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Outbraving Forced Displacements in Colombia and Central America: Trajectories of Asylum and Resettlement in Canada
DownloadSpring 2021
In my thesis, I analyze how people who experienced forced displacement in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Colombia account the emigration conditions in their home countries and their immigration process in Canada. Throughout a narrative and an experiential approach, I examine the migration journeys...
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Parental Socioeconomic Status and Students' Postsecondary Educational Attainment: Exploring the Mediating Role of Students' Participation in Extracurricular Activities During High School
DownloadSpring 2018
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest (Benjamin Franklin). Benjamin Franklin's cogent observation continues to hold true in North America. Postsecondary educational attainment is a consistent and reliable indicator of an individual's wellbeing in adulthood (Ermisch & Pronzato,...
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Fall 2016
This dissertation examines encounters in volunteer abroad programs in Nicaragua from a transnational feminist perspective. Focussing on these programs as pedagogical projects, I outline the distinctly different pedagogical logics that inform Nicaraguan hosts, North American volunteers, and...
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People with Disabilities: Rhythms of Life, Social Spatialisations, Desires and Barriers. El Codito Experience
DownloadSpring 2015
The present qualitative study sought to identify and comprehensively explore the interactions, the identification of rhythms, barriers, limitations, desires and interests of PWD in the production of their social spatialisation in the El Codito sector. By using some Participatory Action Research...
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Perceptions and practices of flood risk management: A case study of flood risk governance in High River, Alberta
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Flooding is a major problem across Canada, causing more property damage than any other hazard, and is expected to increase in severity due to climate change. Alberta’s 2013 floods—one of the most expensive natural disasters in Canada’s history—revealed the vulnerability of the province to such...