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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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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,...
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Spring 2021
In Canada, federal and provincial governments have implemented carbon pricing to reduce carbon emissions. One effect of a price on carbon is increasing the cost of using private vehicles, which may reduce mobility and increase the risk of social exclusion, especially where car dependence is high....
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Co-Composing Knowledge Communities and Curricula: A Narrative Inquiry into Student Teachers’ and a Teacher Educator’s Experiences
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What is knowledge? Whose knowledge matters? How can we build connections with people, share knowledge, and promote one another’s growth? These and many other wonders were embedded in my tension-filled stories about knowledge, curricula, and communities, both as a university teacher of English in...
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Contribution of the Big 5 personality traits to the mental health of Canadian adults and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
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The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) epidemic was first detected in China in December 2019 and spread to other countries quickly. Many studies have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected mental health. Individual differences such as personality could influence people’s responses to the...
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Fall 2020
Background: Liver transplantation is the only definite cure for patients with end-stage liver diseases. Patients that receive a liver transplant are routinely followed with periodic Doppler ultrasound because it is safe, widely available and effective to diagnose and predict some complications....
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Early Childhood Educators' Trauma-Informed Practices and Experiences Working with Children of Teen Parents
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Researchers have suggested that trauma-informed practice can lessen the impact of trauma on children during their development. No studies have examined the practices that Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) implement when working with teenage parents' children. This qualitative study examines the...
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Fall 2018
Background: Individuals with childhood stroke often experience neurological injury that manifests as lifelong cognitive and behavioural impairment; however, research is scarce regarding the neurobehavioural outcomes of children with perinatal stroke. One important aspect of neurobehavioural...