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Community Engagement in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences: Academic Dispositions, Institutional Dilemmas
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Dorow, Sara, Acuña, Nicole Smith
Engaged scholarship is increasingly concerned with how community engagement might be institutionalized in the contemporary university. At the same time, it must be attentive to diverse academic approaches to knowledge and to the forms of engagement associated with them. Attention to this...
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Connected citizenry: An exploration of local government social media adoption for community engagement
Download2010-08-31
As social media becomes an increasing part of daily life, we may wonder why this virtual environment has not been used widely for community engagement activities by municipal government institutions. Information and communication technologies (ICT’s) offer the opportunity to expand interactions...
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Design Solutions for Underused Lands: A Human-Centered Approach to Create Inclusive and Vibrant Neighbourhoods
Download2019-09-05
This thesis sought to propose new design solutions for public spaces that are not actively used during different times of the week and year, which would be beneficial for both residents and visitors. Interviews, surveys, and focus groups helped me determine the needs of individuals living in the...
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Effects of hippotherapy on the motivation and social interaction/social communication for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
DownloadFall 2013
Engagement in purposeful activities is essential for development and is difficult for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who also have impairments of social interaction and communication. In hippotherapy, riding and other horse related activities can be used to promote children’s...
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Spring 2011
This study researches student engagement with issues related to the interaction between science and religion. The researcher’s background in teaching both science classes and religion classes and as a chaplain became part of the context for researching student tension between science and religion...
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Fall 2012
Many rural Alberta communities face critical issues of sustainability including rural-urban migration by youth and young adults. Drawing on research in Alberta, this thesis identifies the factors influencing rural-urban migration and discusses ways of empowering communities. A survey of youth...
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2017-10-13
SSHRC Awarded IG 2018: This project addresses a hidden bias of mainstream teaching and learning, wherein Indigenous and locally-held knowledge is often positioned as the oral teachings of the past, in contrast to the contemporary character of digital literacy. The three-year project takes a...
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2022-01-02
SSHRC IDG awarded 2022: Singing is in a vulnerable state as a result of the pandemic. Given the immense benefits that singing affords children on developmental physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and spiritual levels, a world without singing will also impact the general health and wellbeing...
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2023-09-12
NFRF-I awarded 2024: This project focuses on enhancing energy transition planning, recognizing that such plans must: integrate mitigation and adaptation; embrace a justice framework; and be socio culturally embedded within local geographies. This demands direct engagement with the diverse peoples...