Principal Investigator:Crowell, James W. Licensed Year(s):
1997
1996 Summary:
Study continued from 1996. School Principals will be contacted during the 1996/97 school year to collect data on the number of students involved in home schooling in each community. In the towns of Fort Smith, Hay River, and Yellowknife, parents of home schooling children will be contacted through principals to participate in tape recorded interviews. Data collection will be limited to mail, ph...
Principal Investigator:Hosty, Joan Licensed Year(s):
1996
Summary:
Data will be collected from the various directors of the Divisional Boards of Education who oversee the programs, as well as from the archives of Aurora College Thebacha Campus....
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: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: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....
Principal Investigator:Woodward, Shalleen Licensed Year(s):
1994
Summary:
A wage and benefits survey will be conducted for 200 NWT community organizations which currently receive funding from the GNWT. The data will be collected through personal interviews of employers and, in some cases, through telephone interviews using a structured questionnaire. Data collected by Lutra Associates Ltd. will be handed over to the Financial Management Board Secretariat (GNWT) for an...
Principal Investigator:Hall, Barbara Licensed Year(s):
1994
19931992 Summary:
The resarchers will continue their study, started in 1992, on assessing the health-related knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours of children and youth in the NWT. Data will be collected through a survey administered through NWT schools. Teachers will also be surveyed with regard to the implementation of the NWT School Health Program. Researchers from selected communities will be trained t...
Principal Investigator:Norwich, Ed Licensed Year(s):
1994
1993 Summary:
The researchers will complete their assessment of different health care systems in order to determine the most cost-effective, flexible and appropriate system for the Inuvik region. The primary goal of this study is to compare costs associated with delivery health care through the `community-based nurse' model and the `medical' model. By collecting information from Dept. of Health sources, this ...
Principal Investigator:on Aboriginal Peoples, Royal Commission Licensed Year(s):
1993
Summary:
The Royal Commission has a sixteen part mandate and a detailed research plan. Research will be conducted both in-house and by researchers who are contracted to examine specific research topics. One licence has been issued to the Deputy Director on behalf of the Royal Commission for the northern component of this comprehensive study. Both the mandate and the research plan are available from the ...
Principal Investigator:Christophers, Sandy Licensed Year(s):
1993
Summary:
The NWT Council for Disabled Persons will contact NWT Women's Groups and community representatives to develop contact lists for women with disabilities. In addition, the Council will develop and distribute a survey that helps to identify issues and concerns for women with disabilities. These issues will be summarized and recommendations will be made in light of these issues....