VictorJuiz/thesis huggingface dataset:
Poetic justice: the paradox of Plato as poet and its implications for a defense of literature
Keywords: Literature
Politics and literature

This thesis is a defense of poetry as a mode of thought. It is intended to be a corroborating document for the work of other apologists for poetry like Sir Philip Sidney and Percy Bysshe Shelley. The thesis attempts to establish that Plato, as legislator, ie. political philosopher, is an unacknowledged poet. Proceeding from Stephen Pepper's theory of world hypotheses, in which he legitimizes non-empirical data as evidence, the thesis analyzes Plato's Republic as a literary work, thus setting in tension Plato's pronouncements against poetry and Plato's literary achievement in the Republic as illustrative of his own appropriation of the very art he would banish. Plato's dual identity as philosopher-poet becomes an exemplar that serves to advocate for the educational value of poetry in terms that skeptics about poetry's educational value can apprehend and appreciate.
Predicting career progression amongst high potential employees: Job performance, career clarity, developmental implications
Keywords: Career development, Forecasting
Employees, Rating of

Through the exploration of the job performance-career potential relationship, this study was designed to build both a theoretical and practical bridge in the area of career development so as to integrate differing perspectives on the various fields of study that have explored the topic. The sample consisted of 127 mid-level managers in a large Canadian-based global corporation who recently participated in a high potential early identification development program. No significant relationship was found between participants' level of current performance and potential for career progression. Participants' career potential ratings were significantly predicted by those variables measuring numerical critical thinking, the personality factors of Career Driver and Independent Thinker, and age. Varying competency and development profiles emerged for participants at differing levels of career potential. Competency areas of differentiation included strategic thinking and leadership aspects of executive functioning (higher career potential) versus tactical and individual contributions to the organization (lower career potential). In terms of development, areas of differentiation included a focus on obtaining on-the-job experience (higher career potential) versus skill acquisition and Career/Life Planning (lower career potential). No significant relationship was found between participants' level of career motivation and commitment and current performance ratings. When other variables were accounted for, participants' level of career motivation and commitment was most explanatory in terms of the variance in career potential ratings. These findings illustrate the central importance of individual factors---particularly the concept termed "Career Clarity"--When it comes to integrating various perspectives on the career development process. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed within the context of an integrative framework using systems theory. Limitations of the research results are also presented.
Unpacking the black bag: Rural medicine in the Maritime provinces and northern New England states, 1900--1950
Keywords: Medicine, Rural, History
Medicine, Rural, Maritime Provinces
Medicine, Rural, History
Medicine, Rural, New England

This dissertation looks at the social transformation of rural medicine in the Maritime provinces of Canada and northern New England states between 1900 and 1950. It begins by examining the history of the country doctor as a cultural archetype in popular fiction, film, and television, and then looks at how rural physicians and their biographers responded to this archetype in life-writing. The response suggests that the archetypal country doctor is a kind of political embodiment of social anxieties about rural health care access in a period which saw the centralization of care, and the rise of specialties. ...
Where the river ends: environmental conflict and contested identities in the Colorado Delta
Keywords: Ethnology, America

This dissertation examines how an indigenous group of Cucapá people in northern Mexico has experienced a trans-national water conflict at the end of the Colorado River. In particular, I explore the measures taken by some Cucapá people to maneuver through the complex structural changes they have experienced over the last several decades as fishing, their main form of subsistence, has become both environmentally untenable and criminalized by the state.
Japanese university students' perceptions and attitudes toward native and non-native English speaking teachers: a case study of English major students in Japan
Keywords: English language, Study and teaching
Native language and education, Japan
English teachers, Japan
College students, Attitudes
College students, Japan

This case study examined Japanese university students' perceptions and attitudes toward native English speaking teachers (NESTs) and non-native English speaking teachers (NNESTs). Their preferences for NESTs or NNESTs were explored by a questionnaire (n = 56) and in-depth interviews with a sub-sample of students (n = 6). Two university English teachers (NEST and NNEST) were also interviewed. Factor analysis and descriptive statistics of the questionnaire responses showed a clear distinction regarding students' preferences. NESTs were preferred for phonological and oral skills, and NNESTs for grammar instruction and literacy skills. Student interviews highlighted the relationship between their NEST NNEST preference and individual factors such as motivation for learning English. Overall, English learners have a more sophisticated and probably realistic perception of the strengths and weaknesses of NESTs and NNESTs than is common in society.
Models of democratic dialogue the justification for judicial review
Keywords: Constitutional law, Canada

