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Women's experiences and representations of diversity management and organizational restructuring in a multinational forest company
(2007)
This thesis examines the relationship between worker identity and workplace practices from the perspectives of white and Aboriginal women working in a multinational forest company in the northern prairies. Over the course ...
An exploratory study of physical activity and body mass index in a sample of rural Saskatchewan children
(2007)
In Canada, the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has increased dramatically since the 1980’s. Few studies have examined factors associated with overweight and obesity in Canadian children. The purpose of this ...
Relationships of ethnicity, physical activity and diet with adiposity development in Aboriginal youth
(2010-06)
The objective of this research was to study relationship(s) of ethnicity, physical activity and diet with adiposity development in Aboriginal youth. To meet this objective, three separate, yet inter-related studies were ...
The transition to post-secondary education for Canadian Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal students : a focus on adjustment, fit and anticipated persistence.
(2011-06)
Why do some first year students continue and others leave before their second year? This has been a pressing question for a number of years. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in examining the experiences of ...
Conceptualizing teachers' perceptions of Aboriginal student achievement : an exploratory study
(2015-04-23)
ABSTRACT
The primary purpose of this study was to explore teachers’ perceptions of Aboriginal student achievement in six Saskatchewan public community schools in urban, rural, and Northern settings. Three of the schools ...
Aboriginal labour market integration and the 2009 Saskatchewan Labour Market Strategy : An application of John Kingdon's policy stream theory
(2016-01-21)
Within Saskatchewan, Aboriginal labour market integration has been consistently low, especially in comparison to non-Aboriginal peoples. In 2007, the Government of Saskatchewan created a Labour Market Commission to view ...
Focus on first peoples first thousand days : Cultural safety from the perspectives of select Aboriginal women in Regina, Saskatchewan
(2016-04-11)
ABSTRACT
Background. A wealth of data highlights the health disparities and barriers to health care experienced by Aboriginal women and children when compared to non-Aboriginal women and children. The first thousand days ...
Risk indicators for depressed mood in urban youth : the role of socioeconomic and cultural status
(2008-08-20)
Socioeconomic status and Aboriginal cultural status are believed to be key risk indicators of mental health status in youth.The main purpose of the study was to explore the role of Aboriginal cultural status as an independent ...
The relationship between hepatitis C virus and injection drug use in Saskatoon street youth
(2004-04-14)
The transmission and prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among those who use injection drugs is a major public health issue. Injection drug use has been identified as the main cause of transmission for HCV in Canada. ...
Listen, learn, and understand : an examination of the cultural context of body weight, physical activity, and diet in urban Aboriginal youth.
(2010-08)
Urban Aboriginal youth are one of the fastest growing populations in Canada (Statistics Canada, 2008). There is growing concern with the increasing rate of overweight and obesity among Aboriginal youth (Reading, 2009). ...