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Fall 2021
Birth decisions have a significant impact on the physical health of a woman and her child as well as to a woman’s mental and emotional health. Healthy low-risk women who birth with a physician in a hospital have statistically significantly higher odds of having interventions like augmentation and...
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A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Accessing and Participating in Healthcare of Syrian Women who Arrived in Canada as Refugees
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Gaps in healthcare exist for newcomers, with many experiencing poor quality healthcare compared to the general population. Immigrant and refugee women are particularly disadvantaged and often experience unmet health needs. Despite this, there is a lack of research inquiring into the experiences...
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A narrative inquiry into the experiences of elementary school-based counsellors amidst a pandemic
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According to Youth Mental Health Canada, approximately 1.2 million Canadian children and adolescents are experiencing mental health issues. Yet less than 20% of Canadian students will receive or have access to adequate mental health care and treatment for their illness. As the demand for mental...
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A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Syrian Refugee Families with Children Living with Disabilities
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Children with disabilities are among the most at-risk groups for marginalization due to compounded disadvantages from the intersection of risk factors such as refugee status and disability status. Despite this high risk, there is no systematic data collected on this group and scant literature on...
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A narrative inquiry into the experiences of two beginning physical education teachers' shifting stories to live by
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The purpose of this research was to inquire into the phenomenon of beginning teacher attrition, and more specifically, beginning physical education teacher attrition and retention. Utilizing the methodology of narrative inquiry, I first studied my own autobiographical stories that brought me to...
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A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Two Syrian Refugee Families: Searching for Social Inclusion within Schools
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This narrative inquiry explores the experiences of two Syrian refugee families with preschool aged children who arrived in Canada. Narrative inquiry in this study is understood as both methodology and phenomenon under study (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000). The study focus is on their experiences...
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12/18/2014
While privacy issues in children's mobile applications are becoming increasingly sophisticated, the permissions in these applications are undergoing development without proper security implementation. Mobile applications with excessive privacy features can cause serious data leakages and other...
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Fall 2022
As people age, they adjust how they associate objects. We examine the interplay between age and various aspects of object similarity. For this, we perform two experiments: one between adults aged 25–35 and 50–60 and another between six-year-olds and adults. Between 25–35- and 50–60-year-olds, we...
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Spring 2022
Ambient air pollution remains a significant public health concern in Alberta. Exposure to air pollution is associated with numerous adverse respiratory effects in children, especially wheezing, asthma, and bronchitis. Events such as wildfires can trigger an acute respiratory response due to the...
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An Artful Narrative Inquiry into the Curriculum-Making Experiences of South Asian Girls, Mothers, and Teachers in Canada
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The demographic profile of South Asians residing in Canada has grown appreciably over the years. For instance, as of 2011, South Asians made up Canada’s largest visible minority group (Statistics Canada, 2011) and was predicted to continue growing (Statistics Canada, 2012). More recently,...