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- Smith Erika E. (author)
- Date issued
- 2020-03-23
- Description
- Universities across Canada and the world have been working to rapidly move their face-to-face classes to remote delivery. While digital technologies enable people to work and learn from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, this huge task of seeking to meet particular learning objectives while going online ultimately falls to the people-the educators and students-who are behind the screens. My research on educational technologies and social media in higher education shows how human connections and meaningful interactions are an essential part of the learning process, especially online. As teachers and instructors shift to a digital environment, remembering our human capacities and...
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- Teaching and Learning
- Contributor(s)
- Hayman Richard (author); Smith Erika E. (author)
- Date issued
- 2020-03
- Description
- Objective - To review mixed methods research trends in the field of library and information science (LIS). In particular, we examine the extent to which research about or using mixed methods has been occurring in library and information science over the past decade (2008-2018), and how much of that mixed methods research is done in health contexts. Methods - We conducted a methodological review and analysis of mixed methods research (MMR) in LIS for published articles indexed in LISTA and Web of Science. After deduplication and verification for inclusion, we coded 417 articles to identify contributions using or about MMR. Given the connections between evidence based practice in health and...
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- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Currie Genevieve (author); Szabo Joanna (author)
- Date issued
- 2020
- Description
- ABSTRACT Purpose: The experiences of parents caring for the complex care needs of children with rare neurodevelopmental disorders are not well understood. Parents struggle to meet their children’s medical, behavioural, and social needs within and across health, social, and family systems. The purpose of this study was to explore the parents’ experience of caring for medical and social care needs for children with rare neurodevelopmental disorders. Methods: Hermeneutic phenomenology was used for the data analysis. Fifteen parents participated in semi-structured interviews. Results: Interpretive analysis revealed four insights: (a) difference in children’s behaviours and disease...
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- Health, Community and Education
- Contributor(s)
- Sumera Lucas (author); Kelly Sundberg (thesis advisor)
- 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...
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- Undergraduate Student Research
- Contributor(s)
- Hamilton Taryn (author); E. Andreas Tomaszewski (thesis advisor)
- 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...
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- Undergraduate Student Research
- Contributor(s)
- Piucco Tatiane (author); Phillips Julia (author); Finnie Jordan (author); Rados Andrew (author); de Lucas Ricardo Dantas (author)
- Date issued
- 2019
- Description
- The aim of this study was to assess the physiological and neuromuscular responses at critical skating intensity on a slide board and to investigate the correlations between critical cadence (CC) and skating performances on ice. 13 well-trained speed skaters (19.8±4.2 years, 69.6±9.06 kg) performed a maximal skating incremental test (IT) on a slide board. CC was determined from 3 to 4 trials to exhaustion lasting from 3.1 ± 0.7 to 13.9 ± 3.1 min, using linear and hyperbolic mathematical fittings. A time to exhaustion test at CC (TTE-CC) was performed. CC values (55.3±5.0 ppm) were significantly higher than cadence at the respiratory compensation point (RCP) (53.5±4.0 ppm). Mean duration of...
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- Health, Community and Education
- Contributor(s)
- Bowles Margaret E (author); Doug King (thesis advisor)
- 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...
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- Undergraduate Student Research
- Contributor(s)
- Kanuka Heather (author); Smith Erika E. (author)
- Date issued
- 2019
- Description
- The purpose of this research was to gain a broader understanding of what department heads and doctoral students believe to be the value of credentialed teaching certificates. Using a survey methodology with participants (N= 450), the study focused on the extent to which a credentialed teaching certificate provides a competitive advantage when seeking employment, as well as the content (pedagogical knowledge) that is perceived to be important for such programmes. Using a cross-sectional survey design, results highlight significant differences between doctoral students and department heads regarding the content and value of a credentialed teaching certificate in higher education.
- Appears in collection(s)
- Teaching and Learning
- Contributor(s)
- Voth Daniel (author); Loyer Jessie (author)
- 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.
