Browsing Academic and Professional Development Fund (APDF) Awards by Title
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Students’ Motivation to Succeed in First-Year University Mathematics: The Role of Mathematics Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy, and Demographic Factors
(2012-11-15)Mathematics is an indispensable, core academic discipline. Mathematics, English, and Science are the core subjects required for first-year university admission. An important educational research is the motivation to succeed ... -
Study of mobile collaborative information system using distributed database architecture
(2011-11-02)This paper examines the feasibility of communal information sharing between mobile devices using a distributed architecture for the underlying database topology, through research aimed at satisfying two primary objectives: ... -
"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 ... -
Studying receptor diffusion by interpreting SPT data with a correlated random walk and a first-passage time algorithm
(2010-09-21)One of the most powerful and commonly used methods for studying molecular diffusion on the cell membrane is Single Particle Tracking (SPT). During an SPT experiment, the trajectory of a membrane-associated biomolecule, ... -
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 ... -
The ‘success’ of formal diversion programs for youth: Understanding why alternatives to court are so popular among youth and law enforcement.
(2014-01-16)The diversion of young people from the traditional court process has been supported for many years. Much of the research on diversion policies and program has focused exclusively on how diversion programs operate, such ... -
SunGard Summit 2008 Final Report
(2008-05-01)The SunGard Summit provides an opportunity for professionals to learn, discovery and explore the many ways that performance matters to the higher education institution, and join with other university colleagues, industry ... -
Suzhi (Quality) Discourse and Laid-off Workers: The Role of Trade Unions in Post-Maoist China
(2011-08-25)Over the last 20 years, “suzhi” discourse pervaded government speeches, official media, and mainstream publications across China. This phenomenon attracted attention of western scholars, and their comments are mainly ... -
Take the Challenge for Primary Health Care and Pediatric APNs: Evidence Based Strategies to Improve Support for Parents of Chronically Ill Children
(2013-01-10)Parents of children with chronic illnesses experiences tremendous burden when caring for their children at home. There are many challenges that are present throughout the course of chronic illnesses. To provide better ... -
Taking advantage of technology to engage students via distance
(2013-03-05)The session begins by introducing Athabasca University, our mandate as a distance university puts extra-importance on our service delivery and we must leverage technology to ensure we meet our students’ expectations. It ... -
Tales from the Alberta Triangle: The United States, China and the Evolving Dynamics of Canadian Energy Exports
(2012-11-15)Canadian natural gas has been exported to the United States, in fits and starts, since the beginning of the 20th Century. Depending on whom you ask, the relationship today is either a testament to faith in open markets, ... -
Teaching in an Online Community of Inquiry: Faculty Role Adjustment in the New Higher Education
(2012-11-15)The role change required to integrate new teaching technology into the role of faculty is unequivocally linked to the pedagogical requirements embedded in creating a community of inquiry – online, face-to-face or both. ... -
Teaching that takes Complexity Seriously: Developing the Master Project Manager
(2010-06-23)Interest in project management is growing significantly and an industry is evolving around project management training and education (Price & Dolfi, 2004; Thomas, Mengel & Andres, 2004). Yet the trend towards professionalism ... -
Technical Services Roundtable
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Telling Alberta Workers' Story
(2013-07-09)Alvin Finkel, "Telling Alberta Workers' Story": This paper will deal with the strengths and weaknesses of the Alberta Labour History Institute's efforts to work closely with the union movement in "Project 2012" to tell the ... -
The Terroir of Minority Canadian Theatre: Resisting Acclimatization
(2009-06-08)Individually and collectively, visible minority theatre artists in Canada dramatize their distinctiveness and their differences through the stories they tell. Their need to express their “terroir” may be impelled by a ... -
Testing under Pressure
(2014-01-16)“For most of us, testing shares more in common with emergency response than with airplane maintenance. In a perfect world we’d check the torque on every bolt, and leave the runway with 100% certainty every flight. Most ... -
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 ... -
Toward a Cree Understanding of Colonialism: A Teaching Model
(2010-06-23)It is a common truth that in order to understand were we are at today we need to understand how we got here—we need to understand our history. More than ever our youth need the understanding and empowerment that comes from ... -
Toward New Governance: Interest Groups and NGOs in British Columbia
(2011-06-09)Chapter 10 of the textbook, BC GOvernment and Politics