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Developing a pathway to authentic empathy by study of children’s drawings
Principal Investigator: Eady, Michelle J
Licensed Year(s): 2014
Summary: This project seeks to explore how children’s drawings reflect their perceptions of self, and to use the findings to begin to develop a framework for authentic empathy. The participants’ perceptions are to be ascertained through visual representation of their thoughts using their drawings and discussions about their drawings as empirical data. The methods for the project are as follows: 1. The...


Cultural Safety: Respecting Aboriginal Perspectives in a Health Care Setting
Principal Investigator: Hall, Karen
Licensed Year(s): 2009
Summary: The goal of this research is to help Yellowknife Health and Social Services Authority become a leader and model for the integration of culturally safe health care practices. This study also serves to increase health care workers' sensitivity to many of the cultural issues that are specific to the Aboriginal populations living in Yellowknife, thus raising awareness of the importance of fostering an...


Teacher Induction in the Northwest Territories
Principal Investigator: Tolley, Muriel
Licensed Year(s): 2001
Summary: The researcher will complete a descriptive study using qualitative methods. Beginning teachers in Northwest Territories communities will be surveyed to identify their professional, personal and cultural needs and to identify the most useful supports provided during their induction period. Each participant will be interviewed three times during the year: October, February, June, with the followin...


Gwich'in Settlement Region Heritage Resources Project
Principal Investigator: Fafard, Melanie
Licensed Year(s): 2003 2002 2001 2000
Summary: The purpose of the study is to examine the question of how the Gwich'in define heritage and how they wish to preserve and foster an appreciation of heritage in a way that reflects their own worldview. The fieldwork will include three different components; 1) a group meeting with Teetl'it Gwich'in elders; 2) individual interviews with Teetl'it Gwich'in individuals and; 3) the distribution of a writ...


Integrating culture into nursing practice: A fourth generation perspective
Principal Investigator: Moffitt, Pertice M
Licensed Year(s): 1999
Summary: The research methodology is fourth generation evaluation. It is based on the belief that there are multiple realities socially constructed through an individual's experiences and believed to be true when consensus is reached amongst a group of people. It is a methodology where the findings are created by the inquiry process. This process compares and contrasts emerging constructions and then creat...


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