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Beyond the problem and the intervention: understanding contextual factors influencing adoption of a comprehensive school health program
(2015-02-02)The focus of this qualitative research was to explore the factors that influence schools' decisions to adopt a comprehensive school health program - Go Girls! in Thunder Bay, Ontario. I interviewed administrators and ... -
The Experiences of People Living with Dementia in Acute Care Environments
(2016)Increased life expectancy and the population of seniors are growing rapidly which comes with an expected rise in acute hospital care needed. Nearly one quarter of hospital in-patients have dementia and caring for this ... -
Hemlines and hairdos : body management for the feminine ideal in the Canadian Women's Army Corps
(1999)The onslaught of World War II (WWII) brought with it an unprecedented mobilization of the female population in both Allied and Axis countries, as well as a rapid "masculinizatlon " of women's roles. In the absence of ... -
Impact of culture and social inequality on risk communication : a case study of the Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, Southern Manitoba
(2003)This thesis examines the sociocultural factors that influenced risk perception and risk communication among the residents of Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation in Southern Manitoba during the flood of 1997. I discuss ... -
Male same-sex couples and the division of household labour
(2005)Studies on heterosexual couples show that women continue to perform the overwhelming majority of household tasks, and that factors, such as gender, parental influence, relationship status, income, education, age, and ... -
Women in leadership in health care and education
(1998)This phenomenological study is an examination of the experiences of eight women from Northwestern Ontario working in leadership positions in health care or education. The data was obtained from two interviews with each ...
