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ENGLISH IN LABRADOR
Martha MacDonald
Apr 24, 2014
THE IDEA OF "OTHERNESS" REGARDING the sense of difference and distance Labrador people feel from their Newfoundland neighbours, and the emic expression of this view in language, is the subject of this paper. Folklorist Gerald...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Attempting to Engage in “Ethical” Research with Homeless Youth
Sue-Ann Belle MacDonald
Feb 02, 2016
Risk pervades contemporary discourses surrounding and describing homeless youth. Deemed to be at risk and vulnerable to a range of dangers related to living on the street as well as risky due to their delinquent behaviours...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
NEWFOUNDLAND TOPONYMY
Shamus MacDonald
Jan 09, 2014
MUCH OF WHAT WE KNOW about place names and associated legends in Newfoundland comes from the same kind of fieldwork that was required to compile the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (Story, Kirwin and Widdowson 1982). Indeed...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Social Exclusion in a Mental Health Court?
This article is based on a study, inspired by institutional ethnographic methods, of a mental health court (MHC) situated in Montréal, Canada. The focus of this article is on the qualitative results of the project, namely, the...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
COVID-19 Misinformation and Polarization on Twitter
This study investigated polarization on Twitter related to the COVID-19 pandemic by examining tweets containing #Plandemic (suggests the pandemic is a hoax) or #StayHome (encourages compliance with health recommendations). Over...
Published by: IGI Global
COVID-19 Misinformation and Polarization on Twitter
This study investigated polarization on Twitter related to the COVID-19 pandemic by examining tweets containing #Plandemic (suggests the pandemic is a hoax) or #StayHome (encourages compliance with health recommendations). Over...
Media and Communications Mass Communications Crisis Response & Management Government and Law Computer Science and Information Technology
Published by: IGI Global
A Restrictive Humanitarian Policy and the Wellbeing of the Disabled in Disasters in Kisumu County
This paper explores how PWD's well-being is realized in disaster situations in Kisumu County of Kenya. There is a significant population of 15,760 persons with disability across Kisumu County. Their well-being is protected by...
Published by: IGI Global
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit in Educator Leadership Training in Nunavut
Kathy Snow, Darlene Nuqinagaq, Nunia Anoee, Erin Morozoff, Alexander McAuley, Ron MacDonald
Apr 09, 2021
The history of formal K-12 education in Nunavut has been characterized by a gradual shift from "southern" assimilationist models to those more reflective of the language, culture, and aspirations of Nunavummiut (Arnaquq, 2008;...
Published by: The Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis
Indigenous Social Movements in North America
Susan Morrissey Wyse
Jan 05, 2017
Indigenous social movements throughout North America, while varying according to specific local contexts, often share common grievances, goals and obstacles. As these movements attempt to address issues such as land rights, self...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Technology Adoption at the University of Botswana
Susan Seitbaleng Dintoe
Mar 17, 2017
Technology adoption in the Botswana higher education system has been a priority for many years. The implementation of these technologies has been spurred on by the educational policies developed in the country post-Independence....
Published by: The Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis
The Potential of Field Education as Transformative Learning
Sue-Ann MacDonald, Sinthu Srikanthan, Ilyan Ferrer, Edward Ou Jin Lee, Liza Lorenzetti, André-Anne Parent
Oct 28, 2020
Social work field education has reached a crisis point due to the imposition of neoliberal logics in both university and practice settings. As a result, social work programs are faced with challenges such as practicum shortages...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Existentialism and Vocal Instruction in Higher Education
Susan A. Boddie
Jan 30, 2014
Published by: Faculty of Education
He Ala Kuikui Lima Kānaka
This article focuses on decolonizing, or specifically Indigenizing, a school of social work that has a stated focus on Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and Asian populations in the Pacific region. Armed with Kanaka...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Comparison of Autoregressive Moving Average and State Space Methods for Monthly Time Series Modelling of Labrador and South-East Quebec River Flows
Time series data such as monthly stream flows can be modelled using time series methods and then used to forecast flows for short term planning. Two methods of time series modelling were reviewed and compared; the well-known...
Crime Analyses Using Data Analytics
One potential approach for crime analysis that has shown promising results is data analytics, particularly descriptive and predictive techniques. Data analytics can explore former criminal incidents seeking hidden correlations...
Published by: IGI Global
Review of Susan Dodd and Neil Robertson, eds., Hegel and Canada. Unity of Opposites? University of Toronto Press, 2018. 408 pages
James Scott Johnston
Jan 07, 2019
As is the case with most western, liberal-democratic nations, Canada’s metanarratives are far from simple. Indeed, the overarching stories Canadians tell themselves are frequently qualified by the insistence (often from...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Educator Experiences as Victims of School Violence
Educator experiences with violence and aggression have traditionally been overlooked. However, growing research has found these professionals are at risk of frequent victimization in the workplace. This chapter synthesizes...
Human Behavior & Psychology Education Educational Administration and Leadership Social Sciences and Humanities Government and Law
Published by: IGI Global
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