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Contributor(s): Margaret E Bowles
Date issued: 2019
Description: The Principles of Fundamental Justice ascribed under section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms are a commonly misunderstood and an ambiguous area of Canadian law. Within the Canadian context, the Supreme Court’s interpretations of these principles give them incredible weight and significance, while giving little definition or explanation. Drawing on case law from the Supreme Court of Canada, this thesis examines the Supreme Court’s interpretation of substantive principles of fundamental justice for the purpose of evaluating their importance and use within Canadian law. The Court is reluctant to provide precise definitions of these principles for the purpose of increased interpretive...
Type: thesis
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

Contributor(s): Philip Anderson; Austin Zabel; Brendan Maddin; Melissa McCrady; Kevin Hayes
Date issued: 2019
Description: In the 1880s, Butte, Montana was home to one of the richest mineral deposits in the world. Today, the region is home of two of the most toxic superfunds sites in America, the Anaconda Smelter Site and the Berkeley Pit. In an effort to describe past and present air pollutant emissions in the Butte area we employed biomonitoring and dendrochronological techniques. Pine needle, bark, and core samples were collected from trees adjacent to the superfund sites. These samples were digested and analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS). The goal of this analysis is to quantitatively determine the levels of heavy metals over the last century and if this data can be...
Type: picture
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

Contributor(s): Daniel Voth; Jessie Loyer
Date issued: 2019
Description: Though Métis people have had a long presence in Calgary and southern Alberta, their kinship within the Nehiyaw Pwat allied them against the Blackfoot Confederacy: as strangers politically and culturally, they remained as guests in this territory. For Métis people who live in Calgary who want to be good guests, the authors suggest an “ethic of reciprocal visiting” that emerges from Métis visiting culture, where Indigenous guests outside of their home territory are called to listen to their hosts as a dancer listens to the fiddler and adjusts their steps, engage in respectful non-interference, and be prepared for correction.
Type: book chapter
Appears in collection(s): Arts

Contributor(s): Erik G. Christiansen
Date issued: 2019
Description: The Alberta OER Journal Club was started in Autumn of 2018 as a way of continuing the OER discussion in Alberta, following the end of the provincial government's one-time funding. The journal club hosts monthly Twitter chats where guest facilitators guide a discussion on a piece of OER literature. This presentation will review the background and development of this project, provide an overview of the format and best practices, and highlight the project's significance and surprises.
Type: presentations (communicative events)
Appears in collection(s): University Library

Contributor(s): Mneet Kaur Sidhu
Date issued: 2019
Description: This study explores the evolution of the Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC’s) interpretation of s. 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Considering that s. 7 of the Charter is one of the most expansive and influential portions of the purposive document, understanding the ways in which the interpretation of the section has changed throughout time, is quite valuable. The fact that even the supreme law of Canada can be understood and applied differently over time, is vital to understand. It then becomes possible to theorize and comprehend how interpretations may change in the future for s. 7, and for other portions of the Charter as well. The study begins by examining first, the...
Type: thesis
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

Contributor(s): Lucas Sumera
Date issued: 2019
Description: Viewed through the theoretical lens of securitization theory & moral regulation, this thesis examines deportation and detainment in Canada across CBSA jurisdictional regions. Furthermore, this thesis attempted to explain how deportation and detainment trends changed since 2005, and what may be possible causes. Being a descriptive analysis study, this thesis utilizes a documentary research methodology to gather data, while using current literature to explain border security and deportation in Canada—bolstering results from the analysis on deportation and detainment statistics. The findings from the results ultimately provide new insight for CBSA, as well as for future research into the...
Type: thesis
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

Contributor(s): Taryn Hamilton
Date issued: 2019
Description: In response to the vast overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in Canadian corrections, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) developed initiatives that are intended to provide Indigenous offenders with culturally appropriate services to address their unique needs and reduce the number of Indigenous offenders in corrections. There is strong statistical evidence that validate the notion that culturally specific healing programs can improve the recidivism rates of Indigenous offenders post-release. In turn, this suggests that Indigenous spiritual healing has the capacity to address risk factors and prevent high recidivism rates (Milward, 2011, p. 47). However, healing lodges lack the...
Type: thesis
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

