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- Contributor(s)
- Margy MacMillan
- Date issued
- 2012
- Description
- Presentation for Centennial Symposium on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- D. Scharie Tavcer; Tanya Trussler; Keri-Ann Loutit
- Date issued
- 2016
- Description
- As well as pinpointing gaps in available literature on adult sexual assault in Alberta, this study is focused on identifying the underlying issues that lead to the discrepancies in the number of police-reported sexual assault crimes and the data retrieved from individuals who access victim support services. It is believed that the crime-funnel effect on sexual assault cases, where many cases do not end up continuing through the justice system in Alberta, is a root factor that results in victims choosing not to report the incident; Victims choose not to report the incident knowing that a large percentage of crimes do not proceed to court, do not result in convictions, or the sentences are...
- Type
- article
- Appears in collection(s)
- Arts
- Contributor(s)
- Steven Engler
- Date issued
- 2011
- Description
- This paper offers a brief overview of Canadian case law since the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted in 1982. At the same time that it has more firmly entrenched religious freedom, the Charter has placed explicit limits on the right of religious freedom. Canadian courts have shown themselves willing to intervene in the internal workings of religious institutions. Legal protection has been extended to include not only non-Christian religions but also non-religious beliefs more generally.The cumulative effect of these decisions has been to effectively erode the de facto separation between Church and State that has developed in Canada. The value of increased respect for...
- Type
- article
- Appears in collection(s)
- Arts
- Contributor(s)
- Richard Hayman
- Date issued
- 2018
- Description
- A Review of: Chang, Y-W. (2017). Comparative study of characteristics of authors between open access and non-open access journals in library and information science. Library & Information Science Research, 39(1), 8-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2017.01.002 Objective – To examine the occupational characteristics and publication habits of library and information science (LIS) authors regarding traditional journals and open access journals. Design – Content analysis. Setting – English language research articles published in open access (OA) journals and non-open access (non-OA) journals from 2008 to 2013 that are indexed in LIS databases. Subjects – The authorship characteristics for...
- Type
- article
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Katrin Becker; D. Michele Jacobsen
- Date issued
- 2007
- Description
- Games literacy for all
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Carolina Alongi
- Date issued
- 2019-12; 2019-12
- Description
- In North America, sport specialization for young athletes has become a prerequisite for sport achievement, but academics have yet to explore the effects that sport specialization has on athletes’ consumption and participation patterns. Thus, this project explores the following research question: what are the effects of sport specialization on the individual volleyball athlete in terms of: i) patterns of participation in sport (past, present, and future); and ii) consumption patterns in the sport industry? The methodological approach was to interview current and retired volleyball players aged 18 to 30 in Calgary, Alberta. The questions were designed to ask participants how they spend...
- Type
- thesis
- Appears in collection(s)
- Undergraduate Student Research
- Contributor(s)
- Katrin Becker
- Date issued
- 2006
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- J. R. Parker; Ryan Heavy Head; Katrin Becker
- Date issued
- 2005
- Description
- Aboriginal languages all over the world are threatened with extinction. Aboriginal youth from Canada to New Zealand are not becoming fluent in their language and culture, and the number of fluent speakers is declining severely. The use of computer games in general, and portable platforms in particular, is proposed here as a partial solution to the problem.
- Type
- conference publication
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Anja Meier
- Date issued
- 2017; 2017
- Description
- In recent years, scholars have shown an increased interest in understanding how Millennials’ perceptions of entitlement impact both their work and academic lives (e.g., Ng, Schweitzer, & Lyons, 2010). However, there is minimal research on the impact that a recession has on Millennials as they transition from university to the labour market. The purpose of the current project was to gain a better understanding of the impact that the current recession in Alberta has on new graduates’ career expectations. We used a mixed methods design that incorporated both focus group data and questionnaire results from 62 third- and fourth-year business students in Alberta. Interestingly, participants’...
