Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: **ESPC Documents: Publications

  • Research Update August 2016

    The Edmonton Social Planning Council’s Research Review contains summaries of the latest social research publications. We keep up on your reading so you don't have to.

    Inside this issue:

    “Bisexuality, poverty and mental health: A mixed method analysis” reviewed by Irene Kakai

    “Child Poverty and Family Structure during the Recession in Liberal English-speaking Welfare States” reviewed by Shion Aonuma

    “Rural Homelessness in Canada: Directions for Planning and Research” reviewed by Hanna Nash

    “Shrinking the Need for Homeless Shelter Spaces” reviewed by Maxwell Harrison

    “Why Some Children Come to School with ‘Baggage’: The Effects of Trauma Due to Poverty, Attachment Disruption and Disconnection on Social Skills and Relationships” reviewed by Penolopie David

    Download the August 2016 Research Update now!

     

  • Research Update August 2016

    The Edmonton Social Planning Council’s Research Review contains summaries of the latest social research publications. We keep up on your reading so you don’t have to.

    Inside this issue:

    “Bisexuality, poverty and mental health: A mixed method analysis” reviewed by Irene Kakai

    “Child Poverty and Family Structure during the Recession in Liberal English-speaking Welfare States” reviewed by Shion Aonuma

    “Rural Homelessness in Canada: Directions for Planning and Research” reviewed by Hanna Nash

    “Shrinking the Need for Homeless Shelter Spaces” reviewed by Maxwell Harrison

    “Why Some Children Come to School with ‘Baggage’: The Effects of Trauma Due to Poverty, Attachment Disruption and Disconnection on Social Skills and Relationships” reviewed by Penolopie David

    ESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/RU_August_2016.pdf

  • Research Update July 2016

    The Edmonton Social Planning Council’s Research Review contains summaries of the latest social research publications. We keep up on your reading so you don't have to.

    Inside this issue:

    “Apples to Apples: A Comparative Demographic Analysis of Homeless and Housed Youth in Canada” reviewed by Ahmed Yali

    “Community Voices: Insights on Social and Human services from People with Lived Experiences of Homelessness” reviewed by Natty Klimo

    “Equal Worth: Designing Effective Pay Equity Laws For Alberta” reviewed by Jacqueline Pelechytik

    “Homelessness among older people: Assessing strategies and frameworks across Canada” reviewed by Hanna Nash

    Shameful Neglect: Indigenous Child Poverty in Canada” reviewed by Manuel Escoto

    Download the July 2016 Research Update here.

  • Research Update July 2016

    The Edmonton Social Planning Council’s Research Review contains summaries of the latest social research publications. We keep up on your reading so you don’t have to.

    Inside this issue:

    “Apples to Apples: A Comparative Demographic Analysis of Homeless and Housed Youth in Canada” reviewed by Ahmed Yali

    “Community Voices: Insights on Social and Human services from People with Lived Experiences of Homelessness” reviewed by Natty Klimo

    “Equal Worth: Designing Effective Pay Equity Laws For Alberta” reviewed by Jacqueline Pelechytik

    “Homelessness among older people: Assessing strategies and frameworks across Canada” reviewed by Hanna Nash

    “Shameful Neglect: Indigenous Child Poverty in Canada” reviewed by Manuel Escoto

    ESPC Documents/RESEARCH UPDATES AND REVIEWS/ResearchUpdate_July2016.pdf

  • 2016 June fACT Sheet Minimum Wage

    What is minimum wage? Who works at minimum wage? What effect does a raise in minimum wage have on employers? Employees? What’s up with the magic number of $15/h? And, what’s the difference between a living wage and a minimum wage? All this and more in our latest fACT Sheet!

    ESPC Documents/Fact Sheets/FactSheetMinimumWage2016.pdf

  • fACT Sheet—Minimum Wage

    What is minimum wage? Who works at minimum wage? What effect does a raise in minimum wage have on employers? Employees? What's up with the magic number of $15/h? And, what's the difference between a living wage and a minimum wage? All this and more in our latest fACT Sheet!

    Download the Minimum Wage fACT Sheet today!