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Now showing items 715-734 of 2001
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Experiential Learning and Distance Education: Expanding Learning Frontiers
(2010-06-22)e-Learning combines communication technologies (e.g., e-mail, Web, conferencing, and forum), pertinent learning theories, and real-world learning (experiential learning). This session will demonstrate how this bridging can ... -
An Experiment in Female Viewers’ Attentiveness to Pro-Esteem Media Messages
(2010-06-23)The present investigation examined the extent to which commercial TV ads that promote a “pro-esteem” attitude regarding women’s appearance can improve female viewers’ appreciation of their personal beauty. It also questioned ... -
An experimental investigation of the relationship between catastrophizing and activity tolerance
(Pain, 2002)The present study examined the value of a measure of catastrophizing as a predictor of activity intolerance in response to delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). A sample of 50 (17 men, 33 women) sedentary undergraduates ... -
An Exploration of Factors Contributing to Compassion Fatigue in Family Caregivers Providing Care to Older Adult Relatives
(2013-03-05)This qualitative research study explored factors contributing to compassion fatigue in family caregivers who were assisting paid staff by helping to provide care to older adult relatives residing in long-term care facilities. ... -
An Exploration of the Experience of Compassion Fatigue in Clinical Oncology Nurses" and The Role of Simple Gesture in Exemplary Palliative Nursing Care
(2010-08-04)Abstract #1 Introduction Oncology nurses are at risk for compassion fatigue (CF). Bush (2009) defines CF as an emotional state with negative psychological and physical consequences that emanate from caregiving to people ... -
An exploration of the potential of music and narrative song as an instrument for learning, with a focus on distance education.
(2004-01-01)This thesis uses the qualitative research methodologies of Educational Criticism and Grounded Theory to explore whether expressive culture in the form of popular narrative song can play a constructive role as an instrument ... -
An exploratory study of project success with tools, software and methods.
(2012)Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between project delivery success factors, project management tools, software, and methods. Design/methodology/approach – A statistical analysis was undertaken ... -
Exploring Applications of the Nova Scotia Co-op Development System in B.C. and Alberta
(2010-09-19)This research proposal outlines planned research examining how to strengthen the co-operative development systems in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It builds upon earlier research of the BC-Alberta Social Economy ... -
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 ... -
Exploring BALTA’S Future
(2010-09-14)This report examines both the literature on research networks and examples of research networks to identify key learnings about research networks and the factors that impact on their success. It was conducted as input to ... -
Exploring Distance Education Research
(2011-01-31)This presentation summarizes a series of three studies to explore the field of distance education research. The aim of the first study was to develop a validated classification of research areas to organize the body of ... -
Exploring Principals' Perceptions of Applications, Benefits, and Barriers of Alberta's Supernet
(International Electronic Journal For Leadership In Learning, 2007)The Alberta SuperNet, a very high speed, broadband network, was built to bring highspeed connectivity to every school, library, and municipal office in Alberta. This CDN $294 million dollar investment was made based on ... -
Exploring Social Presence In Computer Conferencing
(Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2002)This study explores the relationship between asynchronous, text-based forms of social communication and students' perceptions of the social climate of computer conferences. A 21-item questionnaire was administered to 74 ... -
EXPLORING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF M-LEARNING WITHIN AN INTERNATIONAL DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMME
(2007-10-09)Imagine you are a student, studying as a postgraduate on a distance learning Masters course, offered by a UK institution. You are based in a developing country in Africa, employed full time, and due to the nature of your ... -
Exploring the Contribution of Mentoring to Knowledge Building in PLAR Practice
(2009-07-22)Through RPL’s process of intensive reflection, learners come to understand the nature of their past learning. In so doing, new knowledge – knowledge about their own learning histories and learning styles – is created. This ... -
Exploring the Usability of Online Courses: The Student Experience
(2013-07-09)Online education is becoming a more feasible option for students as an increasing number of courses are being offered by distance through the Internet. Today, students and teachers often interact entirely in virtual learning ... -
Explosive than any Terrorist’s time Bomb: the RCSW, Then and Now
(2010-07-14)The Report of the RCSW has been a landmark public document, ‘the public face of liberal feminism,’ a foundational document in the inception of Women’s Studies and the progenitor for the emergence of Women and Politics as ... -
Extending the Boundaries of Online Education
(2011-03-09)How are students using social media to support educational learning? Online educational initiatives tend to focus on formal dimensions of education, yet most learning occurs outside learning management systems. The social ... -
Facilitating Constructivist Learning Environments Using Mind Maps and Concept Maps as Advance Organizers
(ournal for the Practical Application of Constructivist Theory in Education, 2013)Constructivist learning environments, where facilitators build on what learners already know, are grounded in instructional scaffolding. Advance organizers such as mind maps and concept maps are scaffolds that provide ...