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“…I don’t forget my traditions…” Exploring barriers and facilitators of food security among low income newcomer Latin American families in Edmonton, Alberta
DownloadFall 2012
Food insecurity is an important public health concern as 2.7 million Canadians live in food insecure households (CCHS, 2004). My research aimed to explore facilitators and barriers to food security among Latino mothers in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, as research in this realm is limited. My study...
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“I’ve never been in a program after school”: a participatory action research approach to sports-based ‘critical hours’ programs
DownloadFall 2011
Accessible extracurricular programs have the potential to increase levels of physical activity after school (Weschsler et al., 2000). Using Participatory Action Research (PAR) the purpose of this study was to develop, implement, and evaluate a ‘critical hours’ sports-based program for students...
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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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Fall 2017
In nursing education, preceptorship practica typically occur at the end of the undergraduate nursing program and are intended to consolidate learning as the student prepares to enter practice. Nursing students are evaluated throughout the preceptorship in part related to their ability to manage...
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Evaluation of triticale dried distillers grain as a substitute for barley silage in feedlot finishing diets
DownloadSpring 2010
This study assessed the value of triticale dried distillers grains with solubles(DDGS) in a feedlot finishing diet using 144 intact, and 16 ruminally cannulated crossbred yearling steers. Substituting triticale DDGS for a portion of dry-rolled barley grain (20% diet DM) decreased the prevalence...
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First Nations children’s experiences of a culture-based peer-mentoring program using photovoice
DownloadSpring 2020
The Aboriginal/Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program (A/IYMP) is an after-school, peer-led, culturally framed intervention grounded in the teachings of Indigenous scholars Dr. Martin Brokenleg (Circle of Courage) and Dr. Verna Kirkness (Four R’s Model). A/IYMP is a strengths-based intervention that...
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How Do Health Behaviours Acquired at School Translate into the Home? The Exploration of a Photovoice Project Among Students in APPLE Schools
DownloadFall 2016
The prevalence of sedentary behaviours, physical inactivity, and poor diets is a major public health concern in Canada and worldwide. School and home environments play a significant role in influencing such behaviours, and are ideal settings for health promotion interventions. Educational...
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Fall 2017
While nearly 20 percent of Canadians live in rural areas, many face barriers to accessing and accepting mental health services including cost, distance, stigma, lack of anonymity, lack of information, availability of services, and cultural differences. While a growing body of research explores...
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Participatory action research, learning in small peasant resistance and the politics of rural dispossession in Indonesia
DownloadFall 2018
The agro-extractive regime pursued by the corporatized state and the pervasive expansion of capital accumulation has turned the rural frontier of Indonesia into an agrarian war zone. This is marked by the proliferation of serious challenges by small peasants and indigenous peoples who are ‘in the...
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Reimagining Craft as Alternate Sustainable Community Pathways: A Community-based Participatory Exploration of Degrowth
DownloadSpring 2023
From beekeeping to brewing, Alberta’s craft food sector offers potential provisionary pathways toward degrowth. While many sustainable development policies are fuelled by beliefs in ecological modernisation or green growth, degrowth scholars criticize these approaches as offering empty promises...