VictorJuiz/thesis huggingface dataset:
Comparison of computer mediated communication and face to face discourse
Keywords: Computer conferencing in education
Communication in education
Teaching

The Canadian educational system has many challenges ahead. The reduced funding to school boards, the increased need to accommodate an ever expanding student population, the threat of school safety and the seemingly decreasing support and faith in public education are some of examples of these challenges. A possible solution to some of the challenges is CMC. It is a foreseeable substitute to traditional face to face delivery of educational curricula. This thesis compares the communication behaviors of a group of students in the CMC and F2F environments. The research concludes that CMC promotes some educational advantages compared to F2F delivered courses when combining the previous research findings with the experience of CMC and F2F settings. This investigation may assist students and teachers in the promotion of individual and group understanding of communication and questioning uses.
Teachers' perspectives on ADHD: Development of a valid and reliable measure
Keywords: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Teachers of children with disabilities
Teachers, Attitudes

The main objectives of this thesis are to provide an updated literature review on teachers' knowledge of ADHD research and to investigate the psychometric properties of a newly developed "knowledge and attitude of ADHD" scale. The findings from the literature review are discussed in chapter 5. The psychometric analysis of the novel questionnaire yielded a reliable 7 item scale from the full questionnaire and was also analyzed separately for knowledge and attitude items. The literature review indicates a significant need for a valid and reliable assessment tool within teachers' knowledge and attitudes of ADHD, research. The novel instrument which was analyzed proves to be a reliable tool; however it needs further development and testing. Firstly, a literature search was conducted which resulted in a systematic review of 15 'teachers' knowledge about ADHD' studies. Secondly, the novel assessment tool was distributed to eighty-three teachers from a rural school board in Ontario.
Exploring non-compliance: the United States, international law and torture
Keywords: International law, United States
Torture, United States

Using theoretical insights from International Law and International Relations, this paper examines US policies in the early post 9/11 period with respect to the treatment of detainees captured in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The paper concludes that while these policies seem to have been driven primarily by political considerations of national security, international legal rules pertaining to the treatment of detainees were also marginalised in key policy debates partly because of the insufficient or uneven internalisation of these rules in domestic political and bureaucratic circles. Focusing on the theoretical work of Harold Koh, this paper suggests that to better understand how international law works in practice it would be useful to expand Koh's analysis of the processes of internalisation to allow for disparities in the evenness with which international legal rules might be internalised within domestic bureaucracies, and for the variable relationship between political and bureaucratic internalisation.
Agentic ambiguity and the politics of privilege: recognition versus re-evaluation of privilege in social justice education
Keywords: Elite (Social sciences)
Social justice, Study and teaching

This project deconstructs the concept of privilege by reviewing two approaches--recognition and re-evaluation --to deploying the concept in critical educational theory and practice. While the former approach intends to reveal the hidden and denied structural mechanisms working to secure and maintain privilege, the latter one aims at re-evaluating the notion of privilege itself, understanding it not only through what is gained by its perpetuation, but also by what is lost. I argue that the concept of privilege as used in ordinary language and much discursive inquiry is misleading, such that even those actively working to subvert domination end up reproducing those very structures through their use of the term. I urge that dismantling privilege requires its re-evaluation in addition to its recognition. Reconceiving privilege provides social justice educators with fruitful ways to engage resistant students in the project of personal and social transformation.
Hostile takeovers in China?: so different a picture
Keywords: Consolidation and merger of corporations, China
Antitrust law, China
Monopolies, China

The United States of America has developed a dozen of theories, in particular, the managerial discipline theory, on the takeovers and hostile takeovers and conducted lots of empirical analyzes. However, theses theories and empirical evidence often cannot explain the takeovers and hostile takeovers in China, which could be demonstrated by three typical hostile takeover cases in China. High concentrated ownership structure and split securities market in China could be two of the main causes. Furthermore, the comparisons of take-over legislations amongst China, Canada and the United States of America could examine if the current Chinese take-over legislation could govern the issues of takeovers and hostile takeovers and what China could learn from Canada and the United States of America.
Dance as social activism: the theory and practice of Franziska Boas, 1933-1965
Keywords: Dance
Social activism

