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“It was a once in a lifetime opportunity”: The Power of Participating in a Video Research Project for Aboriginal Youth
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Community-based participatory research (CBPR) and arts-based research methods such as participatory video have proven to be effective in engaging youth in research projects. However, limited evidence exists on how participation in these research projects specifically impacts individuals’ health....
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‘Existentializing’ Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development: Higher Mental Functions as Skillful Coping
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Cultural psychology has typically viewed culture as an abstract system of rules that are first internalized and then employed individually. Lev Vygotsky has been largely mobilized in cultural psychology to support such an account via emphasis on the priority of semiotic mediation and the role of...
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(Re)conceptualizing Curriculum in (Physical) Education: Focused on Wellness and Guided by Wisdom
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It is clear to many researchers that physical education needs significant reform (Bain, 1995; Devis-Devis & Sparkes, 1999; Fernandez-Balboa, 1997; Kirk, 2010; Lawson, 2009; Tinning, 2010). While these calls for curriculum change are warranted, how we problematize the issue of curriculum needs...
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Fall 2023
The transition to motherhood carries significant challenges. Teen mothers, in particular, are disproportionately impacted by mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression, compounded by criticism, judgement, and stereotyping from others in the community. If not addressed, mental health...
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A robot journey into cognition:The role and implications of augmentative manipulation in child development
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BACKGROUND: The strong relationship between motor and cognitive development suggests that the limited motor experience of children with physical disabilities can impact their cognitive and perceptual development. The assessment of their cognitive skills is also compromised due to limited verbal...
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Spring 2019
Play is a crucial activity in which children explore and interact with the environment through the manipulation of objects, developing cognitive, social and linguistic skills. Play in children with physical disabilities may be compromised due to their physical limitations and the lack of...
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Access to math activities for children with disabilities by controlling Lego robots via augmentative and alternative communication devices
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Children who have complex communication needs often use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices and strategies to address their communication requirements. If they have concurrent physical impairments, they may have difficulty accessing educational materials, especially when...