Connected Canadians is a non-profit organization that provides older adults with free technology support and training. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for our services significantly, as our ways of connecting, interacting, and living have shifted online. Connected Canadians has been growing its mentor team significantly to help meet the rising needs of its […]

Depuis les années 1980, on constate que la littérature traitant de l’andragogie religieuse a jeté un nouveau regard sur l’environnement formatif aux adultes, recadrant la posture et le positionnement de la personne andragogue. De plus, cette période marque l’essor des fondements pédagogiques et des techniques d’intervention tous héritiers du courant socioconstructiviste. Une quarantaine d’années après […]

This study will seek to build a normative theory of compromise and federalism. Several questions will serve as guidelines for our research: If federalism does depend on a specific type of compromise, what kind of compromise are we talking about? Would federalism be a normatively acceptable form of compromise? Several analytical differences will be explored: […]

Ce projet cible une population sous-représentée dans les études sur la transition à l’âge adulte, soit les jeunes abandonnant l’école avant la diplomation du secondaire. Il vise à approfondir le portrait de leurs parcours scolaires post-décrochage, auprès d’un échantillon de 545 jeunes provenant de milieux socioéconomiquement désavantagés, interviewés une fois à l’adolescence, puis une seconde […]

Dans notre recherche, nous allons partir de la théorie de la compréhension de Gadamer pour mener une réflexion sur la question du potentiel et des limites du dialogue interculturel, en tant que principe de base du vivre ensemble. L’herméneutique de Gadamer fait ressortir les conditions de base du dialogue interculturel, telles que l’ouverture des participants […]

While online dating has been available for many years, the increase in modern technology has spurred a growth in the amount of online dating apps and dating app users. There is reason to believe that as dating moves online, so does sexualized violence against women. This project will examine how various online dating apps are […]

Mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression, are becoming increasingly common among children and adolescents, yet still only a small portion of youth receive the support they need. For these reasons, many community organizations have been focused on helping children develop the social and emotional skills which help to support children’s mental health and […]

The proposed research is to develop a method for making valid, representative estimates of public opinion from sufficiently large and diverse non-probability samples such as social media data. We aim to demonstrate the theoretical, methodological, and practical contributions to the field of public opinion research by demonstrating the reliability and utility of this method in […]

This internship will help revitalize the concept of “coliving” in the post-COVID context of Montréal city, from the perspective of an architecture student. Given that the crisis of housing shortage is on the rise, coliving is an environment-friendly alternative for young entrepreneurs on the move. Using the power of digital journalism for community engagement, this […]

The goal of this research is to assess the impacts of a teaching methodology known as pedagogical narration on teachers’ practices. The research study aims to introduce teachers to the Early Learning Framework and to mentor teachers in using pedagogical narration. Capilano University student interns will be deployed to iGen Education Group to support the […]

The goal of this project is to investigate the direct harms to science wrought by structural racism and the benefits derived by the inclusion of women and minoritized people of color in the scientific workforce. Specifically, this work seeks to (a) quantify the participation of marginalized individuals in the production of science, (b) elucidate the […]

While most people gamble for fun, some people suffer harms from their gambling. To prevent people from experiencing gambling-related harm, the gambling industry has put in place responsible gambling programs and tools to help people gamble within their means. However, even with the different responsible gambling tools and information available to players, the use of […]