This dissertation analyses the use of performance as a form of unlegislated, grassroots activism through the case study of Franziska Boas (1902-1988), an American dancer, teacher, choreographer, percussionist and theorist. Boas's commitment to social change and the diverse nature of her activities provide entry into some of the most radical twentieth-century ideas involving education, therapy, political affiliation, performance theory and practice, gender and race.
Participatory governance: the role of student trustees on Ontario school boards
Keywords: Student participation in administration, Ontario
School board members, Ontario
School boards, Ontario

The study examines the experiences of student trustees in the governing process of Ontario district school boards. Data was collected from official school board meeting minutes, policies and interview with directors of education, elected trustees and former student trustees. Student trustees have been in place in 70 Ontario school boards since 1998. Their role is to provide advice to the elected trustees. They cannot vote and may not attend in-camera meetings. Student trustees' have established a provincial organization to advocate for effective student consultation and representation. Directors of education, board chairs and former student trustees related their experiences and recommendations to strength the selection and role of student trustees. The study found that the majority of student trustees are female, 17 years old, serve a one-year term and have parents who are employed by the school board. Most student trustees receive no comprehensive orientation and have little involvement in the development, review or implementation of board policy. The selection, role and responsibilities of student trustees were examined. The findings were that most boards do not have a democratic process for selection, and there is a lack of consistency and understanding of the participation of youth in political life. Suggestions are presented for action by school boards, the Ministry of Education and the Ontario Student Trustees' Association. Topics for further research are provided.
The clash between trade mark law and freedom of speech in cyberspace: does ICANN's URDP strike the right balance?
Keywords: Trademarks
Internet domain names, Law and legislation
Dispute resolution (Law)

This paper seeks to explore the tensions between traditional trade mark law and the regulation of Internet domain names in cyberspace. It will evaluate the terms of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("UDRP"), which was adopted by the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") in 1999 to settle disputes between trade mark proprietors and domain name registrants. It will be argued that the UDRP in its present form unfairly favours trade mark proprietors by expanding the scope of traditional trade mark law, and fails to adequately protect the right of Internet users to engage in ordinary discourse and communication. The paper will conclude with a number of suggestions for the amendment of the UDRP, so as to better balance the myriad interests of an increasingly diverse global Internet community, and to promote the development of a more coherent normative framework for the resolution of domain name disputes.
Fiat: A Christian perspective on the ecclesiastical application of sociology, with a particular focus on "natural church development" and "patterns in missional faithfulness" in the context of the marketization of the church
Keywords: Christian sociology
Church
Church and social problems
Church marketing
Religion and science
Faith and reason

My thesis is that the Christian ecclesiastical sociologist needs to commit him/herself to an understanding of "objectivity" which is not only a refinement of the term as it has traditionally been understood in the natural sciences, but even a refinement of the term as it has come to be understood by critical theorists in the social sciences. Following Mannheim and Baum, the notion of "objectivity" that I am proposing exhibits both openness to totality as well as commitment to Jesus Christ. Throughout, I also propose a devotion to St. Mary as particularly helpful in this endeavour. To reach my conclusions about "objectivity", I consider the nature of truth and human beingness; faith, reason, and the challenge of the scientific revolution to the notion of telos in human life; the relationship between faith and sociology; ecclesiology and the Doctrine of the Church; and church growth vs. patterns of missional faithfulness, in the context of the global pressures of marketization.
Formation flight control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles with motion synchronization
Keywords: Aerospace engineering

In this thesis, the synchronized position tracking controller is incorporated in formation flight control for multiple flying wing UAVs. With this technology, the performance and effectiveness of the formation controller are improved when the virtual structure approach is utilized to maintain formation geometry. Simulations are conducted on the nonlinear model of two flying wings to verify the proposed controller. Implementation on the actual flying wings prototype system using a GumStix computer enable real flight test scenarios to be conducted for verifying the designed formation controller autonomously. Results from the actual experiments confirm the performance improvements of the formation controller when the motion synchronization control technique is incorporated.
Perceived learning needs of post secondary faculty of institutions moving towards online course delivery
Keywords: Teaching
Learning
Online data processing
Teaching, Computer-assisted instruction

