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Subaltern Approach and the “Sense” of History in Global Studies
(2014-01-16)
In the 1980s, the scope of enquiry of Subaltern Studies was applied as a corrective to the dominant Eurocentric history writing, particularly in the South Asian postcolonial historiography. In its early commitment to social ...
Program Experiences of Men Completing the Reaching for a Good Life Program
(2014-01-16)
This presentation will report the findings of a qualitative investigation into the experiences of thirty-one men completing the Reaching for a Good Life program as well as post-group quantitative measures of executive ...
Writing for Publication and Nurse Practitioners Readiness for Practice
(2014-01-16)
Writing for Publication: Debbie Fraser
An integral component of furthering nursing knowledge, scholarly writing is a part of any advanced practice nursing role. Too often however, as busy professionals we find reasons to ...
Development of an Introductory Financial Accounting OER at Athabasca University
(2014-01-16)
A project underway at Athabasca University to develop an Introductory Financial Accounting text as an open educational resource will be described. The resource will be used in one of the University’s largest undergraduate ...
"Background and Expectations of an Online Doctoral Cohort: Implications for Program Design and Delivery"
(2009-05-14)
The Centre for Distance Education (CDE) at Athabasca University began offering its first doctoral program, an EdD in Distance Education, in 2008. Like most programs in higher education, the program was designed to meet ...
"A Study of the Learning Preferences of Four Remote Communities in Northern Alberta"
(2009-05-14)
Abstract The western Canadian province of Alberta has used the proceeds from exploitaiton of its extraordinary natural resources to provide a range of post-secondary training and education opportunities to residents. While ...
Attracting, Preparing, and Retaining Aboriginal Learners in Northern Communities
(2010-11-17)
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”. ...
The Primordial Link: HRM and Workplace Learning
(2010-06-23)
Purpose: Larger social networks (SN) and greater perceptions of social support (SS) may provide individuals with greater resources and opportunities to be active, instilling a higher sense of control over the behavior. The ...
Sea Songs from Two Oceans: A Comparative Analysis of Maritime Songs from the Coasts of Yorkshire and British Columbia
(2010-09-21)
Yorkshire folksong collector Frank Kidson did most of his fieldwork during the last two decades of the Victorian era. The fruits of his labours during the 1880s found expression in his pioneering collection Traditional ...
Mobile Self-Efficacy in Canadian Nursing Education Programs
(2012-04-04)
The purpose of this study was to assess the self-efficacy of nursing faculty and students related to their potential use of mobile technology and to ask what are the implications for their teaching and learning in practice ...