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Perpetuating bad girl stereotypes in “The Shape of a Girl,” Canadian media, and its effect on girl bullying discourses in schools
No full texthttps://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/26022/Davidson.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=yWinning essay - English Department Competition 2021-2022Winning essay - ENGL 12
Chinese square dance: an analysis of its fast growth with the constraint-effects-mitigation model
No full textChinese square dance, or guangchang wu in Chinese, is a contemporary, popular practice among middle-aged and older Chinese women, with over 100 million practitioners throughout the People’s Republic of China (China.org.cn, 2016; Xiao & Hilton, 2019). The boom of square dance in the country is a rare and persistent phenomenon involving social and political influences such as rapid urbanization, population ageing and government support (Martin & Chen, 2020). Even massive complaints about the space occupation and noise pollution (Liu et al., 2018; Zhou, 2014) of square dance do not reduce these dancers’ passion for this leisure activity or the fact that square dance teams are expanding at a fast pace (Li, 2020). The past literature on this topic focuses on the physical, cognitive and social benefits of square dance and conflicts arising from space occupation and noise. The multi-faceted reasons for the rise of Chinese square dance were seldom fully and thoroughly analyzed in this literature. Incorporating the constraint-effects-mitigation model, this research aimed to identify various factors for the recent surge in the number of Chinese square dancers. Specifically, it aimed to identify how motivation and constraint affect negotiation, and further how motivation, constraint, and negotiation interact with one another to jointly influence intention to participate in square dance. Using convenient sampling methods, 304 people were recruited from square dance groups in various Chinese cities to complete an online questionnaire. Descriptive analysis, correlation test, and structural equation modelling were conducted to analyze data. The structural equation modelling results revealed the positive effects of both motivation (β = 0.31, P-value < .001) and negotiation (β = 0.54, Pvalue < .001) on intention to participate in Chinese square dance. There was a strong positive and direct association between motivation and negotiation (β = 0.60, P-value < .001). Additionally, a direct negative association was found between constraint and negotiation (β = -0.10, P-value = -0.057). The study interprets these associations and discusses their theoretical and practical implications.https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/25876/WuL.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=
Homebound : has independent restaurant take-out created new ‘At-Home’ gastronomic experiences?
No full textThis research explored dining experiences of homebound consumers in Ottawa, Canada and examined whether the COVID-19 pandemic allowed independent restaurant "take-out" to become a new dining experience among individuals. This qualitative study conducted 18 semi-structured in-depth interviews to identify changes in consumer behaviour attributed to events from the global pandemic. While COVID-19 began to impact the restaurant industry in March 2020, this research was conducted in August 2020, five months after the pandemic's introduction. Consumers and industry professionals offered insights into the current local-restaurant industry status, including business closures, worker layoffs, and mental health conditions. The findings showcase the importance of socializing, comfort, and safety, while emerging outcomes included the creation of new eating habits and experiences. Conclusions from this study can provide valuable consumer information as independent businesses slowly start to regain operations. Recommendations include repeating the research in a post-pandemic study to re-evaluate take-out experiences among consumers.
