Principal Investigator:Daitch, Sarah S Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
The aim of this research is to gauge whether the residential school teaching and learning unit in the new Grade 10 Northern Studies course enables NWT students to meaningfully engage with the difficult legacy of Indian Residential Schools. Based on the experiences of the students, the principal researcher plans to make recommendations regarding the teaching and learning material to the NWT Departm...
Principal Investigator:Mitrovic, Inya Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
The objective of this research project is to determine how effective the public consultation processes utilized by Mackenzie Gas Project’s proponents (Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited, the Mackenzie Valley Aboriginal Pipeline Limited Partnership, ConocoPhillips Canada [North] Limited, Shell Canada Limited and ExxonMobil Canada Properties) were in addressing and meeting stakeholder interests...
Principal Investigator:Young, Barbara M Licensed Year(s):
2012
Summary:
To determine the potential cost savings and health-related quality of life benefits of implementing point-of-care (POC) international normalized ratio (INR) testing in remote communities in the NWT and Kitikmeot region.
Canada’s Non-Insured Health Benefits Program drug prescription database will be used to determine the number of individuals receiving warfarin in each of the remote regions in t...
Principal Investigator:Mitton, Craig Licensed Year(s):
2012
2011 Summary:
The intent of this project is to develop an evaluative framework that identifies how health care organizations can be transformed to achieve excellence in priority setting and resource management. The ultimate aim is to form a benchmark of behaviors, processes and structures that can aid in directing organizations towards high performance.
Phase One: On-line survey of senior administrators in ...
Principal Investigator:Parker, Aliana Licensed Year(s):
2011
Summary:
The research objective is to understand the connection between Indigenous languages and the land, and to explore how that connection is represented in websites used for Indigenous language education. The central research question is: What is the significance of Indigenous perspectives of land for Indigenous language revitalization efforts? The connection between language and land will be the main ...
Principal Investigator:Southcott, Chris Licensed Year(s):
2011
2010200920082007 Summary:
The objectives of this research project are:
• to continue developing a comprehensive listing of social economy organizations in Northern Canada;
• to undertake a survey of these organizations to determine the characteristics of these organizations including locations, activities, size, employment, membership and structure; and
• to update the database of social economy organizations in the N...
Principal Investigator:chavarie, Louise Licensed Year(s):
2011
Summary:
The objectives of this research project are:
1) to document traditional and local knowledge of the existence and ecology (i.e., distribution, movement, habitat, diet and morphology) of different lake trout morphotypes in Great Bear Lake, NWT;
2) to gain better understanding of lake trout ecology by working with traditional knowledge, local knowledge, and scientific information; and
3) to make t...
Principal Investigator:Little, Lois M. Licensed Year(s):
2011
Summary:
GNWT Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) has commissioned this evaluation to:
1) determine if the current early childhood education delivery model and the Aurora College Early Childhood Development (ECD) Training programs are meeting the needs of students, parents, children, and communities in the NWT; and
2) learn about other models of training within the NWT and in other Canadian jurisd...
Principal Investigator:O'Keefe, Jeffrey Licensed Year(s):
2011
Summary:
The objective of this qualitative study is to explore how current methods of teacher performance appraisals contribute to teacher growth and improvement over time in the Northwest Territories. This study explores how current methods of teacher performance appraisals result in teacher growth and improvement over time. Teacher perceptions about the value, benefit, and purpose of teacher performanc...
Principal Investigator:Simmons, Deborah L Licensed Year(s):
2011
Summary:
The goals of this research project are to:
1. Develop an understanding of caribou Traditional Knowledge (TK) research and monitoring in the Sahtu Region and beyond.
2. Share experiences among Renewable Resources Councils (RRC)s with caribou TK research; assess strengths and weaknesses in research methods and outcomes.
3. Explore caribou stewardship options that emerge from the research and how...