CTPCLC collaborates with a variety of different community organizations to offer students the opportunity to engage in community-based research in partnership with community organisations. Some of the noteworthy research partnerships are presented here, with a short summary and the full research report included in each project:
These are undergraduate projects that are a part of our students’ learning experience at CTPCLC. While we are happy to share their good work, please note that permission needs to be sought before any use of the information contained within these reports.
To obtain permission, please write to: ctpclc@nus.edu.sg
An Exploratory Study on Hatch’s Immersive+ Programme: Meeting the Needs and Impacting the Life Outcomes for School Dropouts
This study explores the needs of school dropouts in a digital train-and-place programme offered by a social enterprise, Hatch, and the factors influencing the youths’ life outcomes. Youths in this study are defined as individuals between 15 to 35 years of age (Ministry of Culture, Community Youth, 2021), while school dropouts refer to...
Applying Restorative Justice for Survivors of Domestic Violence in Singapore: A case study approach
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a surge in reported family violence in many countries. A part of the reason was due to isolation measures that compelled some women to remain at home under the same roof with perpetrators, magnifying their vulnerabilities. Singapore was no exception...
Reimagining the Active Ageing Centres (AACs) of Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities
This research project aims to strengthen the current literature documenting the elderly community’s perceptions towards the Active Ageing Centres (AAC). We partnered with Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities (THKMC) to gather insights of seniors living nearby or participating in the AAC located in Ang Mo Kio Town.
Precarity and Agency within Relationships in the South Asian Foreign Domestic Worker Community
| Migration
Low-wage migrant workers continue to be an area of interest studied by scholars from multiple perspectives, including the economic, social, political, and health considerations. A vast array of literature highlights the various perspectives on how low-wage migrant workers may be...
Community Mapping in Low Income Neighbourhoods – Ghim Moh
| Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), Vulnerable Populations
In this study, a team of seven students partnered with Beyond Social Services to conduct community mapping of 3 rental blocks within the Ghim Moh area. They conducted participant observations and semi-structured interviews with 30 residents of rental blocks and...
Immigration Integration in Singapore: A Perception Study
| Migration, Quantitative Research
Immigration policy has played a fundamental role in Singapore’s economic development. Since the 1960s, Singapore implemented a class-based migration policy to attract immigrants of varying skill levels. Today, immigration policy serves as a strategy to tackle Singapore’s demographic issues...
Cisgender Students’ Attitudes and Beliefs towards Transgender Individuals and Trans-Inclusive Efforts
| Quantitative Research, Social Inequality, Vulnerable Populations
In this study, a team of six students partnered with the Victim Care Unit within NUS to conduct an online survey of students living in NUS University Town residential colleges. The objective of this survey was to better understand these...
Tracer Study of Elderly Patients from Alexandra Hospital
| Ageing, Health
In this study, Raudhah Bte Razali, Lim Yong Shan, Joey Lee Jia Yi, and Daniel Lam Chin Kiat partnered with MOH Office of Healthcare Transformation to study how Alexandra Hospital patients navigate their healthcare journey post-discharge. They conducted interviews with...
Building an inclusive Dementia Friendly Community (iDFC) in Kebun Baru
| Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), Health
In this study, Jazreel Low Ju Li, Jocelyn Joy Gwee, Lau Wan Ling, and Tan Jiayi partnered with Alzheimer’s Disease Association (ADA) to conduct a ground-sensing study in Kebun Baru as part of ADA’s efforts to use an asset-based approach...
A receptivity study of Alexandra Hospital’s new healthcare delivery model — Healthcare Redesigned
| Ageing, Health, Quantitative Research
In this study, Myat Thu Kyaw, Yeo Shao Jie, Nicholas Yau, and Leong Man Qing conducted surveys with residents of several neighbourhoods in the Queenstown area to understand residents’ perceptions of a new healthcare delivery model that was to be...
Prevalence of poly-pharmacy in Ren Ci Community Hospital: An archival research study
| Archival Research, Health
In this study, Keith Low used archival research to understand the prevalence of poly-pharmacy (the use of 5 or more medications) among Ren Ci Hospital's patients. Poly-pharmacy is a big problem among older persons as a complicated medication regimen often...
Mapping the aspirations, needs and assets of residents in Jurong Spring Zone B: An Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) approach
| Asset Based Community Development (ABCD)
In this study, Tan Kwan Boon and Amanda Kee have carried out a mapping of households residing in a block of flats in Jurong Spring Zone B. Using the asset-based community development (ABCD) framework, they suggest how the assets of...