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James G. Gardiner : the premier as a pragmatic politician 1926-1929
(1967-01-01)For three decades the name of James G. Gardiner was identified with prairie politics. The image of "Jimmy" Gardiner as a practical politician has become a part of political legend in Saskatchewan. This study of a brief ... -
James G. Gardiner, land policy, and dominion-provincial relations
(1990)This thesis examines the principles which guided James G. Gardiner's approach to dominion-provincial relations specifically those which underlay the Canadian politician's land policies. Gardiner's political career lasted ... -
Jay Gatsby as bold sensualist : using self-reliance and Walden to critique the jazz age in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
(2003-10-31)For years F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has garnered attention from critics as having a relationship to American transcendentalist thought. While most acknowledge Jay Gatsby’s corruption and materialism, they ... -
Jean Chrétien: policy etrepreneur : a case study of the 2002 G8 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta
(2012-03-13)The Group of Eight (G8) is one of the most prestigious forums to which Canada belongs. It represents an avenue through which the Canadian government can exercise its opinion on a number of economic and political issues. ... -
Job satisfaction in rural and remote nursing : comparison of registered nurses in nurse practitioner vs. non-nurse practitioner roles
(2008)In Canada, the nursing shortage and high turnover rate of nurses are expected to worsen over the next ten years, making the recruitment and retention of nurses a priority for health care. Previous research has indicated ... -
John G. Diefenbaker : the political apprenticeship of a Saskatchewan politician, 1925-1940
(1995)John G. Diefenbaker is most often described by historians and biographers as a successful and popular politician. His uninterrupted presence in the House of Commons, and pursuit of the top political post within his party, ... -
John Neilson : his political activities in Lower Canada, 1818-1834
(1937)Before the introduction of responsible government and party rule in Canada, individual members of the legislative body could assume an importance which today is reserved almost exclusively to the leaders of the parties. ... -
Joint modeling of longitudinal measurements and survival data with competing risks: application to HIV/AIDS study
(2017-06-07)Joint modeling of longitudinal measurements and survival data is a popular modeling technique in biomedical research (Wulfsohn and Tsiatis, 1997). Most of the studies in joint modeling consider only one failure type for ... -
Joke Book
(2016-09-26)Joke Book is a creative thesis, a collection of comic personal essays, somewhat in the spirit of Montaigne, in which I trace the impact of several pivotal jokes on my life. Among other digressions, I give a mathematical ... -
JOLTS : checkpointing and coordination in grid systems
(2004-08-16)The need for increased computational power is growing faster than our ability to produce faster computers. Already researchers are proposing systems that require peta-flop capable super computers, a far cry from what is ... -
Journey toward knowing : a narrative inquiry into one teacher's experience with at-risk students
(2008)The purpose of this inquiry was to retell and represent the life that I have lived as I explore how I adapted my professional practice for students in an alternative program. This naturalistic inquiry is positioned as a ... -
The journeyman musician, the phoenix, and the spiritual musician : experiences of combining music with salaried employment
(2005-03-14)A basic interpretative research design (Merriam, 2002) was used to investigate the research question, “What is the experience of being involved with music while also employed in a professional occupation?” This study ... -
Judicial Mediation in British Columbia: Moving Towards a More Effective Process
(2017-09-20)My thesis examines judges acting as mediators in the court process. I wanted to examine how judicial mediation compares to private mediation through identified best practices. Styles of mediation are examined looking at ... -
JUDICIALIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RELIGIOUS MINORITY RIGHTS IN TURKEY: CASE STUDIES FROM THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
(2018-10-03)The role of courts in shaping public policy has undoubtedly increased over at least the last two decades. Several factors have contributed to this trend, including the rise of democracy around the globe as previously ... -
Judicious judgments? : judicial definitions of sexual violence : examining the impact of sexual assault legislation
(1989)In an attempt to eradicate biases in substantive law and evidentiary procedures, legislative changes were implemented for sexual offences in 1983. Historically, biases in rape law had resulted in high attrition of cases ... -
Jumping Caveman: A Tool for Manipulating Player Experience and Answering Questions in Games Research
(2018-01-30)Standard tools exist for assessing player experience; however, there are few tools for inducing play experiences. Game researchers without the resources to operationalize an experimental factor of interest as an implemented ... -
Jumping on the bandwagon : an examination of mural-based tourism as a strategy for community economic development in rural areas
(2004)As towns and cities across Canada face rapidly changing economic circumstances, many are turning to a variety of strategies, including tourism, to provide stability in their communities. Community Economic Development ... -
Just Sitting? Social Cognition and the New Sedentary Psychology
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