Under the Charter, scholars have obsessed over the idea of reconciling judicial interpretations of the constitution with democracy. Dialogue theory postulates that judicial review is undemocratic but that, because of mechanisms found in the Charter, there is room for the legislature to respond to decisions striking down legislation. Dialogue theory suggests that judicial review is reconcilable with democracy because the word of an undemocratic group of judges is rarely final. In this thesis, the author critically examines dialogue theory and rejects it as a valid democratic defense to judicial review. He demonstrates how the Charter does not produce real dialogue and shows how dialogue theory both fails to provide an adequate definition to indicate what is democratic or dialogic about the legislative response process and incorrectly focuses on the nature of the legislative actors to justify judicial review. The author concludes with his own theory reconciling the Charter with democracy.
Moral disengagement in processes of organizational corruption: The effect of moral disengagement on unethical decision making, moral awareness, and organizational advancement
Keywords: Personnel management
Dissertations, Academic, Canada

This dissertation explores Albert Bandura's concept of moral disengagement (Bandura, 1990a, 1990b, 1999a, 2002) in the context of organizational corruption. First, the construct of moral disengagement is defined and elaborated upon. Moral disengagement is then hypothesized to play a role in the initiation of organizational corruption by both easing and expediting individual unethical decision making that advances self and organizational interests. Moral disengagement is hypothesized to be a factor in the facilitation of organizational corruption through dampening individuals' awareness of the ethical content of the decisions they make. Finally, it is hypothesized to contribute to the perpetuation of organizational corruption in organizations, because if individuals who have a greater propensity to morally disengage are more likely to make decisions that advance organizational interests, regardless of the ethicality of those decisions, they may be rewarded for those decisions in terms of organizational advancement. Three studies empirically investigate these hypotheses. Study 1a develops and conducts preliminary validation efforts on the first general scale of moral disengagement for adult samples. Study 1b finds that moral disengagement, by dampening moral awareness, increases the likelihood that individuals will make unethical decisions; this finding is particularly robust for women. Study 2 find that individuals who have a greater propensity to morally disengage achieve more promotions and have a greater number of subordinates than individuals with middle range levels of moral disengagement, but that low levels of moral disengagement also predict these advancement outcomes. Together, these studies form an argument that moral disengagement---the propensity of individuals to suspend the self-regulatory processes that typically compel us to behave morally---plays an important role in processes of organizational corruption.
Future search as a process for promoting change
Keywords: Planning, Methodology
Organizational change
Organizational learning
Education, Forecasting
Educational change
Social action, Planning
Educational innovations

Representing a significant milestone in the development of the related fields of organization development, organizational change and organizational learning over the last century, large group interventions are used by organizations to promote change and learning. Future Search is one such intervention; founded on the principles of having the "whole system in the room" and developing action plans based on "common ground" visions of the future. This research investigates the effectiveness of the Future Search model in promoting change within a Canadian urban public school board. The research suggests that both the design of the Future Search model and the context in which the process takes place exert significant influence on the effectiveness of the process in promoting change. This thesis seeks to enhance the understanding of what makes a Future Search effective by describing the factors at work in this particular case.
A navigation system for Argo class mobile rovers
Keywords: Motor vehicles, Automatic control
Mobile robots
Intelligent control systems
All terrain vehicles, Automatic control
Roving vehicles (Astronautics)

The implementation of the design of any navigation system depends on available hardware and the intended application. A robotic navigation system can be split into four problems: Localization, mapping, obstacle avoidance, and a controller. In this dissertation, the current state-of-the-art for research in localization and obstacle avoidance is presented. Also, the Argo class rovers and the MarsDome Experimental Facility are described in detail, including the modular philosophy of the Argo software architecture. Then, the design and implementation of the Argo navigation system is provided, with greater emphasis on the visual localization, odometer localization, and obstacle avoidance modules. The results of several experiments demonstrate that each module is efficient and is sufficiently robust to be successful in the integrated navigation system. This research is also put in context by explaining some of the related work being conducted at the Space Robotics Group and its relevance to collective mobile robotics research.
Toward the development and validation of a metacognitive scale for gambling behaviour
Keywords: Compulsive gambling, Psychological aspects
Compulsive gambling, Social aspects
Compulsive gamblers, Psychological aspects
Compulsive behavior
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Gamblers, Psychology
Gambling, Psychology

