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- 1Atchison, Bobbi-Jo L
- 1Bayduza, Angela L
- 1Belanger, Lisa J
- 1Clark, Marianne I
- 1Coppola, Angela M
- 1Davies, Katie Z
- 2Markula, Pirkko (Physical Education and Recreation)
- 2Rodgers, Wendy (Physical Education and Recreation)
- 1Carson, Valerie (Physical Education and Recreation); Spence, John C. (Physical Education and Recreation)
- 1Causgrove Dunn, Janice (Physical Eduaction and Recreation)
- 1Courneya, Kerry Physical Education and Recreation
- 1Dr. Karen Fox, Physical Education and Recreation
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Fall 2013
My purpose in this research was to examine women contemporary dancers’ positive experiences. While previous research in women’s dance experiences exit, it tends to focus on the negative outcomes of dance participation. Using a phenomenologically inspired approach I sought to answer the following...
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A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Supporting Indigenous Youth Activity-Promoting Programming in Alberta
DownloadSpring 2016
The ultimate goal of this dissertation was to explore how to support Indigenous youth activity-promoting programming in Alberta, Canada. Three interrelated phases were conducted and, together, form a larger community-based participatory research (CBPR) project. The purpose of the first phase was...
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An Exploration of the Physical Activity Experiences of Northern Aboriginal Youth: A Community-Based Participatory Research Project
DownloadFall 2017
The purpose of this community-based participatory research was to explore the physical activity experiences of Northern Aboriginal youth. Drawing upon interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA; Smith, Flowers, & Larkin, 2009) as a method of inquiry, 14 Aboriginal youth between the ages of 13-19...
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Children's Perceptions of Their School's Environment and Its Influence on Their Active and Inactive Behaviors: The Case of One Rural Elementary School
DownloadSpring 2012
The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain insight into the relationships among school setting, student perceptions of that setting, and PA (physical activity) and PIA (physical inactivity) behaviour. Children's perceptions of various aspects of the school environment were explored to...
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Dancing the Self: How Girls who Dance in Commercial Dance Studios Construct a Self Through the Dancing Body
DownloadFall 2014
Dance has been identified as one of adolescent girls’ favourite activities (Clark, Spence & Holt, 2011; Dowda et al., 2006; Wright, Macdonald, & Groom, 2003) and the dance studio as an important site of girls’ physical activity (Harrow et al., 2009; Kuo et al., 2003). However, research on dance...
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Fall 2016
This exploratory work investigates the “transformational festival,” a contemporary form of celebratory leisure that revolves around music, the arts, community, and co-creativity. By integrating interpretative phenomenological analysis with methods from arts-based research, critical ethnography,...
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Examining the Associations Between Relatedness and Motivational Regulations Within Different Exercise Contexts: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective
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There are numerous forms of exercise in which an individual can partake. Some individuals will persist at one activity while others will persist at another activity. Research has been limited in exploring motivational characteristics of participants in different activities, with some past...
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Longitudinal and cross-sectional associations between physical activity, screen time, and fitness in a sample of young children from Edmonton, Canada
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Background: High fitness is associated with several positive health outcomes; however, fitness of Canadian children has declined over the past two decades. Correlates of fitness in children under 10 years of age are relatively unexplored, and few studies involving young children have looked at...
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Retrospection and recollection of influences of physical activity and sport on the development of substance addiction among people in recovery from substance addiction
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The development of substance addiction in the context of physical activity (PA) and sport is an issue about which little is known. Investigating through the first hand experience of people dealing with substance addiction provided some insight into the role of PA and sport, and the possible...
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Rural Older Adult Physical Activity Participation and Promotion in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
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Given the relatively high rates of physical inactivity among older adults in Nova Scotia (NS) (Statistics Canada, 2011), the purpose of this study was two-fold: 1. To examine the physical activity (PA) beliefs, perceptions and experiences of rural older adults in rural Cape Breton, NS and 2. To...