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- Arts
- Contributor(s)
- Christiansen Erik G. (author)
- 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.
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Sidhu Mneet Kaur (author); Doug King (thesis advisor)
- 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...
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- Undergraduate Student Research
- Contributor(s)
- O'Connor Tracy (author)
- Date issued
- 2019
- Description
- In order to stimulate engagement in microbiology, a reading-writing assignment based on a narrative popular science book was created for a one-semester introductory microbiology course. In order to encourage critical thinking, students were required to formulate a question related to the book to research and report on. Active learning was supported by guidance and feedback at each stage of the assignment. The assignment components were graded according to a rubric based on the learning outcomes: reading comprehension, question formulation, literature research, synthesis, and written communication. Median scores for the assignment components indicated that students successfully...
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- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Felten Peter (author); MacMillan Margy (author); Ruelle Joan (author)
- 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.
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Hayman Richard (author); Smith Erika E. (author); Storrs Hannah (author)
- Date issued
- 2019
- Description
- Introduction -- This research investigates the information behaviour of undergraduate students seeking academic help via anonymous posts to a university Facebook Confessions page. While Confessions pages have gained popularity in post-secondary contexts, their use for educational purposes is largely unexplored. Method -- Researchers employed a mixed methods content analysis to investigate information behaviour and the thematic contents of the 2,712 confessions posted during one academic year. Analysis -- Using generic qualitative strategies informed by constructivist grounded theory, as well as quantitative descriptive statistical procedures, researchers found that 708 (26.1%) of these...
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library; Teaching and Learning
- Contributor(s)
- Amannejad Yasaman (author); Krishnamurthy Diwakar (author); Far Behrouz (author)
- Date issued
- 2019
- Description
- Delivering fast response times for user transactions is a critical requirement for Web services. Often, a Web service has Service Level Agreements (SLA) with its users that quantify how quickly the service has to respond to a user transaction. Typically, SLAs stipulate requirements for Web service response time percentiles, e.g., a specified target for the 95th percentile of response time. Violating SLAs can have adverse consequences for a Web service operator. Consequently, operators require systematic techniques to predict Web service response time percentiles. Existing prediction techniques are very time consuming since they often involve manual construction of queuing or machine...
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- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Millis Spencer (author); Doug King (thesis advisor)
- 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...
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- Undergraduate Student Research
- Contributor(s)
- Currie Genevieve (author); Szabo Joanna (author)
- Date issued
- 2019
- Description
- Background: Parent experiences of caring for children with neurodevelopmental disease have been silenced and constrained by social, political and health influences. There is a need to co‐construct new meanings and interpretations of parenting a child with complex disabilities by having an increased understanding of the struggles and barriers for parents. Methods: A hermeneutic phenomenology approach was applied in this inquiry. Fifteen parents of children with rare neurodevelopmental diseases participated in semi‐structured interviews. Results: Parents experienced silencing or being silenced within interactions with health‐care and social care systems and providers. Interpretive thematic...
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- Health, Community and Education
- Contributor(s)
- Barlage Samantha (author); Doug King (thesis advisor)
- 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.
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- Undergraduate Student Research
- Contributor(s)
- Byelikova Daryna (author); Doug King (thesis advisor)
- 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...
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- Undergraduate Student Research
- Contributor(s)
- El Hussein Mohamed (author); Salyers Vince (author); Osuji Joseph (author)
- Date issued
- 2019
- Description
- Background: Patients’ health needs require detailed knowledge of diseases and the associated pathophysiology to understand and manage their complex care. Nurses rely on concepts from anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and pathophysiology to ground their practice. While knowledge of disease processes is a critical requirements for competent practice nursing, students often struggle with learning and applying pathophysiology concepts to clinical practice. Method: A novel teaching innovation known as “Visual Narrative Illustrations” (VNI) was piloted in a pathophysiology course. Students (n=75), participated in two phases of exploratory study that analyzed the impact of VNI on students’...
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- Health, Community and Education