The purpose of this dissertation was to develop a reliable and valid self-report measure, the Gambling Metacognition Questionnaire (GMCQ), to assess metacognitive processes within pathological gamblers. The construct of metacognition as defined by Ann Brown (1987) served as the theoretical basis for the psychometric scale. Three separate studies aimed at item development, assessment of reliability and validity, and examination of the clinical sensitivity of the scale were conducted. Study 1 focused on item generation and refinement utilizing both the empirical literature and 10 expert consultants. Results of Study 1 showed that the metacognitive scale obtained a sufficient degree of content validity. In Study 2, a sample of 94 individuals with clinically significant gambling problems were recruited to determine the psychometric properties of the metacognitive scale, specifically, the underlying scale structure, indices of reliability and validity, and the influence of demographic characteristics and social conventionality on scale performance. Results of Study 2 produced the GMCQ a 12-item measure consisting of three subscales, namely, Reflective Concern, Preoccupation with Winning, and Affect Regulation. Findings also suggest the GMCQ displays an appropriate level of internal reliability and content validity, and is not unduly influenced by respondent's age, income, ethnicity, or level of social conventionality. Study 3 focused on assessing the clinical sensitivity of the GMCQ, in particular examining the relationship between severity of gambling pathology and scores on the GMCQ. Four separate samples of gamblers, specifically, 22 sub-clinical gamblers, 94 active untreated pathological gamblers, 20 pathological gamblers entering treatment, and 8 gamblers immediately post-treatment were recruited. Results show scores on the GMCQ are positively related to level of disordered gambling and that GMCQ scores significantly distinguished between types of gambling behaviour. Results are contextualized within the current literature on the cognitive psychology of pathological gambling and the role of metacognition within clinical psychopathology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Is there a place for human rights within the world trade organization legal framework?: a specific case for the right to water
Keywords: Water rights
Human rights
International trade

The expansion of trading system to new realms of economic activities has raised the concern that trade liberalization may impair the protection of human rights. There is a particular fear regarding the interference of trade instruments with the regulatory autonomy of national authorities. The relationship between the multilateral trading system and human rights law is a complex one. While, at first glance, the trade obligations do not seem to contravene the realization of human rights, a closer examination to the trade regime reveal potential areas of tensions. This paper aims to explore the interaction between trade law and human rights through a contextual analysis of the relationship of both legal disciplines. Therefore, the study of the interplay between the right to water and the Agreement on trade in services will serve to enlighten the discussion.
Roles of human kallikrein-related peptidases 9 and 12 in cancer
Keywords: Molecular biology

Uman tissue kallikrein-related peptidases (genes, KLK s; proteins, KLKs) are a group of 15 genes, localized in tandem on chromosome 19, which code for 15 distinct serine proteases. KLKs are present in a variety of tissues and biological fluids and have attracted significant attention in recent years mainly due to their potential applicability as novel biomarkers. KLK2, KLK3 (also known as prostate specific antigen, PSA), as well as KLK11, are established or candidate serologic biomarkers for early diagnosis and monitoring of prostate cancer. In addition to prostate cancer, differential expression of various KLKs in ovarian, breast, testicular, pancreatic, cervical, colorectal, and lung cancer as well as other forms of human disease is well documented.
"Something beyond religion": the Catholic Taxpayer's Association and the Ontario school tax question : a study of Catholic action in education
Keywords: Catholic schools, Education
Catholic schools, Ontario
Catholic schools, Education
Catholic schools, Ontario
Education, History
Education, Ontario
Education, Finance
Education, Ontario
School management and organization, Ontario
Catholics, History
Catholics, Ontario

The by-product of internecine Christian tensions inflamed in Ontario in the post-Confederation era, the school tax question became the key economic imperative of the proponents of the province's separate schools entering the twentieth century. While it had appeared that the matter of public funding for denominational schools had been settled for the minority Protestant and Catholic populations of Quebec and Ontario in the British North America Act (1867), this settlement would prove short-lived. The growth of property ownership in corporate form, to say nothing of the creation of numerous public utilities in the later nineteenth century would serve to undo many of the gains made by separate school reformers in the preceding forty years. A new law, the toothless Assessment Act (1886) failed to direct a compulsory division of assessments between Protestants and Catholics in regard to their corporation and public utility taxes. As a result, the “school tax question” was born, and debate over educational funding in Ontario would rage on for the next one hundred years.
The Internet's self-governance gap: law, markets, code, and norms as institutions of self-governance in the Internet operational community
Keywords: Internet, Law and legislation
Computer network architectures
Computer networks, Law and legislation

