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Establishing a Co-op Development System in BC & Alberta
(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 (C2 and C7) examining the existing co-operative development system ... -
Ethics and Economics: An Internal Relation
(2012-11-15)The relationship between ethics and economics in the modern age is typically viewed as external. This view is most usually articulated in the notion that for economic relations to be ethical, an ethic must be imposed; ... -
The Ethics of Internet-Based Counselling Services
(2013-07-09)The rapid growth of Internet technologies has brought new opportunities for the design and delivery of counselling services. As little as 10 years ago e-counselling and similar services were at the periphery of the profession; ... -
Evaluating La Francophone: Myths and Realities
(2011-03-29)"At the moment, French seems to be engaged in a losing battle against American English in the world. To fight this trend, a multinational group of some 44 authors who write in French, have proposed, in a manifesto/, /the ... -
Evaluating the Relative Efficiencies and Effectiveness of the Call Centre and Tutor Models of Learner Support at Athabasca University
(2009-06-17)Athabasca University is Canada’s largest distance-based, open university. Its undergraduate courses are offered mostly by individualized learning. Students can register in courses at the start of any month. They can proceed ... -
Everything…You Always Wanted to Know About PLAR...and More
(2011-03-09)Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition is a service to AU's adult and mature learners. The usefulness of PLAR as a tool is enhanced by understanding its as a learning activity rather than just an accreditation process. ... -
An Examination of the Use of Image in Traditional Knowledge Research with Northwestern Canadian First Nations”
(2010-06-23)Recording of images and words has been integral to the documentation of the knowledge and wisdom of traditional land-based lifeways. Although recording of film images and video has been widely employed in traditional ... -
Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Reusable Learning Objects
(2007-10-05)Our ongoing work at London Metropolitan University investigates effective ways to design learning environments that add mobile learning into blended higher education modules. Our approach is one of evolutionary, iterative ... -
Exchange Rate Volatility and Trade Flows in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2009-07-06)This article examines the relationship between exchange rate volatility and the flow of international trade in Sub-Saharan African countries. Using the gravity model and annual data for the period 1998-2007, we find that ... -
Exercising (and Exorcising) Cancer: The Role of Exercise in the Cancer Control Continuum
(2011-03-09)Physical exercise is a proven intervention that enhances psychosocial and physical outcomes in cancer survivors; however, despite these benefits, the majority of survivors are not meeting public health exercise guidelines. ... -
Expanding Role for a Distance Education Lab Management System: Athabasca University Experience with Reagents Database
(2010-06-23)Ongoing research and development of a distance education lab management system has revealed new and unexpected potential. After teaching science labs in a print based mode for the past thirty plus years, the transition ... -
Experienced young PDA users set their own standards for m-learning
(2007-10-09)“Mr Flynn, I am getting better and better at using this PDA. Am I as good as you now?” The Learning2go mobile learning project in Wolverhampton has involved over 1000 learners in 18 learning establishments across ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ...