199 Dossier(s) trouvé(s) à l’emplacement "Tuktoyaktuk" (les projets pluriannuels sont regroupés):
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The Impact of the Priest Decline on the Canadian Roman Catholic Church
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Année(s) de permis: 2012 2011
Résumé: To learn about how the shortage of priests is affecting parishes in the NWT. Also, to learn about the innovative ways Northern Roman Catholics are dealing with this shortage through lay leadership. The voices of Northern Roman Catholics should be added to this study. This is a qualitative research project that will gather data through personal interviews and observation. The intent is to interv...


Dwelling off-grids
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Année(s) de permis: 2011
Résumé: This research project will unfold as a series of ethnographic case studies focusing on individuals and groups who dwell in households and/or communities removed from one or more grids and different combinations of them. A broad geographic sample also ought to allow for a diverse understanding of off-grid dwelling in rural, insular, coastal, suburban, and urban communities, as well as for taking in...


Constellations and Astral Lore: Far North and Near East
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Année(s) de permis: 2012
Résumé: The objective of the study is to produce a research document (article or short monograph) discussing traditional astronomy and astronomical lore from the perspective of at least two very different cultures: that of the Ancient Near East, and that of the Aboriginal People of the Canadian Far North. It is hoped that this comparative approach will provide a broader context for understanding Ancient...


Learning the Language of the Land: The representation of land in web-based Indigenous language education
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Année(s) de permis: 2011
Résumé: 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 ...


Mapping the Social Economy in Northern Canada - Northwest Territories Project
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Année(s) de permis: 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Résumé: 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...


Evaluation of Early Childhood Development Training
chercheur principal:
Année(s) de permis: 2011
Résumé: 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...


Teacher Performance Appraisals: A Tool for Teacher Growth and Improvement
chercheur principal:
Année(s) de permis: 2011
Résumé: 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...


Environment, Commerce, and Science in Western Arctic History
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Année(s) de permis: 2011 2010
Résumé: There are several goals for this research project. The first is to reach a greater understanding of the broad patterns of scientific research, natural resource development, and environmental change in the Beaufort-Delta from 1889 until today. The second goal for this research is to follow a public-scholarship approach throughout the research process, from developing and refining the research que...


Strategic environmental assessment roles and stakes in Arctic oil and gas exploration and development
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Année(s) de permis: 2011 2010
Résumé: This research explores the different roles and expectations of regional and strategic environmental assessment (SEA) for energy development in the Beaufort Sea-Mackenzie Delta region. The objectives are to: (1) understand how Arctic oil and gas development is regulated, and the challenges to the current environmental assessment system, (2) identify the different understandings and expectations abo...


Using Inuvialuit Observations to Monitor Environmental Conditions in the Mackenzie Delta Region of the Northwest Territories
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Année(s) de permis: 2010
Résumé: The primary objective of this research involves testing a strategy for using Inuvialuit Knowledge to monitor environmental conditions in the Mackenzie Delta Region (MDR) of the Northwest Territories. Methods will include participatory photo mapping, community mapping, and photo elicitation interviews to monitor, record, document and communicate Inuvialuit observations of environmental change in th...


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