-Charles]. The research received Ethics approval from the UBC Behavioural Research Ethics Board [UBC BREB H07-02815].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 HERDSA.
PY - 2017/7/29
Y1 - 2017/7/29
N2 - A key capacity for engagement in the emerging field of ecohealth is the ability to work collaboratively. Between 2008 and 2010, the Canadian Community of Practice in Ecosystem Approaches to Health collectively designed and delivered three foundational, intensive, field courses. This paper presents findings derived from both quantitative and qualitative student course evaluation survey data. New insights arise around: the diverse opportunities for learning collaboratively in order to tackle complex socio-ecological issues, the social dynamics of collaborative relationships and learning, and the learning challenges that arise during intensive field courses. The lessons learned from these foundational years have enhanced understanding of the interrelated contributions to collaborative learning and relationship building and their relevance to addressing issues spanning ecosystems, health and society.
AB - A key capacity for engagement in the emerging field of ecohealth is the ability to work collaboratively. Between 2008 and 2010, the Canadian Community of Practice in Ecosystem Approaches to Health collectively designed and delivered three foundational, intensive, field courses. This paper presents findings derived from both quantitative and qualitative student course evaluation survey data. New insights arise around: the diverse opportunities for learning collaboratively in order to tackle complex socio-ecological issues, the social dynamics of collaborative relationships and learning, and the learning challenges that arise during intensive field courses. The lessons learned from these foundational years have enhanced understanding of the interrelated contributions to collaborative learning and relationship building and their relevance to addressing issues spanning ecosystems, health and society.
KW - Ecohealth
KW - collaborative learning
KW - collaborative relationships
KW - communities of practice
KW - student experience
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U2 - 10.1080/07294360.2016.1263937
DO - 10.1080/07294360.2016.1263937
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:85003952897
SN - 0729-4360
VL - 36
SP - 1031
EP - 1046
JO - Higher Education Research and Development
JF - Higher Education Research and Development
IS - 5
ER -