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Now showing items 961-980 of 2001
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Land Tenure and the Social Economy
(2009-04-06)This is a proposal and plan for a BALTA research project. Shared equity land ownership is important in the social economy. Examples of it can be found in a range of sectors including agriculture, housing (in rural and ... -
Sustainable Infrastructure for the Social Economy: Cluster-based Social Enterprise Models
(2009-04-06)The social economy is a mosaic of organizations, from credit unions and co-operatives to social enterprises and non-profit organizations. Many non-profit organizations and social enterprises work on shoestring budgets and ... -
Sustainable Infrastructure for the Social Economy: Cluster-based Social Enterprise Models
(2009-04-06)The social economy is a mosaic of organizations, from credit unions and co-operatives to social enterprises and non-profit organizations. Many non-profit organizations and social enterprises work on shoestring budgets and ... -
Natural Resources, Local Development and Social Enterprise: Examining the Connection Between Sustainable Rural Development and the Social Economy in British Columbia and Alberta
(2009-04-06)One of the first steps in any research process is to undertake a thorough review of the existing literature in a particular area in order to understand the field of knowledge that is being drawn from and built upon. It ... -
Credit Unions as a Financing Source for the Social Economy and Rural Community Re-investment
(2009-04-06)This proposal/plan documetns a research project that examines the role of credit unions in supporting the social economy and is a second stage of research building on SERC 3’s research project C11. At the same time, this ... -
Infrastructure for the Social Economy: A literature Review for BALTA’s Social Economy Research Cluster 3
(2009-04-06)One of the first steps in any research process is to undertake a thorough review of the existing literature in a particular area in order to understand the field of knowledge that is being drawn from and built upon. It ... -
Sustainability, Heritage Conservation and Sheltering the Social Economy
(2009-04-07)Many social economy organizations either operate out of, or own and manage, heritage buildings in urban and rural places. These heritage buildings provide a variety of functions from the provision of affordable housing ... -
Social Economy Case Studies in Rural Alberta: Participatory Research with Mexican and Albertan Undergraduate Students
(2009-04-07)The Puebla-Alberta Community Service Exchange (PACSE) involves students from Augustana Campus, University of Alberta, and Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico, in community based learning and research in rural ... -
Farmers’ Markets as Social Economy Drivers of Local Food Systems
(2009-04-12)There is growing interest in the re-localization of food systems. Farmers’ markets are important and increasingly prevalent sites of economic and social exchange in the evolution of local food systems. Little is understood, ... -
The Effect of Machine Virtualization on the Environmental Impact of Desktop Environments
(2009-04-17)Through the course of this paper two important and recently prominent ideas in computing science are assessed in terms of their combined potential to provide responsive and environmentally responsible alternatives to ... -
Scaling the pinnacle of art: learning vacations in Banff National Park, 1940s-1950s
(2009-04-17)Typically targeted to well-educated, middle class older travellers, the market for learning tourism in Canada has grown significantly in recent years. Operators and conservation agencies in Banff National Park have expressed ... -
Parental Power in the Health Care System
(2009-04-27)This session will be the presentation of a 1990s Parenting the Hospitalized Child, Stage Theory (which has, until now, never been presented or published) and a review of the research on parent/child centered care over the ... -
Mapping the Social Economy in British Columbia and Alberta: Trends, Patterns, New Directions
(2009-05)The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is collecting information on the scope and scale of the social economy in British Columbia and Alberta. As part of this research endeavor, the BALTA Mapping project ... -
The Nonprofit Sector Capital Market in BC and Alberta
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2009-05)This paper gives an overview of the Canadian nonprofit capital market, focusing on the nonprofit and social enterprise sectors, including the users of nonprofit capital, the nonprofit capital investors, and the financial ... -
Exploring Applications of the Nova Scotia Co-op Development System in B.C. and Alberta
(British Columbia Co-operative Association ; Alberta Community and Co-operative Association, 2009-05)This report summarizes the results of a participatory action research project of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). The research examined how to strengthen the co-operative development systems in ... -
“Tumplines” – a Look at the History and Ethnobiology of Northwest Coast Burden Straps, paper presentation.
(2009-05-01)The burden straps called “tumplines” in the anthropological literature are a distinctive carrying device used by Gitksan, Witsuwit’en and other peoples of the northwestern part of British Columbia, Canada. The burden straps ... -
"Information Access and Protection of Privacy: Cornerstones of the Democratic Administrative State”
(2009-05-01)The protection of privacy has received significant attention recently, particularly the threats posed to privacy by new technologies for mass data collection as well as post-911 security measures. Much less attention has ... -
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Artistry, Expertise, and Professionalism in Mediation and the Role of Higher Education
(2009-05-12)This paper examines what it takes to be a good mediator. It suggests that mediators should strive for artistry in their work which is the result of “reflection in action”. The paper then surveys the fields of knowledge ... -
"A Study of the Learning Preferences of Four Remote Communities in Northern Alberta"
(2009-05-14)Abstract The western Canadian province of Alberta has used the proceeds from exploitaiton of its extraordinary natural resources to provide a range of post-secondary training and education opportunities to residents. While ... -
"Background and Expectations of an Online Doctoral Cohort: Implications for Program Design and Delivery"
(2009-05-14)The Centre for Distance Education (CDE) at Athabasca University began offering its first doctoral program, an EdD in Distance Education, in 2008. Like most programs in higher education, the program was designed to meet ...