- Type
- thesis
- Appears in collection(s)
- Undergraduate Student Research
- Contributor(s)
- David J. Finch; David Deephouse; Norm O’Reilly; William Foster; Loren Falkenberg; Carola Hillenbrand; Tyler Massie; Mackenzie Strong
- Date issued
- 2015
- Description
- Business Schools in Canada — Today business schools educate one in five university students who have the primary goal to develop the business skills and knowledge to support career success. To be able to deliver on this requires business schools' faculty to have the expertise to blend theory and practice.
- Type
- article
- Appears in collection(s)
- Business and Communication Studies
- Contributor(s)
- Ana Sepulveda; Ranee Drader; Margy MacMillan
- Date issued
- 2014
- Description
- These two scholarship of teaching and learning undergraduate student co-investigators talk about why they got involved in SoTL research, describe the projects they've worked on and what they've learned, and share their perspectives on how faculty and students can work together toward improving student learning. Some key themes from their talk include how they now have a better understanding of what research is and what universities do, how much they were inspired and excited by doing the research and gained confidence by being able to add value to a research project, and also how it taught them life skills such as developing time management skills, learning that setbacks are okay, and...
- Type
- conference publication
- Appears in collection(s)
- Centres & Institutes
- Contributor(s)
- Erik G. Christiansen
- Date issued
- 2017
- Description
- This presentation provides an overview of the open education movement and open education resources (OER) policy directions in Western Canada. In addition, it discusses way libraries can support the open education movement and provides examples of provincial OER initiatives. This presentation was given at the 2017 Alberta Library Conference in Jasper, Alberta.
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Brian Jackson; Margy MacMillan; Michelle Sinotte
- Date issued
- 2014
- Description
- In the fall of 2012, our library surveyed teaching faculty to gauge their expectations around students’ use of information. We asked instructors what they thought was important for students to know in each year of study, how proficient they felt students were in performing tasks associated with research, how they expected students to acquire that proficiency, and how they assessed students’ skills. The survey also polled faculty on the types of resources they felt were important for each year of study. The results of the study are informing the development of the library’s strategic plan and the inclusion of information literacy outcomes in program reviews and assessments. The good news...
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Rachelle L. Haddock; Michael S. Quinn
- Date issued
- 2015
- Description
- Management of recreational access on public forest lands is a complex issue of growing global importance. The provision of public recreation opportunities is part of the suite of ecological goods and services that must be considered by many forest managers. Effective access management is predicated on understanding the attitudes and perceptions of recreation users in order to predict and influence visitor behaviour and gauge the acceptance of new management strategies. Potential access management strategies vary given the nature of recreation activities and include: restricting the amount, type, and spatial distribution of use, visitor education, temporal restrictions and enhancing site...
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- article
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Genevieve Currie; Joanna Szabo
- 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...
- Type
- article
- Appears in collection(s)
- Health, Community and Education
- Contributor(s)
- Katrin Becker
- Date issued
- 2008
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology
- Contributor(s)
- Margy MacMillan
- Date issued
- 2010
- Description
- Handout from Centennial Symposium on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
- Type
- presentations (communicative events)
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Richard Hayman
- Date issued
- 2009
- Description
- Human rights centres and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have crucial information support needs, many of which can be met by the existing and ongoing development of information technology software applications. For communication and Internet use, the psiphon program allows for secure and anonymous information exchange and distribution, including firewall circumvention. For data collection, organization, encryption, and storage, Martus software can be deployed to help protect sensitive information and identities. Based on documented projects and websites, the following research examines these emancipatory tools to determine: the technologies in use, emergent, and under development;...
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- article
- Appears in collection(s)
- University Library
- Contributor(s)
- Janice Miller-Young
- Date issued
- 2016
- Type
- article
- Appears in collection(s)
- Centres & Institutes
- Contributor(s)
- Brett McCollum
- Date issued
- 2018
- Type
- article
- Appears in collection(s)
- Science and Technology; Centres & Institutes