Contributor(s): Spencer Millis
Date issued: 2019
Description: In Canada, the sale of sex for money was not illegal under the former legislative structure. Regardless, the laws making up that structure were challenged for constitutionality in two cases and were heard by the Supreme Court of Canada. Two vastly different decisions were delivered in the 1990 Prostitution Reference and Bedford decisions, with the latter case repealing the old sex work laws. The Canadian government drafted new laws in response to the repealed laws. Evidence suggests that the new model of sex work regulation is harmful and does little to address the constitutional defects identified in the Bedford decision. This legislative approach comes from the adoption of perspectives...
Type: thesis
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

Contributor(s): Samantha Barlage
Date issued: 2019
Description: Intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs frequently in Canada, with 35 percent of all women experiencing IPV at some point in their lifetime. Through the consideration of historical social and legal factors, a background for the prevalence of IPV in Canadian society is established. An examination of the current state based on statistics and research is also considered. An analysis on the responses of the Federal Government and some provincial provisions is also conducted. The resulting suggestions concern government spending, educational provisions, and law enforcement practices.
Type: thesis
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

Contributor(s): Daryna Byelikova
Date issued: 2019
Description: This thesis evaluates the legal concept of mens rea to better understand its meaning and significance in criminal law. Included in this thesis is the examination of the evolution of criminal law from Roman law to today's Canadian criminal law, through the lens of the foundational principle of mens rea, through its application in numerous Supreme Court of Canada cases, has either reinforced the interpretation of laws or set out a new framework on how the law should be interpreted. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how mens rea guided criminal law by emphasizing the purpose of the justice system, the purpose and significance of the mental element within an offence; how the law is...
Type: thesis
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

Contributor(s): Sandra L. Braun; Mohamed Ben Moussa; Wided Dafri; Ana Stranjančević
Date issued: 2019
Description: In the United Arab Emirates, economic and cultural forces are affecting the development of public relations. A high imbalance of expatriates to locals (Emiratis) in the population has left the field of public relations lacking in local representation. Without adequate representation across the major sectors of the society, Emirati can lose influence and control over their own homeland where they are a significant minority. A contributing factor to success in any field is the development of professional socialization and construction of a professional identity in the post-secondary environment. This is an exploratory study examining Emirati public relations students and their professional...
Type: book chapter
Appears in collection(s): Business and Communication Studies

Contributor(s): Peter Felten; Margy MacMillan; Joan Ruelle
Date issued: 2019
Description: This essay is the product of a collaboration between three authors who bring diverse understandings of SoTL, librarianship, and professional development. Writing this has been a form of professional development, encouraging the authors to think more deeply about discipline-based practices and how they connect to student learning, increasing understanding of each other’s disciplines, and transforming that joint reflection into work that may impact teaching.
Type: book chapter
Appears in collection(s): University Library

Contributor(s): Colm McCabe
Date issued: 2019
Description: Analyzed through the lens of social-bond theory, this thesis examines the relationship between sports participation and delinquency among adolescents. The purpose of this thesis is to better understand whether sports can serve as an effective intervention strategy for policy makers, government agencies and criminal justice branches that deal directly with at risk-youth or offenders who can benefit from sports-related programs. Through the use of a meta-analysis methodological design, the findings uncovered through common literature will reflect the extent to which social-bond theory can sufficiently explain delinquency among athletes. Traditionally, sports-participation and physical...
Type: thesis
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

Contributor(s): Margy MacMillan
Date issued: 2019
Description: The abstract introduces this collection of essays bridging the gap between librarians and the professional development (POD) community.
Type: book chapter
Appears in collection(s): University Library

Contributor(s): Margy MacMillan
Date issued: 2019
Description: The book in your hand represents an exciting moment in academic librarianship. Collectively, the work explicitly recognizes the deep connections between the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and the scholarly work of librarians. Individually, the essays and case studies demonstrate a remarkable range of how these connections support and strengthen our contributions to academic and student learning. SoTL provides a way of grounding our scholarly teaching within theories of learning both established and developing. It is a framework for contextualizing the learning we see (or don’t) through research conducted across the disciplines and a portal through which we can enter wider...
Type: book chapter
Appears in collection(s): University Library

