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The Nonprofit Capital Market in Canada
(2009-02-20)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 ... -
The Nonprofit Sector Capital Market 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 a BALTA research project (A3) examining the scope and issues arising re social purpose capital markets. -
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 ... -
Northern Lights with Five Satellites
(2011-03-29)Athabasca's contribution to studying the science of the Northern Lights started nearly 10 years ago with precision measurement of their magnetic fields. We now measure that effect in a number of places in North America ... -
The Nova Scotia Co-operative Development System
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2008-06-19)This presentation to the 2008 AGM of the British Columbia Co-operative Association is based on research conducted by the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). The research involved a case study of the recent ... -
"Of rice-root, Crabapples, and Huckleberries: Evidence for Environmental Management by First Nations in Northwest British Columbia"
(2011-03-29)In northwest British Columbia, long indigenous occupancy and management of the landscape has had pervasive ecological effects. In such an environment discriminating "natural" and "anthropogenic" vegetation and plant ... -
Oil-exporting economies and political liberalism: comparative trends and their relevance for the Canadian Political Economy
(2009-11-26)Alberta oil has enabled Canada to become the largest supplier of oil and refined products to the United States, ahead of Saudi Arabia and Mexico. However, the largest mining operations in history, is also one of the most ... -
On the Notion ‘Practical Ethics’
(2010-06-23)Although I am concerned to develop the idea of practical ethics into a more general theory, I will restrict my focus on the distinction between practical ethics and applied ethics. The first part of the paper summarizes ... -
On the Notion ‘Practical Ethics’
(2010-06-23)Although I am concerned to develop the idea of practical ethics into a more general theory, I will restrict my focus on the distinction between practical ethics and applied ethics. The first part of the paper summarizes ... -
Online Graduate Study Health Care Learners' Perceptions of Instructional Immediacy
(2010-06-23)Instructional immediacy is an established communication strategy that teachers can implement to create engaging learning environments. Yet, little is known about experiences distance education learners in graduate study ... -
An Opportunity Fumbled: Francis James Child and the Late Victorian Folksong Revival in England
(2009-07-17)Francis J. Child’s professed aim was to include in The English and Scottish Popular Ballads “every valuable copy of every known ballad”. He encountered three major obstacles to achieving this goal. One was the problem of ... -
Optimizing the Learning Experience for All Learners
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The Oregon Benchmarks: Oregonians Are Getting Results From This Approach To Governance. Can We Too?
(Making Waves, 2001)When the ends are in sight - and measurable - the means are less divisive. Thanks to a focus on specific outcomes for policy, Oregon is building a culture of collaboration and learning between sectors, regions, and interest ... -
Overview of Modern Higher Education Management in Mainland China (1949-2010)
(2012-04-04)The promulgation of the "Outline of China's National Plan for Medium and Long-Term Education Reform and Development (2010-2020)" in July, 2010, opens a new page for higher education in China. To evaluate the significance ... -
Paper presentation entitled "It Works in Practice, Does it Work in Theory? Development and Implementation of School-Based Mental Health Services with Muslim Clientele."
(2009-05-26)The presenters will describe the development and implementation of a school-based mental health service in three K-9 schools populated by Muslim students. We will highlight the fast-paced, politically sensitive environment ... -
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 ... -
Parenting Style and Adolescent Positive Behaviours
(2010-08-11)Parenting Style and Adolescent Positive Behaviours Cheryl Kiera and Ambrose Leungb Athabasca University Mount Royal University This study explored the relationships between authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive ... -
Participatory Action-Oriented Design as a Catalyst for a Canadian Cooperative Housing Renaissance
(2010-07-11)This presentation explores the results of a participatory action research process undertaken as part of BALTA research project A7 - Co-op Housing Futures: A Spatial Design Research Approach. The project involved a team of ... -
Partnership Development Project – Research on Social Economy, Community Resilience and the Transition to Sustainability - Memorandum of Understanding for BALTA Partners
(2012-12-03)The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is launching a new research program called Scaling Innovation for Sustainability - also known as the Social Economy, Community Resilience and the Transition to ...