9 November: Self-Direction Research Exchange

Big Questions, Shared Priorities

Join members of SDS Network Research with speakers Laura Mudde, Bevin Croft, and Teresa Nguyen to share existing research and begin to build a community of self-direction researchers.

Participants will be invited to share ideas about a self-direction research agenda based on the existing evidence base and shared priorities.

This exchange will be run twice on Zoom, please choose the session which best fits your timezone:

9th November at 11am ET | 4pm GMT | 5pm CET — register here.

9th/10th November at 6pm ET | 9am AEDT | 11am NZDT — register here.

Notes from our conversation will be incorporated into the existing information on research gaps, opportunities, and priorities (derived from the June 2026 SDS Network Ottawa convening) into a draft research agenda that will be shared back with attendees.

Agenda:

1. Welcome
2. Introduction with an overview of SDS Network Research – Bevin Croft, Chair of SDS Network Research
3. Presentation of Scoping Review – Laura Mudde, Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship
4. Example of research happening in the US on race, culture, and self-direction – Teresa Nguyen, Director of the Community Living Equity Center at Brandeis University
5. Sharing themes from June 2026 Self-Direction Learning Exchange in Ottawa related to research – Bevin Croft
6. Conversation priorities for a self-direction research agenda (All)
7. Wrap Up and any questions

We look forward to connecting!