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- 2Haji Abdulrazagh, Parisa
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2020-09-16
SSHRC IG awarded 2021: This proposed project is directly relevant to the Sport Participation Research Initiative (SPRI) competition. This proposed, longitudinal, empirically-driven project will address various issues related to participation of newcomers in sport and leisure in a specific urban...
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2009
Abstract: Speciation has been considered as a primary process contributing to species diversity, but its contribution to the diversity of local communities has not been fully appreciated. Based on the theory of classic island biogeography, we derived a model for the number of endemic species as a...
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2019-02-02
SSHRC Awarded IDG 2019: This proposed research responds to Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) calls to action to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of reconciliation. The study addresses two questions: (1) How might newcomer youth contribute to the...
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The influence of adult upgrading on the possible selves of foreign-trained professional women
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After immigrating to Canada, some foreign-trained professional women (FTPWs) enrol in adult high school–level upgrading to begin to reestablish their careers if their international credentials are unrecognized. To explore this phenomenon, the theoretical framework of possible selves was used as a...
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2005
Connor, E.F., Srivastava, D., Gaston, K.J., He, F.
While local processes (e.g., competition, predation, and disturbance) presumably cause species exclusion and thus limit diversity in individual communities, regional processes (e.g., historical events, immigration, and speciation) are assumed to provide a source of species to colonize and thus...
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The Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Alberta: Exploring the Key Determinants of Public Opinion
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This research explores public opinion regarding the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program in Canada. It is situated within an important moment in the program’s history, in a province with particularly widespread reliance on it. Utilizing the 2013 Alberta Survey – a province-wide telephone survey...
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2020-02-01
SSHRC IDG awarded 2020: In this proposal, I integrate thinking from political science, philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience to explore one reason why these divides continue to deepen and how they may be bridged. I will examine liberals and conservatives to demonstrate that seeking tolerance...
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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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Utilisation des services sociaux d’accueil et etablissement de la ville d’Edmonton par les femmes immigrantes de l’est de l’Europe
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Cette thèse porte sur le rôle des services d’accueil et d’établissement dans l’intégration des femmes immigrées de l’Europe de l’est. La recherche essaie d’identifier les moyens par lesquels les immigrantes prennent connaissance de l’existence de ces services. Ces services doivent avoir un rôle...
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WAYS TO GO: A grounded theory study of how the laboratory culture in the applied sciences impact on international doctoral students' career paths in the STEM/applied sciences
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As Canadian Universities join in the global realization of the Third mission and become more entrepreneurial, international students’ participation in this agenda is pivotal to its success as they form about a half of STEM doctoral students in the country. Extant studies have either been...