This qualitative study sought to investigate the perceptions of faculty at small post secondary institutions as they learn to make the transition to online teaching. It also gathered information related to the types of learning strategies employed by faculty in meeting these needs and the kinds of institutional support mechanisms they believed to be important in supporting their efforts. The study involved semi-structured interviews with eight faculty members from two institutions. Analysis of the data showed that faculty moving into online teaching perceive that they need to learn about technology, about educational theory and teaching and about how to make best use of the technology to support student learning. What faculty members perceived they needed to know varied from individual to individual and seemed directly related to their educational backgrounds and experience with technology. All of the participants felt that institutional support was important in meeting their needs. The learning patterns described by faculty related to how they approached learning about online teaching were consistent with well-established principles of adult learning. Specifically, the data revealed strong themes of self-directedness, experiential learning and reliance on accumulated experience, preference for practical and timely application of new knowledge and motivation that is influenced by both internal and external factors. In addition, the faculty members in this study showed strong reliance on collaboration and working with others in support of their learning. They also described ongoing reflection on practice and experience as part of a constructive learning process. The findings of the study strongly indicate that post secondary institutions wishing to move towards online delivery models must assume responsibility for institutional support mechanisms in support of faculty attempting to become online teachers. Models need to be multi-faceted and designed around principles of adult learning. Based on study findings and the literature, specific recommendations regarding the design of institutional support for faculty are made in the thesis.
The constitution of community in legal sites: a study of law, crime and its control
Keywords: Crime prevention
Crime prevention, Citizen participation
Communities

This dissertation focuses on the concept of community in legal sites relating to crime and its control. It draws on three case studies: community notification of sex offenders, community policing strategies designed to address gang loitering in Chicago, and the proliferation of gated communities. While other work emphasizes the dominance of advanced liberal governance or the rise of a preventive state, these case studies draw out diverse translations of the concept of community in law, as it is deployed for achieving governmental ends relating to crime prevention. In so doing, this dissertation treats the documents produced within legal sites as empirical representations in the history of legal ideas, and as evidence of how social issues are imported, defined, translated, and negotiated within the legal field. The case studies demonstrate that the invocation of community in these sites operates in conjunction with other operative concepts, such as risk, harm, or the material form that community may be taking. This provides insights that are missed in more general accounts, including the interplay between community and risk management, the inflections of law and community implicated in the constitution of community harm, and the spatial vision of community motivating the adjudication of boundaries between gated communities and non-residents. This dissertation finds that governing through community is not as stable as theories of advanced liberalism suggest. Instead, invocations of “community” draw on and inform other visions alongside (or instead of) dominant political rationalities. This includes the “people's welfare” of police science, divergent visions of the “social,” and an array of expert, lay, and administrative knowledges that are authorized by law in constituting risk and its management. These hybridities, in turn, have practical effects for the legal programmes and rationalities developed in creating, implementing, and adjudicating crime prevention efforts.
"Mistake of law": The taxpayer's ultimate answer to S. 152(4)(a)(i) of the Income Tax Act. If the shoe fits, wear it ... properly!
Keywords: Income tax, Law and legislation
Income tax, Canada
Time (Law), Canada
Mistake (Law), Canada
Tax assessment, Law and legislation
Tax assessment, Canada

This paper identifies three approaches that may be used by taxpayers to prevent the Minister from reassessing beyond the normal reassessment period. One approach consists of arguing that although a mistake may have been committed in filing the return, that mistake cannot be attributed to the taxpayer's neglect, as he/she/it had carefully assessed the situation and had finally adopted a filing position that was reasonable and bona fide. Through a detailed study of eighteen cases, this paper sheds light on the threshold that needs to be met for the taxpayer's filing position to be considered reasonable and bona fide. It demonstrates that when this threshold is met, the argument will assure success to the taxpayer who raises it. This paper also refines the argument. Inter alia, it demonstrates that the argument draws its strength from the purpose of the limitation period, not from a skewed interpretation of the word "misrepresentation."
Disability studies, physical education and change: contextualizing and re-imagining curricular and co-curricular university practices
Keywords: Physical education for people with disabilities
Disability studies
People with disabilities, Education (Higher)
Universities and colleges, Curricula
Inclusive education