Contributor(s): Julia Phillips; Jaime Bellows
Date issued: 2019
Description: There is a great deal of research pertaining to the standards and regulations required to create “accessible” spaces. However, by only following minimum recommendations and guidelines, facilities are falling short of meeting and exceeding all people’s accessibility needs. Introduced in 1988, The City of Calgary mandates measures that follow established Access Design Standards (ADS), which exceed Alberta Building Code requirements. While these standards are required in all new City of Calgary buildings and renovation projects, they are not required to integrate the standards into existing infrastructure. Research indicates that the built environment directly reflects society's...
Type: picture
Appears in collection(s): Undergraduate Student Research

Contributor(s): Erika E. Smith; Renate Kahlke; Terry Judd
Date issued: 2018
Description: While the academic community and the general public often refer to learners today as inherently tech-savvy digital natives, those in the educational technology community have long advocated for a move away from digital native stereotypes in favour of fostering digital literacy. As such, the educational technology community can play a vital role in shifting from popular conceptions of digital natives and toward developing digital literacy for the benefit of all learners. In this paper, we provide a comparative analysis of search data from Google Trends showing continued use of the term digital natives and the rising interest in digital literacy. In order to help educators move away from...
Type: conference publication
Appears in collection(s): Teaching and Learning

Contributor(s): Jessie Loyer
Date issued: 2018
Type: book chapter
Appears in collection(s): University Library

Contributor(s): Erika E. Smith; Renate Kahlke; Terry Judd
Date issued: 2018
Description: This diagram illustrates three interconnected domains of digital literacy (procedural and technical, cognitive, and sociocultural). Please cite this diagram as: Smith, E. E., Kahlke, R. & Judd, T. (2018). Domains of digital literacy. [Diagram]. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.11908425 This diagram was created for a paper presentation at ASCILITE 2018. The paper informing the diagram, including the full list of references, is available at: Smith, E. E., Kahlke, R. & Judd, T. (2018). From digital natives to digital literacy: Anchoring digital practices through learning design. In M. Campbell, J. Willems, C. Adachi, D. Blake, I. Doherty, S. Krishnan, S. Macfarlane, L. Ngo, M. O’Donnell,...
Type: picture
Appears in collection(s): Teaching and Learning

Contributor(s): Lauren Hays; Claes Dahlqvist; Erik G. Christiansen
Date issued: 2018
Description: Information literacy (IL) is both a discipline and transdisciplinary skill (ACRL, 2015). Its transdisciplinary and context-dependant application, as well as its theoretical underpinnings, make it a natural fit within the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). IL is broadly defined as the ability to search for, select, critically evaluate and use information for solving problems in various contexts (ACRL Framework, 2015; SCONUL 7 Pillars, 2015). Previous decades of expansion and diversification in higher education - with a growing interest in research on teaching and learning (e.g. SoTL), along with the rapidly changing information landscape – has highlighted IL as an important...
Type: presentations (communicative events)
Appears in collection(s): University Library

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A Historical Analysis of the Substantive Principles of Fundamental Justice under Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

A description of the environmental impacts of mining near Butte, MT via biomonitoring.

Why Calgary Isn't Métis Territory: Jigging Towards an Ethic of Reciprocal Visiting

#aboerjc: The Alberta OER Journal Club

The Interpretation of Assisted Death Under Section Seven of the Canadian Charter

No Return Ticket: CBSA Deportation in Canada

Healing Lodges: A Strong Predictor Of Success In Canada & Recommendations Moving Forward

Sex Work in Canada: Examining Legal, Moral, and Theoretical Perspectives on the Issues

A Review of Intimate Partner Violence in Canada

The Notion Of Criminal Intent: The Evolution Of Mens Rea In Criminal Law

Socialization and the Construction of a Professional Identity among Public Relations Students in the United Arab Emirates

SoTL difference: The value of incorporating SoTL into librarian professional development

Adolescents in Sports: the All-Delinquent Team

Foreword to Building Teaching and Learning Communities: Creating Shared Meaning and Purpose

Foreword [to The Grounded Instruction Librarian: Participating in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning]

Perceived Accessibility in City of Calgary Recreation Facilities: A Comparison Between People With and Without Accessibility Needs

From Digital Natives to Digital Literacy: Anchoring Digital Practices through Learning Design

Indigenous Information Literacy: nêhiyaw Kinship Enabling Self-Care in Research

Domains of Digital Literacy [diagram]

Helping Students Develop Information Skills is Everyone's Business: Examining Information Contexts

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