Measuring the Economic Impact of Social Cohesion in New Brunswick: A Proof of Concept

The intern will review past approaches which have endeavoured to capture the concept of social cohesion as a numerical index. Additionally, they will examine methods which have attempted to better understand the value of non-monetary benefits such as civic engagement or social support networks. Having examined such previous work, the intern will select a social […]

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Examining the effectiveness of a feminist framed transformational leadership development program for young female coaches in university/college athletics

The project aims to examine the effectiveness of a leadership development program to increase competence and confidence of Female Apprentice Coaches to lead in sport in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association. Th leadership development program looks to increase knowledge and practice of effective leadership skills while addressing common barriers women face in sport and sport […]

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A Sustainability Evaluation of Post-harvest Fisheries Opportunities for First Nations in Nova Scotia

Many First Nation communities are now exploring and developing post-harvest livelihood activities related to the purchase, transformation, and sale of catch from band harvesters. This research will assess post-harvest businesses currently operating within NS Mi’kmaq communities, and new livelihood opportunities currently being considered by Mi’kmaq Band Councils and entrepreneurs. This assessment will focus on the […]

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Capturing expert model in crisis managementusing SYnRGY

SYnRGY is a computational tool designed to support command and control operations in the context of crisis management. Although SYnRGY has been designed from a user-centered perspective, some degree of training is required to bring novice users up to a level of competence required to use the system. The objective of the current proposal is […]

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A Usability Study of Teacher Help: Classroom Management

The goal of the proposed research project is to evaluate the usability of a new module for an existing eLearning program for classroom teachers called Teacher Help. The new module is designed to provide training in evidence-based classroom management strategies to decrease disruptive classroom behaviour. Participants will be classroom teachers (n =20) and other stakeholders […]

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Comparer les engagements extrêmes (Belgique – Québec) : écologie radicale et mouvement pro-vie

Ce projet de thèse doctorale, en cotutelle entre l’Université Libre de Bruxelles (sous la direction de Carla Nagels, Département de criminologie) et l’Université de Montréal (sous la direction de Valérie Amiraux, Département de sociologie), propose une analyse comparée des modalités d’entrée dans des mouvements extrêmes de nature diverses, à partir d’un terrain auprès de collectifs […]

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L’inclusion en emploi des personnes en situation de handicap invisible:une recherche-intervention

Au Québec, les personnes en situation de handicap invisible (PSHI) sont fortement sous-représentées dans les milieux de travail. Pourtant, les recherches confirment qu’elles pourraient offrir une solution novatrice au plein-emploi en plus de démontrer l’importance du travail comme vecteur d’intégration sociale pour ces personnes. Afin d’aborder cette problématique, plusieurs stratégies visant à inclure ces personnes […]

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Galileo Partners

Galileo Partners est un cabinet dédié à l’accompagnement de société clientes en matière de mobilité internationale. Galileo, détenant une expertise dans la mobilité internationale des talents, a choisi d’étendre sa gamme de services pour accompagner les entreprises canadiennes avec l’attraction, l’acquisition, l’intégration et la rétention des talents. Et ce, avec la proposition unique d’une stratégie […]

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Creating and testing effective teacher curriculum guides for the educational versions of Ubisoft’s Assassins Creed games

The Assassin’s Creed series is viewed by the public and educators as a promising educational tool rife with historical settings, characters, and events (e.g., Chapman, 2013). Yet, its use in formal education has lagged (Gilbert, 2017) because educators’ lack understanding (i.e., knowing how to teach with a technology, Mishra & Koehler, 2008) and acceptance (i.e., […]

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Investigation of supportive policy for Active School Travel: Evidence-based recommendations for policies to promote active transportation for school journeys

Walking and wheeling to/from school represents an important source of physical activity for children. As policy decisions about how we build our neighbourhoods, schools, and transportation systems have changed, we have seen a worrisome decrease in the number of children who use active modes of travel to get to/from school. We have limited research mapping […]

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Empowerment et disempowerment dans les organisations de travail alternatives

L’objectif de ce projet de recherche est de mettre en pratique le concept central du mémoire de recherche de Samuel Dupuis : le « disempowerment », afin d’en comprendre les différentes utilisations pratiques et lacunes potentielles dans la réalité. Il s’agira d’observer en quoi le processus de responsabilisation et de développement, aussi personnel que collectif, […]

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Mouvement des accélérateurs d’innovation du Québec

Le Mouvement des accélérateurs d’innovation du Québec (MAIN) a été créé en 2015 afin de renforcer l’écosystème québécois d’accompagnement des entreprises à fort potentiel de croissance en permettant aux accélérateurs et incubateurs d’entreprises (AIE) de mettre leurs réseaux, ressources et pratiques en commun afin d’augmenter leur impact sur les jeunes entreprises innovantes du Québec.Le projet […]

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