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Fall 2010

Campbell, Rachel

differences in commitment and the engineering habitus; and 7) explore women’s perceptions of “gendered personalities”, structural issues in the balancing of family and work, and the relationship between organizational support of work-life balance and commitment to the profession. Through these analyses I find

This dissertation examines the gendered experience of professional engineers in Alberta, Canada. The study is based on qualitative interview data collected from men and women trained in engineering (n=36) and textual analysis of materials produced by engineering organizations (Association of

Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta; the Consulting Engineers Association in Alberta; the Engineering Alumni Association at the University of Alberta; and the School of Engineering at the University of Calgary). Drawing on the theoretical insights of Bourdieu, in combination with

Spring 2020

Mpiani, Anthony

Youth gangs and the criminal activities they engage in remain a major problem in Canada. Recent media and law enforcement reports suggest that some black youth have been involved with gangs. However, experiences of black ex-youth gang members in Canada have received relatively limited scholarly

participants suggest that black youth gang involvement results from a reciprocal relationship between individual and socio-structural factors. Specifically, some black youth join gangs due to adverse experiences at home, school, communities, influences of deviant peers, and their quests for money, respect

relationships, advice from influential others and religious awakening. The study reports three key findings on black youth gang members’ experiences with the criminal justice system. First, the interactions between black youth gang members and police are mostly marked by physical and verbal abuse

Spring 2018

Amjad Hafeez, Aleena

, 2010). In light of this, Canadian educational policies emphasize inclusiveness and equity (Alberta Education, 2017), however, despite efforts to equalize in-school conditions for students, the OECD reports that 9.4% of Canadian students' mathematics performance is determined by their socioeconomic

postsecondary educational attainment using structural regression modeling techniques. This study delineates activities by type, into high-, mid-, and low- brow activities, as prior research conducted in the United States has indicated that such factors might influence the focal relationship (Guest & Schneider