The research aims to compare and contrast the integration and ‘belonging’ of newcomers in Canada and Germany through following research questions: • Canada is considered to be a “settler colony”, and Germany an “ethnic nation”. How does this affect their immigration policies and integration of newcomers? • How do the newcomers identify themselves in these […]

IMAX is a Canadian-born invention that has had little scholarly investigation despite its continued commercial success. The importance of this research project stems from the lack of scholarly research about the beginnings of IMAX as a Canadian-born invention and its place within the history media technology. In celebration of IMAX’s 50th anniversary, The Public Access […]

Ce projet consiste à entreprendre la recherche nécessaire à l’élaboration d’un instrument de mesure de la communication responsable, soit l’Indice de communication responsable au Québec, pour l’entreprise CBleue et pour le Conseil québécois de la communication pour le développement durable en partenariat avec l’Observatoire de la consommation responsable de l’Université de Sherbrooke. Cet indice permettra […]

Research on assessment accommodations for students with disabilities is well-documented in the literature. Assessment accommodations are the arrangements made by the teacher such as allocation of more time on the tests to give disability students a fair and equal opportunity to show their learning as well as possible. However, much of the research on this […]

La cantine pour tous (LCPT) rassemble des acteurs de divers réseaux de l’économie sociale. Elle propose de réunir, dans une même région, des entreprises collectives ayant ou désirant développer des volets d’économie sociale dans la transformation alimentaire et la production de repas destinés à diverses clientèles dont plus spécifiquement les écoliers du primaire et les […]

The project explores the role of domesticity in general as a symbolic and material realm fostering transnational networking and communication tactics involving Cuba and the North American peoples. This research looks at homemaking in Cuba as an activity at the center of large communication initiatives revolving around material exchanges, human international travels and domestic media […]

Since the U.S. Common Core State Standards for Mathematics were introduced in 2010, states have been grappling with the implementation of revised mathematics instruction. Implementation challenges have meant fewer students are adequately prepared for the elementary to middle school transition. Educators’ professional learning networks (PLNs) may be effective in addressing this issue, yet minimal research […]

Coastal communities and fishermen in British Columbia are facing a suite of issues, that can challenge the continuity of the livelihoods of individual fishers and influence community development outcomes. Some of the challenges facing fishers in BC include changing markets, climate, ecological and governance conditions. One significant and growing challenge that has been identified in […]

I will build a scenarios tool to simulate the impacts of transportation electrification on India’s energy system, including the environmental and economic impacts. I intend to ensure that there is a focus on the environmental outcomes associated with such electrification, as opposed to a sole focus on the purely macroeconomic effects. Stakeholders from the government […]

Le projet de doctorat, conçu dans le cadre d’une collaboration scientifique entre l’Université d’Ottawa et l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, vise à comprendre les modes de légitimation de l’autorité urbaine à Metz, ville du Saint-Empire romain germanique entre le XIVe et le XVIe siècle. L’analyse approfondie des pratiques d’écriture des groupes dirigeants à […]

Climate change demands that governing institutions at every level of society define targets for ecological transition. The UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals are one such agenda. Actually meeting those targets takes more than planning, however — it requires the stimulation, development, and implementation of citizen-led solutions. With innovation labs and research institutes providing platforms to […]

In the present study, classes of Grade 4 students in each of Ontario and Notodden will work individually on a creative art project over the span of between six to eight weeks. A 2 x 2 design with teacher feedback (positive and general vs. positive and constructive) and evaluation expectation (expecting evaluation vs. not expecting […]