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Now showing items 308-327 of 2001
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Boreal peatlands and plant diversity: what’s there and why it matters
(Sustainable Forest Management Network, Networks of Centres of Excellence, 2010-02)Highlights • In the boreal region, knowledge of plant species diversity (richness and rarity) is low compared with other taxa such as birds and mammals. This is particularly true of peatlands, which have a ... -
Born of Different Visions: Labour Education in Canada and the US
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Brain Food: How social enterprise can reshape the food system
(Making Waves, 2006)In a world of giant transnational corporations, the deck appears stacked against social enterprise in the food sectors. Getting some theory under their belts based on the idea of the social market and a commitment to ... -
Breaking The Rules : Strategies For The Survival Of Small Investment Funds
(Making Waves, 1998)By definition, the credit needs of marginalized communities and populations are unlikely to be met by conventional means. Reflecting on the success of BCA Holdings, Inc., Greg McCleod, one of the pioneers of CED and Community ... -
“Breaking the rules”: A reflective processual analysis of multidisciplinary academic collaboration.
(Transformative Dialogues: Teaching & Learning Journal, 2013-04)Three academics from different fields collaborated on a study in which we reflected on our group involvement. Although we originally worked together to provide our different perspectives on how to use debates in online ... -
Bridging the Social Economy and Sustainability Through Food: Exploring the potential for community transformation
(2010-06-04)This presentation was part of a panel session on "Community Organizing and Community Economic Development" at the 2010 annual conference of the Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSER). Drawing on ... -
Bringing a companion to cardiac rehabilitation: Who does and does it influence program attendance?
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British Columbia Social Economy Funder Database
(Enterprising Non-Profits, 2010-05)This database resulted from a project of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA)that involved surveying the range of capital providers for social enterprise financing in the two provinces of Alberta and ... -
Build On Positive Results: CED's Best Practice In Canada Should Have Major Implications For Upcoming Reforms To Social Security Legislation
(Making Waves, 1994)Cases such as RESO (Richard, 2004), Kitsaki Development Corporation (Decter and Kowall), Coastal Enterprises Inc (Black, 2006), and many others not included in this volume provoked interest inside a small agency called ... -
Building a People Centered Economy: The National Summit
(2009-11-24)This presentation during the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on international research on developing a people centred economy and plans for the Canadian National Summit on ... -
Building a Social Economy Research Platform: Towards a Strategic Decision-Making Approach within the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA)
(2009-03-14)The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is a coalition of community based and academic institutions formed to conduct research on the social economy and community economic development. This working paper ... -
Building a Social Economy Research Platform: Towards a Strategic Decision-Making Approach within the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA)
(2010-07-02)This working paper amplifies upon the basic research objectives, parameters and questions for the BALTA research program, then elaborates criteria for decision making with regards to selection and approval of specific ... -
Building a Solidarity Economy in the 21st Century
(Newsletter of the North American Network for the Solidarity Economy, 2004)"If we don't set out a stronger theoretical base for our work, if the movements we build are simply pragmatic & without a sound intellectual base, we will not succeed in changing hearts and minds." Pat Conaty -
Building a Supportive Environment for Social Enterprise
(2009-11-24)This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on the results of a synthesis (Project C17) of various BALTA research projects examining their potential to contribute ... -
Building an Effective Mobile-Friendly Digital Library to Support Mobile Learners: A Case Study of the Athabasca University M-Library Project
(2010-06-23)With the rapid evolution of technology today, distance education is about to shift to Mobile learning where e-learning materials are being delivered through mobile devices. Wireless and mobile technology provides flexibility: ... -
Building an Effective Mobile-Friendly Digital Library to Support Mobile Learners: A Case Study of the Athabasca University M-Library Project
(2010-06-23)With the rapid evolution of technology today, distance education is about to shift to Mobile learning where e-learning materials are being delivered through mobile devices. Wireless and mobile technology provides flexibility: ... -
Building Basic Skills for E-Learning: Adults With Developmental Disabilities Go Online
(2006-07-12)Adults with developmental disabilities are often excluded from participating in a variety of online activities, including e-learning, which are part of everyday life in our digital, knowledge-based society. Numerous barriers ... -
Building Capital, Building Community: A Comparative analysis of access to capital for social enterprises and nonprofits in Ontario and Quebec
(2009-11-25)This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on comparative research looking at the policy and financial environment for social enterprises and non-profits ... -
Building Community Wealth
(Centre for Community Enterprise, 2006)This book was developed and tested as a resource to accompany a full-day workshop on Social Enterprise: Assessing Readiness and Getting Started in SE, which is part of the Development Wheel project. -
Burkholderia Pseudomallei: An Emerging Bacterial Pathogen and Potential Bioweapon
(2011-03-29)Burkholderia pseduomallei is a bacteria that lives in the soil and water in tropical areas. It is the causative agent of the disease melioidosis which affects both humans and animals. Melioidosis is a fatal pneumonia ...