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Fall 2011
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine parents’ perceptions of their children’s positive youth development (PYD) through participation in organized youth sport programs. Twenty-two parents (12 mothers, 10 fathers, M age = 38.9 years) of children 5 to 8 years who were involved in an...
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Fall 2018
There has been a decline in children’s free-play participation, despite the importance of this experience for their health and development (Gleave, 2009). Parents can facilitate a range of free-play experiences (Sleddens et al., 2012) through their pivotal role in children’s lives (Hertzman &...
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Parents' Use of Scaffolding Strategies to Support Young Children's Mathematical Reasoning in Game Play
Download2019-01-01
Jamison, Nicole M., McFeetors, P. Janelle
Commercial games could provide a vital, engaging home-school connection to support children’s mathematical learning. Our interest is in understanding what scaffolding and approaches parents used to support young 4 to 5 year old children in their mathematical reasoning and game play strategies....
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Spring 2019
Playing team sports provides many benefits including opportunities for children and adolescents to experience physical and social growth. Research regarding child and youth participation in wheelchair sports, particularly power wheelchair sports, is limited and qualitative research that has the...
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Social Inclusion/Exclusion: Parents and Grandparents Participating in Community Development in Rural Alberta
DownloadSpring 2016
Social inclusion/exclusion (SI/SE) has been described as a social determinant of health and an urgent matter of social (in)justice. SI/SE involves dynamic relational processes and structures that enable or constrain participation in community life. Many low-income families report barriers to...
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Fall 2011
Purpose: This study examined whether parent physical activity (PA) is related to children’s PA, as measured with pedometers. Methods: As part of a longitudinal cohort study being conducted in Edmonton, Canada, 471 children between the ages of 6- and 10-years-old, wore SC-T2 pedometers for four...
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The Well-Being of Youth Brought up by Parents with Disability: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study
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Background: The available research suggests that children brought up by parents with disability face a heighted risk of poorer well-being, including developmental delay, respiratory health conditions, accidents and injuries, and emotional-behavioural problems. This research is however limited,...
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Transitioning from Separate to Community Physical Activity Contexts for Youth with Impairments: The Parental Experience
DownloadSpring 2017
Moving from separate to inclusive community physical activity for youth with impairments can be a difficult transition for all involved. While research on the barriers for youth undergoing these transitions exists, little attention has been focused on the role and experiences of parents. The...
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Spring 2017
The overall purpose of this dissertation research was to gain a better understanding of deselection in competitive female youth sport by examining coaches’, athletes’, and parents’ experiences of deselection. Three studies were conducted, each focused on a different aspect of deselection. The...
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2014-12-12
Wills, Chelcy, Chu, Patricia, Chernik, Alicia, Richards, Morgan
This project focused on knowledge-translation through the development of educational tools to support parents in using apps in ways that encourage interaction and language use. Best practice principles related to early language learning were used to guide the development of resources. The goal of...