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Sewing the quilt of fragmented experiences: Dear data project
Get PDFIn this reflexive self-study, I interweave the heuristic analysis of dreams with reflections on research and data collection processes, as a first-year PhD student, to discover and contemplate my personal ontologies and epistemologies. The dream content was documented in a journal, and then categorized and symbolically presented in a visual mandala format that is inspired by Lupi and Posavec’s (2016) Dear Data analogue drawing project. The data is then triangulated with journal excerpts, personal paintings, and analyzed within literature and research about the continuity hypothesis of dreaming (Domhoff, 2003; 2011; 2017; Hall & Nordby, 1972; Hall & Van de Castle, 1966). Research processes, such as data collection, visually representing complex information, and collaborative research processes, are also discussed to generate larger conclusions about research. This project is a part of a doctoral methodological course assignment.Keywords: Dear data; visual data; artistic research; dreams; continuity hypothesis of dreaming; mandala symbolism
Teaching English Pronunciation to Adult Refugees: A Personal Narrative of a Graduate Student in Newfoundland
Get PDFThis narrative is based on the Experiential Learning portion of the course ED-6676 “Teaching ESL: Theory and Practice” at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). The practicum consists of imparting 6 hours of ESL lessons to a student appointed by the Association for New Canadians (ANC) in St. John’s. Designated students are usually refugees or economic immigrants to Canada and the lessons being provided are pro bono. The topics were chosen according to the level of English proficiency of the student, which in my case was Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 4, and included conversational themes ranging from social conventions, family and friends, nationalities and differences between the home country and the host country. A mix-method approach to ESL teaching was used, including Audio-lingual, Communicative language teaching, Computer-assisted language learning, Direct Method, Grammar-translation method, Language immersion and Task-based language learning. After reflecting on this experience, my conclusions stress the importance of self motivation and student enthusiasm about their learning process, besides the allocation of an enormous amount of study time and dedication, in order to succeed, both economically and personally, in North American Anglophone society.Keywords: ESL, pronunciation, accent, refugee
The determinants of differing legislative responses in similar states: A Nordic Case Study
Get PDFThis article examines the domestic legislative responses of three of the five social-democratic Nordic states: Norway, Sweden, and Finland. This exploratory study attempts to answer the question: Why do the social-democratic Nordic states differ in their legislative responses to terrorism? It analyzes state membership in supranational bodies (NATO, EU), [domestic] political climate, the number of ‘high-profile’ terrorist attacks on [domestic] soil, and the perceived level of threat. The field lacks significant comparison between states, specifically the Nordic states. The main differences between these Nordic states are their counter-terrorism policy responses towards law enforcement, immigrants, gun-control, and their levels of Europeanization.
Canals, Consent and Coercion: A Critical Approach to the Politics of Transnational Mega-Projects
No full textEver since Chinese telecommunications magnate, Wang Jing announced in 2013 that construction would be going ahead for an interoceanic canal in Nicaragua, the proposed megaproject has garnered considerable attention and criticism. In order to analyze the political dynamics between the private investor and the nation-state, this paper seeks to move beyond a state-centric approach that has been used to frame this project specifically, as well as other infrastructure projects of a similar nature. By moving away from a conventional state-centric approach, this paper explores both how and why actors govern in the context of environmental politics. In order to do so, this paper adopts a critical political economy approach to assess the politics of global environmental governance
Unequal Under the Law: Indigenous Originalism and the Living-Tree Approach within Canadian Constitutional Jurisprudence
Get PDFThis paper examines the use of two contrasting doctrines of judicial interpretation utilized within Canadian constitutional jurisprudence. On one hand, the Supreme Court of Canada interprets cases involving non-indigenous claimants with a living-tree approach, allowing for the modernization of rights into the 21st century. In a contrasting sense, the highest court in Canada has continually rooted indigenous rights in the past, through utilizing the doctrine of originalism, in turn, preventing the flourishing of indigenous rights within Canada. This paper will further examine the fact that, not only does this divergence in approaches exist, it permeates as a precedent through succeeding Court decisions and, in turn, hinders the ability of indigenous communities and indigenous rights to move forward and progress into the 21st century.
The Complexity of Heuristic Structure of Gender Intersectionality and Statutory Political Participation for Women in India: Exploring Structural Challenges
No full textThe intersectionality dynamics associated with the political participation of women outlines a challenging context for policy-makers and political institutions. The friction witnessed within the existing structural systems and sub-systems becomes complex due to the interplay of prevalent inequities such as caste, class, gender, and different forms of intersectionality. In India, statutory reservation guarantees access by historically disadvantaged classes to representation in government and other institutions. While the statutory reservation is viewed as an effective empowering instrument for the equitable political participation of women, the pre-existing and emerging forms of intersectionality and its complex manifestation imply a need for comprehensive analysis of its possible impact. There is a critical need to consider multi-faceted gender intersectionality, its social and institutional modalities, and resultant empowerment dynamics to ensure women’s equitable political participation in the constitutional democratic system
From Pipelines to Pathways: the Memorial experience in educating doctors for rural generalist practice.
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