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Polite Requests in Non-native Varieties of English
Although several studies have been carried out on the theory of politeness,the definition of this notion varies among linguists and according to languagesand cultures: what is polite and socially appropriate in one context or...
Remembering Philip McShane
Bruce Anderson
Jun 23, 2022
Bruce Anderson’s research and writing has been concerned with legal decision-making, economic theory, and contemporary sculpture. His work draws on the writings of Philip McShane and Bernard Lonergan. It includes ‘Discovery’ in...
Diverse Contexts Within an Inuit School Setting—Schooling in Nunavik
Kirk Anderson
Jun 29, 2022
This is a qualitative case study of one school in one of the 14 communities of Nunavik. Nunavik is an Inuit Nunangat region located at the Northern tip of Quebec. Nunavik is also bounded by Hudson Bay to the west, Nunavut to the...
An Exploration of Esports Consumer Consumption Patterns, Fandom, and Motives
Esports, or competitive gaming, has become a large market in the entertainment industry, with a total market value approaching $1 billion USD in 2019. An understanding of esports consumers has become increasingly important as...
Published by: IGI Global
Is There Anything Special or Unique about Business Ethics?
Bruce Anderson
Sep 22, 2012
My aim is to indicate that Bernard Lonergan's work in economics can be used to argue that there is a special or unique dimension of business ethics. To be more specific, in order to be an ethical business person it is not...
Measures of Success in the Nunavut Education System
Nunavut’s education system and supporting structure has been evolving since the signing of the Land Claim Agreement with the federal government in 1993. Historically, as part of the Northwest Territories, curriculum and...
Looking Back and Looking Forward
Many of us began our study of educational administration seeking to reflect an objective reality to support equity, as such we sought to examine leadership and decision-making processes that were “neutral and objective.”...
Editor's Introduction
In his 2001 “Introduction: The Journal of Macrodynamic Analysis,” Mike Shute recounted how the journal came about and what its aim would be. The idea for the journal emerged from a series of conferences in Nova Scotia, Canada...
The Nine Lives of Legal Interpretation
Bruce Anderson
Oct 20, 2010
Legal scholars talk and write about interpretation in terms of the meaningof words, and for many legal philosophers legal interpretation involvessubsuming particular situations under general rules. However, the more...
Assembling Functional Specialties
Bruce Anderson
Nov 12, 2022
Bruce Anderson’s research and writing has been concerned with legal decision-making, economic theory, and contemporary sculpture. His work draws on the writings of Philip McShane and Bernard Lonergan. It includes ‘Discovery’ in...
Introduction and Project Background
Initially, this special edition of The Morning Watch was developed to share the results of this research into four case studies within Inuit Nunangat. As such, the writing reflects a research project focused on four schools and...
The Nature of Children's Singing Voices
Joanne Rutkowski
Nov 19, 2013
Singing is often the window to the young child's musical life. Children sing during play, alone and with others, and group singing activities are encouraged in day care centers and preschool settings. However, some children seem...
Published by: Faculty of Education
The More General and Difficult Fields of Speculation
For society to progress towards that or any other goal it must fulfill one condition. It cannot be a titanothore, a beast with a three-ton body and a ten-ounce brain. It must not direct its main effort to the ordinary final...
Education in the Circumpolar North
The Morning Watch was first published through the Faculty of Education at Memorial University in 1973 as a journal to highlight the “awakening consciousness of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador” (Gushue, 1977, iv)....
Adopting a Student-Inquiry Stance for Teaching Genetics
Patrick Wells
May 17, 2018
While teaching genetics over a 10-year time span, I committed to change my pedagogy to include more student-inquiry. The main agent for this change was an epiphany caused by a difficult, yet enlightening experience with action...
Newcomers, Creative Spaces, and Connection Through Art
Historically, the island of Newfoundland has had  a culturally homogeneous population. For this reason, newcomers report a distressing insider/outsider dynamic of disconnect and challenges accessing local social support systems...