Keywords: homebound, COVID-19, take-out, dining experience, restaurant industry, qualitative, thematic analysis, Ottawa, Canad
Plan Canada - Volume 62, Number 2 (Summer 2022)
No full textSuburban transformation|Transformation des banlieues / Ray Tomalty & Glenn Miller -- Canada is suburban nation / David Gordon & Megan Smythe -- Alberta's annexing municipalities: Betting on suburban growth / Cody Gretzinger -- Complete communities: Ideas to transform the suburb / Jill L. Grant -- Changes in the built form of Canada's suburbs / Pierre Filion, Ray Tomalty, & Craig Townsend -- Reflections on suburban transformation in North Vancouver, BC / Suzy Lunn -- New suburbanism / David R. Hardy -- Urbanizing suburbia in Canada: Issues, trends, perspectives / Alex Taranu -- Beyond density / Katherine Perrott -- Form-based codes: A tool for suburban transformation / Marta Goldsmith & Louis Mazerolle -- So, you have declared a climate change emergency: Now what? - The urgent need for sustainable suburban transformation / Daniel Leeming & Kirsty Kilbourne -- Legalizing survival: Reconsidering anti-homeless public spaces in Halifax / Madison Kennedy & Lisa Berglund -- Then and now: How CIP fellows helped plan suburbia|À l’époque et maintenant : le rôle des fellows de l'ICU dans le développement des banlieues / David Gordon -- Planning research digest|Condensé de recherches en urbanisme -- Planner's bookshelf|L'étagère du planificateurSuburban transformation|Transformation des banlieuesSuburban transformation|Transformation des banlieues / Ray Tomalty & Glenn Miller -- Canada is suburban nation / David Gordon & Megan Smythe -- Alberta's annexing municipalities: Betting on suburban growth / Cody Gretzinger -- Complete communities: Ideas to transform the suburb / Jill L. Grant -- Changes in the built form of Canada's suburbs / Pierre Filion, Ray Tomalty, & Craig Townsend -- Reflections on suburban transformation in North Vancouver, BC / Suzy Lunn -- New suburbanism / David R. Hardy -- Urbanizing suburbia in Canada: Issues, trends, perspectives / Alex Taranu -- Beyond density / Katherine Perrott -- Form-based codes: A tool for suburban transformation / Marta Goldsmith & Louis Mazerolle -- So, you have declared a climate change emergency: Now what? - The urgent need for sustainable suburban transformation / Daniel Leeming & Kirsty Kilbourne -- Legalizing survival: Reconsidering anti-homeless public spaces in Halifax / Madison Kennedy & Lisa Berglund -- Then and now: How CIP fellows helped plan suburbia|À l’époque et maintenant : le rôle des fellows de l'ICU dans le développement des banlieues / David Gordon -- Planning research digest|Condensé de recherches en urbanisme -- Planner's bookshelf|L'étagère du planificateu
Mismatches in salmon social-ecological systems : insights from Canada’s North Pacific Coast
No full textThis dissertation provides an important contribution to the study of institutional fit by providing an empirical examination of mismatches, and solutions for overcoming them, in some of the world’s most resilient and enduring social-ecological systems. Mismatches between institutions and social-ecological systems, often referred to as institutional mismatches or problems of “fit”, are a major sustainability challenge in natural resource management. While mismatches are hypothesized to lead to the degradation of social-ecological systems, mismatches are often explored in a theoretical context rather than through applied case studies that focus on the identification, characterization, causes, and consequences of mismatch for social-ecological systems. This dissertation uses the theoretical concept of “fit” to examine institutional alignment with Pacific salmon social-ecological systems in north and central British Columbia, Canada. Using an empirical case study of the Skeena River watershed, I identify the key attributes and characteristics that are giving rise to problems of fit and their consequences for fundamentally interlinked salmon social-ecological systems, including impacts on Indigenous Peoples’ rights, livelihoods, and approaches to resource management and stewardship. I then explore solutions for alleviating mismatches and improving social-ecological alignment in two other salmon-bearing regions on British Columbia’s north and central coast – the Nass River watershed and the Central Coast. These two examples illustrate how collaborative efforts to characterize the spatial, temporal, and functional characteristics and dynamics of salmon ecosystems can lay a foundation for overcoming mismatches. While my findings are focused on salmon-bearing watersheds in north and central British Columbia, they are generalizable to other social-ecological systems in which mismatches between social and ecological processes and institutions exist and where solutions to mismatches are required in order to ensure the long-term survival and resilience of the social-ecological system
Nurses' experiences of their ethical reponsibilities during coronovirus outbreaks: A scoping review
Get PDFThis article was originally published as: Peter, E., Variath, C., Mohammed, S., Mitchell, M., Killackey, T., Maciver, J., & Chiasson, C. (2022). Nurses' experiences of their ethical reponsibilities during coronovirus outbreaks: A scoping review. