Principal Investigator:Kuntz, Patricia A. Licensed Year(s):
1996
Summary:
The population that will be used for this study is nurses working in a hospital setting in the NWT. Participants will be asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire (1-1/2 pages) and return the completed questionnaire to the researcher. A letter will accompany the questionnaire, explaining the purpose of the study and nature of research to each participant....
Principal Investigator:Blake, Dale Licensed Year(s):
1996
Summary:
I would like to obtain information about the context from which Inuit autobiographers wrote. Therefore I wish to tape interviews with the relatives and acquaintances of French and Thrasher. I also wish to interview outsiders who have settled in the North, to provide me with more material to critique stereotypical views of the North and Inuit, a main thrust of my thesis....
Principal Investigator:Raygorodetsky, Gleb Licensed Year(s):
1996
1995 Summary:
The project proposes to collect, organize, and present, in report form, traditional environmental knowledge in the Gwich'in Settlement Area (GSA). This information would give the Gwich'in and other resource managers a better "picture" of the region based on the perspective of the people who have lived there for generations. It also provides a basis for incorporating local environmental knowledge...
Principal Investigator:Jayachandran, John Licensed Year(s):
1996
Summary:
Research survey to study the cultural contributions that the Aboriginal people can make to our Canadian identity. Believe aboriginal people have an understanding of the sense of community which would serve to moderate the dominating influence of competition. That is, respect and dignity, consensus and cooperation in family and work situations whichs seems to characterize the Aboriginal way, woul...
Principal Investigator:Johnston, Brian Licensed Year(s):
1995
Summary:
Assess the processes by which the mandates of cooperative wildlife management in the national parks are achieved in the Inuvialuit Settlement region. Examine the relationships and attitudes of the responsible organizations in order to reach a qualitative assessment of the operational side of wildlife management in the region....
Principal Investigator:Wall, Denis Licensed Year(s):
1995
Summary:
The survey will collect data from students, administrators, teachers, Board members, and other school-based staff. Pilot surveys will be undertaken to test the surveys and to identify necessary changes. A randomly selected group of 30 principals will be asked to collect data on incidents of interpersonal conflict in which they have to intervene. No names will be attached to surveys or descripti...
Principal Investigator:Fergusen, Margaret Licensed Year(s):
1995
Summary:
The researchers will undertake a detailed analysis of the operations of Investing in People Program. This will include data collection (review of administrative files and interviews with program, project and community key informants). A detailed analysis of the short term impact of the program will make extensive use of participant interview....
Principal Investigator:Isaak, Tony Licensed Year(s):
1995
Summary:
The researcher will interview a random sample of Aklavik's Inuvialuit household heads, utilizing a questionnaire and an informal interview approach, in order to investigate the level of participiation in traditional activities. The researcher also intends to accompany a hunter or trapper ( or both) on a short trip(s) in order to gain first hand experience of such activities...
Principal Investigator:Kofinas, Gary P Licensed Year(s):
1994
Summary:
The aim of this project is to analyze the participation of community members in decision-making for the purposes of co-managing the Porcupine caribou herd. The study will examine the costs and benefits of community involvement, the role of information and communication in decision-making, and the effectiveness of this management system in meeting community needs. The study will include the commu...
Principal Investigator:Harris, Ronald W. Licensed Year(s):
1994
Summary:
Nurses presently employed in the various health delivery settings across the NWT will be surveyed to identify the factors contributing to longer tenure. Data will be collected and analyzed in order to assess trends and models for recruitment screening and nurse hiring practices will be developed....