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2015-01-01

Olstad, D. L., Campbell, E. J., Raine, K. D., Nykiforuk, Candace I.J.

Background: Few children meet physical activity (PA) recommendations, and are therefore at increased risk for overweight/obesity and adverse health outcomes. To increase children’s opportunities for PA, several Canadian provinces have adopted school-based daily PA (DPA) policies. It is not clear...

2011-01-13

Pollock, Karen, Gerke, Jenessa, Fleming, Jennifer

This study investigated the academic skills of 68 school-age children adopted from China as infants/toddlers.

1999

Derocher, A.E., Wiig, Ø.

We observed a case of adoption of a single four-month-old polar bear cub (Ursus maritimus) into an existing litter of two cubs on Hopen Island, Svalbard. We believe the high density of maternity dens in the study area may increase the likelihood of natural adoption. Speculation about theoretical...

Spring 2012

Nikolopoulos, Hara

In 2008, the Alberta Government released the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth as a resource for childcare facilities to translate nutrition recommendations into practical food choices. Using a multiple case study method, early adoption of the guidelines was examined in two...

2016-09-02

Sprenger, James

2009

Swiffen, Amy, Dorow, Sara

In this article, we use narratives of cultural identity among U.S. parents of children adopted from China to conceptually explore the ideas that underwrite socially intelligible kinship. Although these narratives address the cultural heritage of the child, we find that they also perform a kind of...

Fall 2017

Bruce, Stephen N

Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) are a means by which the provision of ecosystem services and sustainability of agricultural production systems may be enhanced. However, achieving widespread adoption of BMPs may require policy intervention because studies have shown that the adoption and...

Spring 2014

Dassanayake, Wijaya Kumar

This thesis investigates three areas under the theme of household structure, climate change and livelihoods in southern Africa. The use of female-headship to identify vulnerable subgroups and to direct poverty-alleviation policies is a contentious issue in the literature. In the first paper of...

2012-08-31

Skoczylas, Melissa, Schneider, Phyllis, Hedley, Kristen

Both academically and socially, the school context is a very language intensive environment. These language demands are amplified for students with language impairments. “Inclusion” is a growing force driving recent educational theory and policy. If students with language deficits are not...

2012-08-31

Schneider, Phyllis, Hedley, Kristen, Skoczylas, Melissa

Both academically and socially, the school context is a very language intensive environment. These language demands are amplified for students with language impairments. “Inclusion” is a growing force driving recent educational theory and policy. If students with language deficits are not...