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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 ...
Computer Science: Where (and why) have all the women gone?
(2010-06-23)
Like other post-secondary institutions in North America, Athabasca University has not been successful in either recruiting or retaining women to its Computing and Information Science programmes. The gradual decline in ...
1) Historicizing Discourses of Individualism in Alberta, Canada and 2) Discourses of Youth and Sexuality in the Province of the ‘Severely Normal’: Alberta in the 1990’s
(2010-06-23)
1) Historicizing Discourses of Individualism in Alberta, Canada
Discourses of individualism dominate popular narratives of Alberta identity and identification. One enduring story is of Albertans as rugged pioneers ...
Social Justice and Career Development Practices
(2010-06-23)
Through attending this workshop, participants will gain knowledge about the
concept of social justice, how this concept is connected to cultural diversity
and systemic influences on career development, and how career ...
Yoga as part of Wellness in the Workplace: A Case Study
(2010-06-23)
This paper is written for a presentation at the 2nd Annual Atlantic Networks for Prevention Research (ANPR) Conference and is accompanied by a series of short activities that demonstrate some of the potential health benefits ...
Mystification et Scadndales littéraires en France et en Europe: de Michel-Ange à Calixthe Beyela
(2010-06-23)
Le mot mystification apparaît pour la première fois en France 1768 dans un conte de Diderot s’intitulant “Mystification ou Histoire des portraits”. On le trouve dans la locution “tour joué par une société de mystificateurs”. ...
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 ...
Cultural vs. Social Theory
(2010-06-23)
This paper will explore the need for a distinctive methodological approach to interdisciplinary inquiry in the cultural as distinct from the social sphere. The challenge of multidisciplinary research within a complex nexus ...
Libraries Providing Learner Support: The Collaboration Connection
(2010-06-23)
This session will focus on the role that collaboration plays in supporting learners in a distance education environment. Collaboration can be found in many different guises in academe, and may involve faculty, staff and ...
Lighting the Load: Nursing Support with Family Members of Critically Ill Adults
(2010-06-23)
Results of a grounded theory from family members\' perspectives indicated that the critical illness of an adult relative launches family members into a cycle of \"work\" as they strive to \"get through\" the experience. ...