The text and images of undergraduate courses and campus recreation programs from different universities reveal conflicting approaches in their social construction of disability. The individual model of disability treats disability as a medical condition which is subjected to diagnoses, treatments, and rehabilitation by experts in medicine and education. In contrast, the social model of disability, argues that society sets up disabling barriers that include attitudes, policies, physical facilities, technology, learning environments, work opportunities, and cultural representations. When conflicting approaches exist, the research method of critical interpretative analysis investigates current meanings, and provokes new imaginations. The text and visual images will be drawn from publicly available documents from universities such as academic calendars and promotional websites. In this thesis, the discussions will include: the models of disability, the language of disability, in(ex)clusion in physical education curricular and co-curricular practices, and a proposal on how to imagine new approaches for curriculum development and recreational programs. In building our awareness of the intersection of disability studies and physical education, we can increase our respect and advocacy for bodies of difference, and bodies of knowledge.
Pre-service geography teachers' self perceptions of readiness for technology implementation
Keywords: Geography, Study and teaching
Educational technology
Teachers, Training of
Student teachers

High school geography teachers need adequate skill and confidence levels to integrate technology successfully into the classroom. This study examined the skill and confidence levels of high school geography pre-service teachers with technology integration. Seventy-four pre-service teachers were surveyed from two universities near the end of an eighth month teacher education program. The results indicated that participants perceived high entering and exiting skill levels with basic computer operations, moderate to high skill levels with using the Internet and productivity software, and low skill levels with geotechnologies. Participants who were required to take a computers in education course indicated a greater number of gains in their skill levels than participants who did not take a basic computers course. The majority of participants perceived no gains in their competencies during their teacher education program. Participants reported high confidence levels with using the Internet and low confidence levels with geotechnology curricular integration.
Determination of the human perception threshold of phase difference between motion and visual cues in a moving-based flight simulator
Keywords: Flight simulators
Visualization, Technique
Human-computer interaction

A repeated measures, full factorial experiment was run on the UTIAS flight research simulator with nine subjects to study the effect of four factors on the detection of phase difference between motion and visual cues. Motion gain, amplitude, frequency and visual scene complexity were the four factors. Two levels were tested for each factor, resulting in sixteen sessions for each subject. A Kennedy SSQ was administered to the subjects following each session. Simulator motion was limited to sinusoidal pitch. Results from this study indicate a mean phase difference perception threshold of 56.3° with a standard deviation of 5.67°. Motion gain, amplitude, motion gain x frequency and motion gain x frequency x visual complexity were found to have a significant effect (95% confidence) on the perception threshold. Simulator sickness was mild across all the subjects with a total severity sickness score mean value of 1.91. One significant effect on simulator sickness was found: amplitude x frequency x visual complexity.
The meaning of mental illness to youth: exploring the psychosocial effects of mental illness on identity and life cycle development in youth aged 17-24
Keywords: Mental illness, Public opinion
Youth, Mental health
Stigma (Social psychology)
Personality
Deviant behavior, Labeling theory
People with mental disabilities, Psychology

This study investigates the subjective experiences of youth aged 17–24 with mental illness and their subsequent social adjustment problems due to the social stigma associated with mental illness and how they become alienated by the symptoms of the illness. Current understanding of the mental health problems of this age group is limited. The developmental tasks of late adolescence and early adulthood appear to be connected to youth's experiences of mental illness, in that the milestones of independence, establishing a young adult identity, sexuality, and career contribute to the effect of, and responses to, mental illness. Youth were recruited from and interviewed at a community-based youth-centred mental health program situated in the city of Toronto, Canada. Through a qualitative analysis, an understanding of youth and their processes of becoming mentally ill emerged. The results showed that youth with a mental illness felt stigmatized and labelled, and experienced multiple losses of identity, family, career choices, and educational and social standing. Four categories emerged as stages that described the participants' process of becoming mental ill: emergence, loss, adaptation and recovery. Participants' reported that mental illness disrupted their lives on every level, especially the interruption in the transition from adolescence to young adulthood. Participants described this interruption in the context of experiencing difficulty with identity, social and maturational development due to both the biological and the social effects of marginalization and stigma associated with their illnesses. However, data also revealed how youth adapt and recover. The implications of the findings in this study may be useful in anticipating and identifying interventions that are more specific for youth with mental illness, whether formal or informal, program-centred or system-focused, and may perhaps assist in developing policy tailored specifically for such youth. Finally, the themes identified through this study can serve as a base for developing and testing further research.