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 54(3), 246-260. https://doi.org/10.1177/08445621221080153Globally, nurses have experienced changes to the moral conditions of their work during coronavirus outbreaks. To identify the challenges and sources of support in nurses’ efforts to meet their ethical responsibilities during SARS, MERS, and COVID- 19 outbreaks a scoping review design was chosen. A search was conducted for eligible studies in Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase and Embase Classic, EBSCO CINAHL Plus, OVID APA PsycInfo, ProQuest ASSIA, and ProQuest Sociological Abstracts on August 19, 2020 and November 9, 2020. The PRISMA-ScR checklist was used to ensure rigor. A total of 5204 records were identified of which 41 studies were included. Three themes were identified related challenges in meeting ethical responsibilities: 1) substandard care, 2) impeded relationships, 3) organizational and system responses and six themes relating to sources of support: 1) team and supervisor relationships, 2) organizational change leading to improved patient care, 3) speaking out, 4) finding meaning, 5) responses by patients and the public, 6) self-care strategies. Our review revealed how substandard care and public health measures resulted in nurses not being fully able to meet their ethical responsibilities of care. These included the visitation policies that impeded the support of patients by nurses and families, particularly with respect to face-to-face relationships. Organizational and system responses to the evolving outbreaks, such as inadequate staffing, also contributed to these challenges. Supportive relationships with colleagues and supervisors, however, were very beneficial, along with positive responses from patients and the public.This work was supported by the Toronto COVID-19 Action Initiative
Predicting hydrocarbon nuisance odours from petroleum storage tank emissions
No full textThis study focused on predicting hydrocarbon emissions that may lead to nuisance odour complaints, specifically in Alberta’s Peace River Oil Sands areas. These emissions were calculated from monthly gas production flow rates into the closest heavy-oil production systems to the odour complaint locations. The distribution of odour complaint occurrences and their distances (between receptor and source and the source’s nearest resident) were reviewed; and the air dispersion of two odourants, n-butane and hydrogen sulphide, were modelled under three distinct weather scenarios. The study found that operations managers could not employ the developed research procedure to predict hydrocarbon nuisance odours from their production systems; however, the results would assist in understanding the precursors that lead to hydrocarbon nuisance odours from production systems
Experiences of healthcare providers with eligible patients’ loss of decision-making capacity while awaiting medical assistance in dying
No full textThis article was originally published as: Variath, C., Peter, E., Cranley, L., & Godkin, D. (2022). Experiences of healthcare providers with eligible patients’ loss of decision-making capacity while awaiting medical assistance in dying. Palliative Care and Special Practice, 46, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524221128839This study highlights that while MAiD is legally available to eligible Canadians, access to MAiD and care for eligible patients who were unable to access MAiD due to their loss of decision-making varied based on the geographical locations and access to willing MAiD and end-of-life care providers. The availability of high-quality palliative care for patients throughout the MAiD process, including following the loss of capacity to consent and subsequent ineligibility, would improve the end-of-life experience for all those involved. The need to establish a systematic approach to prepare and care for patients and their families following the patients’ loss of capacity and subsequent ineligibility for MAiD is also identified.The authors received funding to support this study from the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers (CAMAP)
Grief-writing: Navigating ecological suffering through a relational pedagogy
No full textThis article was originally published as: Latremouille, J. (2022). Grief-writing: Navigating ecological suffering through a relational pedagogy. Art/Research International, 7(2), 439-457. https://doi.org/10.18432/ari29669It’s been a tough couple of years. Each one among us could list off the news
headlines as a lengthy and overwhelming reminder. And each one among us could
certainly curate a personalized list that amplifies and extends our collective sufferings.
The past couple of years have left me wondering, “what could possibly be next?” I heed
David Geoffrey Smith’s (2014) call to “reimagine new, wiser human possibilities” for our
overlapping worlds of suffering. As an educator, mother, world-lover deeply concerned
with all forms of justice, I share grief-writing: poetic stories of small-town sufferings
through floods, stories of family hurts, heartaches and loss, stories of love enduring
through hopelessness. I engage life writing and poetic inquiry to undertake a dialogue
with my own heart-memories, my loved ones, my scholarly ancestors— towards hopeful
pedagogical possibilities for healing.https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/26906/Latremouille2022.pdf?sequence=
What teachers know and need to know about supporting adolescent students’ with mental health needs
No full textThe goal of this research study was to gain a stronger sense of the following question: what do teachers know and need to know, about supporting adolescent students’ mental health? Results were collected through an online survey which was given to teaching staff at a small secondary school on Vancouver Island. The results of the survey indicated that the majority of participants were aware that adolescent mental health concerns are on the rise, and teachers routinely see students who are struggling under distress and want to learn more. The results reported gaps in teachers’ understanding about mental health in general, and that they felt some tentativeness in being able to effectively respond to student concerns. The major barriers that were identified included adequate funding, resources, access, and time to address needs. Participants highlighted the need for more professional development opportunities to increase practical knowledge about adolescent mental health, as well as access to additional resources, both within and outside of the school environment. Recommendations for further research and practice are discussed.https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/25753/Patten.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=