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Learning from the Swedes: Community Perspectives on Literacy
Principal Investigator: Ward, Angela
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine the policy and practice factors that account for the differences in adult literacy levels between Canada and Sweden. Literacy advocates are anxious to understand why Swedish adults have demonstrated literacy leve...


Strengthening Literacy Supports for Seniors
Principal Investigator: Stephen, Bob
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: This research has two main objectives; 1) to better understand the literacy needs and preferences of NWT seniors; and 2) to make recommendations for more effective literacy supports and services for NWT seniors. This research will provide a snapshot or p...


Bridging the Gap Between Project Assessments and Regional Development Dynamics in the Canadian Arctic
Principal Investigator: Dowlatabadi, Hadi
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: The overall objective of this project is to provide a set of tools to estimate the cumulative impacts of a development project based on its power as an "attractor" to subsequent development. The researchers will make a short visit to Yellowknife to talk...


Bridging Restorative Justice and Crime Prevention through Social Development
Principal Investigator: McNeice, Julie
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: The purpose of this project is to identify and explain where crime prevention through social development intercepts with restorative justice, in order to provide an integrated, seamless delivery approach. One objective is to suggest a new and renewed co...


Determinants of Asthma and Wheezing in Aboriginal Children
Principal Investigator: Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: The purpose of this population health study is to determine the prevalence and incidence of asthma and wheezing, and to identify factors associated with these conditions in aboriginal and non-aboriginal children living in the Northwest Territories and Yu...


Interest Group Activities in the Northwest Territories
Principal Investigator: Giesbrecht, Terri
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: This project will investigate patterns of interest group activity in the Northwest Territories. Interest groups serve an important function as a communication channel between citizens and government in the policy process. The main goal of this project i...


Enhanced Surveillance of Canadian Street Youth
Principal Investigator: DeViller, Karen
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: Street youth are a priority for sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention programs, but reliable data on STD prevalence, trends, characteristics and behaviour of high-risk youth are scarce. Through data collection and analysis, this study, which is p...


The Relationship Between Health Beliefs and Health Promotion Practices of Pregnant Tlicho (Dogrib) Women: A Focused Ethnographic Study
Principal Investigator: Moffitt, Pertice M
Licensed Year(s): 2004
Summary: This study will explore the health and health promotion practices of pregnant Tlicho (Dogrib) Dene women from Rae-Edzo. Ten to fifteen pregnant Tlicho (Dogrib) women volunteers will be approached by publicly displayed posters and through the Band Prenata...


Stages of Change Profiles in Adolescent Clinical Treatment
Principal Investigator: Pace, Elizabeth
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: This research intends to explore the readiness for change in an adolescent population seeking counseling in a clinical setting. Data collection in the Northwest Territories will be limited to one psychological private practice. Data collection will comm...


Therapists' Professional and Personal Perspectives on Professional Practice in a Small Remote Community
Principal Investigator: Charlebois, Julie
Licensed Year(s): 2003
Summary: This research will investigate mental health therapists' perspectives on working and living in a small remote community. It will involve interviews with three therapists living in the same geographic area. The interview questions will be related to per...


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