In Search of Community Champions: Researching the Outcomes of K-Net’s Youth Information and Communications Technology Training Initiative
The Youth ICT Training initiative (YICT) has been providing IT skills training and short-term employment opportunities to First Nations youth in Ontario's far North for 15 years. Initially funded by Industry Canada, YICT is developed and guided by the Kuhkenah Network (K-Net) based in Sioux Loo...
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ftjcij:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/555 2023-05-15T16:16:01+02:00 In Search of Community Champions: Researching the Outcomes of K-Net’s Youth Information and Communications Technology Training Initiative Tomkinson, Kristy 2009-12-07 text/html http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/555 eng eng The Journal of Community Informatics http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/555/449 http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/555 The Journal of Community Informatics; Vol 5 No 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience The Journal of Community Informatics; Vol. 5 Núm. 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience The Journal of Community Informatics; Bd. 5 Nr. 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience The Journal of Community Informatics; Vol. 5 No 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience 1712-4441 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2009 ftjcij 2019-12-14T11:13:28Z The Youth ICT Training initiative (YICT) has been providing IT skills training and short-term employment opportunities to First Nations youth in Ontario's far North for 15 years. Initially funded by Industry Canada, YICT is developed and guided by the Kuhkenah Network (K-Net) based in Sioux Lookout Ontario. This study, initiated through the partnership between a University of Guelph graduate student and K-Net, has evolved from an evaluation of program outcomes to a search for community champions. This journey in research has revealed the importance of capturing the stories of individual creativity, ingenuity, needs, and relationships for community IT development. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Unknown Canada Lookout ENVELOPE(77.955,77.955,-68.605,-68.605) |
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The Youth ICT Training initiative (YICT) has been providing IT skills training and short-term employment opportunities to First Nations youth in Ontario's far North for 15 years. Initially funded by Industry Canada, YICT is developed and guided by the Kuhkenah Network (K-Net) based in Sioux Lookout Ontario. This study, initiated through the partnership between a University of Guelph graduate student and K-Net, has evolved from an evaluation of program outcomes to a search for community champions. This journey in research has revealed the importance of capturing the stories of individual creativity, ingenuity, needs, and relationships for community IT development. |
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Tomkinson, Kristy In Search of Community Champions: Researching the Outcomes of K-Net’s Youth Information and Communications Technology Training Initiative |
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Tomkinson, Kristy |
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In Search of Community Champions: Researching the Outcomes of K-Net’s Youth Information and Communications Technology Training Initiative |
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In Search of Community Champions: Researching the Outcomes of K-Net’s Youth Information and Communications Technology Training Initiative |
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In Search of Community Champions: Researching the Outcomes of K-Net’s Youth Information and Communications Technology Training Initiative |
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In Search of Community Champions: Researching the Outcomes of K-Net’s Youth Information and Communications Technology Training Initiative |
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In Search of Community Champions: Researching the Outcomes of K-Net’s Youth Information and Communications Technology Training Initiative |
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in search of community champions: researching the outcomes of k-net’s youth information and communications technology training initiative |
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The Journal of Community Informatics |
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2009 |
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The Journal of Community Informatics; Vol 5 No 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience The Journal of Community Informatics; Vol. 5 Núm. 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience The Journal of Community Informatics; Bd. 5 Nr. 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience The Journal of Community Informatics; Vol. 5 No 2 (2009): Special Issue: CI & Indigenous Communities in Canada—The K-Net (Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah) Experience 1712-4441 |
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