The Internet suffers from an increasing "self-governance gap" that prevents the Internet Service Provider (ISP) industry from improving the Internet to meet the expectations placed on it. The ISP networks that collectively comprise the Internet are operationally autonomous yet interdependent. This interdependence is mediated by institutions of self-governance of four types (law, market forces, technical architecture (or code), and social norms). While market forces and law are of limited, bilateral effect, multilateral, network-wide relationships within the Internet are governed by shared technical code and social norms. Code and norms substitute for the centralized control and formal legal and economic relationships normally found in public communications infrastructures. However, these institutions of self-governance, which have their roots in the Internet's non-commercial and informal past, are no longer suited to its hyper-commercial present or future. The study focuses on the decentralized aspects of the Internet, rather than on its centralized aspects (such as domain names), which have received attention in the Internet governance literature far out of proportion to their importance. The analysis employs the institutional law and economics (ILE) theory of Douglass C. North (and others), the code theory of Lawrence Lessig, and the law and social norms (LSN) theory of Robert Ellickson. Two unique community self-governance bodies are studied in detail: the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and North American Network Operators Group (NANOG). In the legal pluralist tradition, original technical materials from these bodies are treated as worthy of analysis by legal scholars, on the theory that today, legal rights and obligations are often shaped by and embodied in code (or technical architecture), as much as by market forces, social norms, and law. The Internet's worsening self-governance gap is at the root of economic, technical, and operational barriers to the continued development of the Internet as a public communications infrastructure. The self-governance gap suggests the need for a different mix of institutions to address the coordination problems facing the Internet operational community. While a complete solution is not proposed in this work, a "co-regulatory" approach, under which an international public legal framework would supplement the industry's own self-governance institutions, holds promise.
The capacity to judge: public opinion and deliberative democracy in Upper Canada, 1791-1854
Keywords: Representative government and representation, History
Representative government and representation, Ontario

This thesis analyzes the emergence of 'public opinion' as a new form of authority in Upper Canada from the colony's inception in 1791 until 1854. The original understanding of the colony's constitution assumed that the vast majority of Upper Canadians were not sufficiently capable of judging the common good to govern alone. By the 1820's and 1830's, an increasing range of commentators argued that authoritative decisions about the common good could and should be generated by critical discussion among private persons outside the control of traditional institutions or elites. These decisions were 'public opinion.' Debates about the nature and power of public opinion were not only matters of political rhetoric, but drew strength from people's experience of concrete social, economic and cultural changes. In particular, the quantity and distribution of printed texts, the nature and number of sites for reading and discussing those texts, and institutions that fostered certain skills and norms of behaviour lent credence to the concept of public opinion. Finally, the thesis argues that constitutional debate in the 1840's and 1850's revolved around how to integrate 'public opinion' into the province's social and constitutional self-understanding. After several alternatives were canvassed, deliberative democracy in Upper Canada, whereby the province's public was deemed capable of judging the collective good, took the form of parliamentary government.
Large scale performance-based assessment: Dentification of individual student gaps with implications for teacher content knowledge
Keywords: Ability, Testing
Educational change, Ontario
Literacy, Study and teaching (Elementary)
Literacy, Ontario
Teaching, Ontario
Language arts, Ability testing
Language arts, Ontario

Educational goals for graduates in the 21st Century include the ability to interpret unfamiliar texts, construct convincing arguments, understand the connections between concepts, develop unique approaches to problems and negotiate problem resolution in a group situation. To achieve these goals, students' literacy skills need to keep pace with the demands of living in an information age that is characterized as constantly changing at an increasingly rapid pace. The demand on the educational system to provide these experiences and expectations for Canada's highly diverse population presents significant challenges. Consequently, the content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and pedagogical expertise needed to nurture and cultivate these literacy skills for all students are increasingly important components of a teacher's repertoire. Large-scale assessment has become a major component of educational reform. Assessments not only have the potential to help us understand what students know, but by extension, may suggest what knowledge teachers need in order to support individual student learning. This thesis analyzes a carefully designed large-scale performance assessment, to illustrate how assessment can be used to promote student learning at an individual level. The analysis of these data illustrates the depth of knowledge that can be attained about the cognitive processes needed when performing a complex task in order to identify gaps in student learning. Teacher content knowledge needed in the domain of literacy skill acquisition at the middle school level is identified based on the interpretation of the data.