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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 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 ... -
The Business of Professional Psychology: Ideas for Building a Successful Private Practice and Psychoanalytic Art Therapy: A Personal History
(2010-07-14)Presentation #1: "The Business of Professional Psychology: Ideas for Building a Successful Private Practice" There have been a number of “how to start a private practice” workshops offered in the past several years. ... -
C7 Project Follow Up (Part 1) and Social Co-ops & Social Care
(2009-11-24)This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on the results of two BALTA research projects (C7 and A2) exploring how to strengthen co-operative development ... -
Calcitonin for Treating Acute and Chronic Pain of Recent and Remote Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
(2010-04-14)Background: Vertebral collapse is one of the most common fractures associated with osteoporosis. The subsequent back pain may be severe and often requires medications and bed rest to control pain and improve mobilization. ... -
CAMEG – A Multi-Agent Based Context-Aware Mobile Educational Game for On-the-Job Training
(2011-03-30)This presentation will report the research findings of the Alberta-North/Athabasca University research project, entitled “Attracting, Preparing, and Retaining Aboriginal and Low-Literacy Learners in Northern Communities”. ... -
Can it be both? Local Food Initiatives for Social and Environmental Change in Communities
(2010-09-25)This case study report is part of a research program of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) looking at local food, sustainability and the social economy. It examines two Canadian initiatives, the Edmonton ... -
Can it be both? Local Food Initiatives for Social and Environmental Change in Communities
(2010-06-18)This presentation was part of a panel session on "Planning for Growth or Planning for Equity: Potential and Challenges of Sustainable Community Development" at the Planners Network conference on Towards a Just Metropolis: ... -
"Can Undergraduate/Graduate Students in Individual Self-Paced Distance Courses Participate in Discussion Forums? - Absolutely"
(2009-07-14)This paper examines the use of an innovative monthly discussion forum for undergraduate and graduate students, studying at a distance in an individualized self paced course. The forums consisted of multimedia presentations ... -
Canada's Conscious Consumers: 7 consumer trends are changing the landscape of Canada's food industry
(Making Waves, 2006)This is another article on context. In this case, the key trend of "market fragmentation" is introduced and with it what the authors think is an enormous opportunity for social entrepreneurs in the food sectors. Currently, ... -
Canadian adult education and work and learning research
(2011-12-15)Canadian Adult Education and Work and Learning Research The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the contributions to Canadian work and learning research from a review of the Canadian Association for the Study of ... -
The Canadian Census: All You Wanted to Know and Were Afraid to Ask!
(2011-03-09)Doug Kariel, Head, Technical Services & Systems, and Peggy Lynn MacIsaac, Reference Services Librarian, Library Services, will provide an overview of Canadian Census data, differentiating between what is available to the ...