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Fall 2017
This narrative inquiry unfolded alongside three undergraduate students at a large, research-intensive, western Canadian university to understand how echoes of systemic childhood poverty reverberate through their experiences as they compose lives on the university landscape. While countries such...
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The transition experience of rural older persons with advanced cancer and their families: A Grounded theory study
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Leipert, B., Keall, S., Berry, P., Justice, C., Goodridge, D., Duggleby, W., Wilson, D., Penz, K.
Background: Transitions often occur suddenly and can be traumatic to both patients with advanced disease and their families. The purpose of this study was to explore the transition experience of older rural persons with advanced cancer and their families from the perspective of palliative home...
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2019-10-11
SSHRC IG awarded 2020: The Great Canadian Class Study (GCCS) aims to reinvigorate the study of economic inequality and class stratification in Canada -- a vital undertaking in light of ongoing economic and social change --through a large-scale mixed-methods project. Does social class function as...
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Transition Theory: Evidence from Personal Transitions and Their Role in the Contents and Organization of Autobiographical Memories
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The retrieval curve of autobiographical memories across the lifespan is not an Ebbinghaus forgetting curve; it peaks at adolescence and early adulthood. One mainstream theory of autobiographical memory uses “the self” to explain the reminiscence bump and other phenomena in the field. In this...
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Translating Knowledge: Promoting Health through Intergenerational Community Arts Programming
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Fast, Janet, Eales, Jacquie, Anderson, Sharon, Barnet, David, Chivers, Sally, Keating, Norah
Introduction. Intergenerational programs have been touted to address the generation gaps and isolation of older adults. Mutual contact alone has produced mixed results, but attention to the intergenerational program content demonstrates well-being benefits. This practice-based article examines...
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2012-09-25
Yves, Joanette - Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Aging
Dr. Yves Joanette, Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Aging visited the University of Alberta on September 25. He hosted a town hall, shared highlights of the 2013-8 Strategic Plan and invited participants to share their feedback.
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2021-09-09
SSHRC IG awarded 2022: This project asks how does our ability to produce and understand conversational reduced speech change as speakers age at the phonetic, lexical, and phrasal levels? To address this research question this project proposes the creation of a cross-sectional (different age...