This page contains links and resources to promote community based research projects at TCNJ.
Bonner Foundation: Bobby Hackett's text and links on CBR.
Office of University Partnerships: During the Clinton Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has
funded CBR centers and projects on campuses across the nation. Brief project descriptions available online.LOKA Institute: U-Mass Amherst hosts a national organization that
fosters community research projects, not necessarily of the campus-community kind that the Trenton Center wants to foster, but more community based.Loyola University of Chicago: Loyola of Chicago and 3 other Chicago universities do something similar to what the Trenton Center is proposing. Started 8 years ago with MacArthur grants.
East Saint Louis Action Research Project: This is the "Ken Reardon" project Nino and I have been impressed with.
Isles, Inc. of Trenton: Isles is a multi-function community development corporation here in Trenton.
Community Research Tools (Innonet): Useful tools for developing and refining community research instruments (surveys, focus groups).
Online Research Methods Textbook: Trochim, William M. The Research Methods Knowledge Base, 2nd Edition. Internet WWW page, at URL: <http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/index.htm> (version current as of December 11, 2006 ).
State of the Cities Data System from HUD: Census & labor statistics on SMAs, including historical decennial census data back to 1970, customizable to create tables for just Trenton and or Mercer County.
NJ Department of Labor: Office of Labor Planning Analysis: Homepage with links to NJ data sources, mostly on the county level.
Oregon State University Data Sharing Project: Federal statistical resources in user-friendly forms.
State of New Jersey Homepage: Portal to State pages.
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