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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 ...
Returning pedagogy to field practice through mobile technology
(2012-04-04)
Our Technology Enhanced Health Practice Education Research in the Faculty of Health Disciplines at Athabasca University has several studies underway relating to the use of mobile technology (smart phones) in the clinical ...
Questions Concerning Communication Technology in Nursing Practice
(2012-11-15)
Martin Heidegger's question concerning technology, initially presented in 1949, has been distilled down to the following dichotomy: Is technology a human act? or Is technology a means to an end?
Philosophers continue ...
Thinking About Birds, Thinking With Birds-Perspectives from Northwest North America
(2010-07-14)
Birds are salient actors in human environments around the world, and are carriers of meaning, their actions invested with a range of significance. This paper will present thoughts on the significance of birds in several ...
Coping self-efficacy mediates the influence of generalized control beliefs on physical activity behavior and intentions to be active: A population based sample
(2014-01-16)
Generalized beliefs about one’s control are thought to affect behaviors and behavioral intentions (BI). We sought to examine how a sense of mastery and constraints contribute to a specific control belief, exercise self-efficacy ...
Bases de données sur les organisations d’économie sociale, la classification des activités économiques
(2009-02-15)
La Chaire de recherche du Canada en économie sociale analyse le rôle de l'innovation sociale dans les organisations d’économie sociale. L'objectif des travaux de la Chaire est de bien cerner le potentiel et les spécificités ...
E-Portfolios: A Viable Capstone Activity for Graduate Programs
(2009-06-05)
Abstract A pilot study was conducted to explore the use of e-portfolios as an alternative to the standard written and oral comprehensive examination process used in the Master of Distance Education (MDE)program at Athabasca ...
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: ...
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 ...
Never too Old for Hope: A Group Education Initiative in Long-term Care
(2014-02-06)
This presentation provides an overview of a project in which an innovative curriculum designed to foster hope and make hope more visible in long-term care was implemented. An outline of the curriculum and its implementation ...