Action Research Illinois

Action Research Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts \| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Action Research Illinois Mission Statement (ARI) Courses Ongoing Projects The People of ARI Community Partners AR.I Advisory Committee Affiliated Professionals Recent Staff Events and News Grants and Awards 2012 Seed Grants for Course Development 2012 Faculty Mentor Program FAA 391 Spring 2013 5th & Hill FAA 391 Spring 2013 N 1st. Street ESLARP Mission Statement Why East St. Louis? Why University of Illinois? Who We Are Community Partners Campus Partners ESLARP Staff ESLARP Faculty Vernon Burton Cynthea Geerdes Robert Selby Graduate Assistants Randall Rice Senait Brown Will Godfrey Sripallavi Nadimpalli Crystal Whiters Noah Lenstra Jake Odland Alumni What We Do Courses Current Courses FAA 291 FEB Spring 2012 FAA 291 APR - Spring 2012 FAA 291 fall 2011 FAA 291 oct fall 2011 2000 to present 1990 through 1999 Student Learning Community Information and Technology Neighborhoods and Planning Organizational Capacity Building Parks and Open Space Design Assistance and Construction Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics Works Cited Olivette Park Neighborhood Block 1 Publications and Presentations Academic Publications Student Projects and Reports Neighborhood Plans Conference Presentations Outreach Weekend Reports Retreats and Annual Reports Awards and News ESLARP in the News Awards and Recognitions Newsletters Get Involved Resources and Links Maps Internal Resources Make a Gift to ESLARP ESLARP Alumni Spotlight Metro East Citizens Air Project Contact Information Illinois Global Action Research Outreach Weekend Registration *Spotlight . . .* Community - Campus Day of Service a huge success! April 20, 2013 On Saturday, April 20th, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign kicked off National Volunteer Week with an inaugural Community-Campus Day of Service. Over 60 students, faculty and staff worked with six community partners on seven projects to complete pre-construction projects, community garden spring preparation projects, flyering in the community, reorganizing classrooms at Tap in Leadership Academy, cataloging choral literature, and preparing a Bee Garden. A big thank you goes out to all who helped on April 20! Search	Enriching perspectives through community engagement FAA 391 Spring 2013 N 1st. Street FAA 391: Action Research Seminar Housing and Services for Elderly Residents of Champaign’s North First Street Area Instructor: Professor Lynne Dearborn Teaching Assistants: Rachna Bhatia Email: dearborn@illinois.edu, rachna2@illinois.edu Office: 322 Noble Hall Meeting time: Lecture - Thursdays 11:30am-1:00 pm, 317 Noble Hall Lab – 1.5 hours / week by arrangement with instructor Credit Hours: 3 This course is designed for upper-level undergraduate students who have an interest in learning how to use research to address a community issue. In this course, you will have the opportunity to develop research skills and knowledge, and apply these to real life needs in the community. This course is embedded within ARI, an interdisciplinary project dedicated to improving social issues in Champaign-Urbana, as well as throughout East Central Illinois. Course Syllabus Schedule & Readings Week 1: (1/17) Introduction to Course Week 2: (1/24) Action Research and its Value "Participatory Action Research as Service Learning" by Reardon (1998) "Service Learning as Justice Advocacy: Can Political Scientists Do Politics?" by Robinson (2000) "Head and Hand Together: A Project-Based Research Model" by Stoeker (2005) Week 3: (1/31)Week 5: (2/14) Structural Racism on Champaign's North End "Structural Racism and Community Building" by the Aspen Institute (2004) pages 1-11 "An Assessment of Housing, Neighborhood Conditions, and Attitudes toward Northeast Champaign and Northwest Urbana" by Trimm (1990) pages 1-21 "The Political and Economic Forces Shaping Concentrated Poverty" by Wilson (2008) pages 555-562 Week 4: (2/7) History of Champaign's North End "The Relationship Between Segregation and Financing Practices to Minority Housing Problems in Champaign-Urbana" by the League of Women Voters of Champaign County (1961) "Urban Renewal and Negro Involvement: A Case Study of Negro Politics in Champaign, IL" by Patton (1968) pages 7-17 "Questions and Answers about Urban Renewal" by the City of Champaign (1963) Week 5: (2/14) Research on environments and services for senior citizens and affordable housing solutions/precedents Week 6: (2/21) Elderly housing with mixed use development Week 7: (2/28) North First Street Visioning # 1 An Overview of the Initial Design Stages of Developing Elderly Housing Week 8: (3/07) North First Street Visioning #2 Designing Residential Environments for the Elderly Week 9: (3/14) North First Street Visioning # 3 Design Precedents Spring Break No Class! (3/21) Week 10: (3/28) Project Break Out Session #1 Week 11: (4/4) Housing alternatives for moderate-income senior citizens Week 12: (4/11) Project Break Out Session # 2 Week 13: (4/18) Project Break Out Session # 3: Presentation/Crits Week 14: (4/25) Project Break Out Session # 4 Week 15: Service Learning Showcase: Final Presentations * No Final Exam** Last updated on 4/1/2013