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2. Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Movers Scale in a French-Canadian Population.
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Côté, Isabelle, Gagnon, Joël, Lapierre, Simon, Damant, Dominique, Louis Jean Esprival, Stéphanie, and Goodman, Lisa A.
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CULTURE ,IMMIGRANTS ,SAFETY ,SOCIAL support ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,FRENCH-Canadians ,DOMESTIC violence ,SATISFACTION ,LANGUAGE & languages ,SELF-efficacy ,PSYCHOMETRICS ,CRONBACH'S alpha ,MENTAL depression ,FACTOR analysis ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,POPULATION health ,VICTIMS ,ABUSED women ,HOUSING ,ANXIETY ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress - Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a study that draws upon a collaborative research strategy and has two main objectives: 1) Translating and adapting into French the Measure of Victim Empowerment Related to Safety (MOVERS scale) (Goodman et al. Psychology of Violence, 5(4), 355-366, 2015a); 2) Validating the French version of the MOVERS scale in a population of French-Canadian women receiving shelter services. The French-Canadian MOVERS (FCM) was administered to 189 women receiving shelter services in the province of Québec (Canada). The factorial structure, reliability and validity of the FCM were tested. This paper highlights that the FCM replicates the three dimensions found in the original version (Goodman et al. Psychology of Violence, 5(4), 355-366, 2015a), displays significant correlations with measures of depression, anxiety and stress, self-esteem, perceived social support, satisfaction with life and self-efficacy, and has overall good reliability estimates. The FCM is a valid and reliable scale to assess safety-related empowerment among women receiving shelter services. Furthermore, the scale provides interesting opportunities to shelter workers, which will be discussed in the paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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3. Recontextualizing curriculum policies: a comparative perspective on the work of mid-level actors in France and Quebec.
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Mathou, Cécile
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CURRICULUM ,SCHOOL administration ,CAREER development ,TEACHING ,EDUCATIONAL change ,SECONDARY education - Abstract
Drawing on Bernstein's concept of recontextualization, this paper explores how mid-level actors interpret and translate curriculum policies in the context of growing concerns about the performance and accountability of education systems. Little is known about the work of recontextualization agents responsible for the professional development, support and control of teachers, uniquely positioned at the interface of policy and practice, and comparative perspectives are even scarcer. Based on empirical research in France and Canada (Quebec), this paper examines the work of pedagogic advisors and inspectors intervening at lower secondary school level. Data are drawn from interviews (n = 24) conducted in three mid-level school authorities. Our comparative analysis brings to the fore specific forms of recontextualization in each education system. In particular it shows important variations in the use of knowledge based on experience and observation and decontextualized knowledge drawing on research and statistical data. Agents also elaborate different discursive strategies projecting contrasting models of teaching. In both contexts, but to varying degrees, the rise of data and 'evidence' is reshaping the missions of mid-level actors, potentially eroding professional discretion and expertise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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4. Global Belongings: The Lebanese Diasporic Community in New York, Montreal and Paris.
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Abdel-Hady, Dalia
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GLOBALIZATION ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,DIASPORA - Abstract
The context of globalization facilitates the construction of social relations that transcend national boundaries. Based on the argument that diaspora provides a framework for understanding immigration processes within the dynamics of globalization, this paper explores the ways diaspora extends our understanding of immigrant communities. As a type of community, diaspora communities illustrate three-way relationships that include the homeland or country of origin, the host society or country of residence, and the larger diaspora community that extends over a number of nation-states. In this paper, I take the Lebanese diaspora in New York, Montreal, and Paris to illustrate that diaspora illuminates the understanding of global social networks and ties that are related to immigrant groups. Following a brief theoretical discussion of diaspora, this paper focuses on the analysis of Lebanese immigrant forms of attachment. Based on in-depth interviews and participant observation in three cities, this paper illustrates the forms of solidarity shared by Lebanese immigrants. First, the multiple forms of belonging that Lebanese immigrants have ? to their homeland, host society, and larger diaspora ? emphasize that immigrants share ?vertical connections? that exist simultaneously. The paper follows to illustrate the forms of global solidarity that members of the Lebanese immigrant community seek and maintain. Given their experience with migration, Lebanese immigrants believe that they are more capable of bridging the particular interests that are based on national or ethnic attachments and the universal ones that are not tied to a territory or a nation-state. That is, as immigrants consciously discard traditional forms of attachments to the homeland, they are propelled to advance universal legal and civil causes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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5. The Social Experience of Alzheimer's Disease: Symptoms, Interactions and Social Positions.
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Brossard, Baptiste
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ALZHEIMER'S disease ,SYMPTOMS ,SOCIAL status ,INSTITUTIONALIZED persons - Abstract
Note to the reviewers: This paper only deals with my nursing home fieldwork studies. In view of the 2016 ASA meeting, I intend to enrich it with further data retrieved from my interviews with non-institutionalized patients in France and Québec, while shortening the overall text to fit with presentation time. Nonethess, this paper will provide you with a good idea of the approach I propose to present. Thank you very much for your understanding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
6. Science, technology, power and sex: PrEP and HIV-positive gay men in Paris.
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Brisson, Julien and Nguyen, Vinh-Kim
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HIV-positive gay men ,PRE-exposure prophylaxis ,HIV prevention ,GENDER identity ,HUMAN sexuality ,HIV infection transmission ,ANTI-HIV agents ,ETHNOLOGY ,HEALTH attitudes ,HOMOSEXUALITY ,INTERVIEWING ,PREVENTIVE health services ,PATIENTS' attitudes - Abstract
Copyright of Culture, Health & Sexuality is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2017
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7. Forced Assimilation is an unhealthy policy intervention: the case of the hijab ban in France and Quebec, Canada.
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Syed, Iffath U.B.
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ASSIMILATION (Sociology) ,HUMAN rights ,SOCIAL justice ,POLITICAL autonomy ,HIJAB (Islamic clothing) -- Social aspects - Abstract
Women of many cultures and religions find a means of coping with stress and ill health in faith-based practices, such as meditation and prayer. It is customary for Muslim women to participate in such activities, usually with a special dress code, which often includes a hijab. The headscarf ban in French and formerly in Quebec public schools not only forces Muslim female students to shed theiressentialreligious dress code, but also fails to address the resulting health consequences and to acknowledge the cultural aspects of head-covering. This paper argues that the ban on head coverings in public schools is not only an infringement on religious and cultural freedoms, and violation of human rights, but that it is also an unhealthy policy intervention, as it undermines health by restricting prayers, mindfulness and spirituality. Furthermore, the ban has taken away Muslim women's choice to wear a hijab, thus restricting a sense of self-autonomy and in turn causing additional negative health implications. By synthesising these ideas, this paper holds a novel and critical perspective that the headscarf ban policy in France should be re-examined not only because of its infringement of human rights, but also to assess the negative health impacts on affected groups. For these reasons the paper advocates a reversal of the ban, as has happened in Quebec, Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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8. Where Lies the Harm in Lottery Gambling? A Portrait of Gambling Practices and Associated Problems.
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Costes, Jean-Michel, Kairouz, Sylvia, Monson, Eva, and Eroukmanoff, Vincent
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GAMBLING & psychology ,COMPULSIVE behavior ,GAMBLING ,RESEARCH funding ,RISK-taking behavior ,SOCIAL problems ,DISEASE prevalence - Abstract
Lotteries are one of the most prevalent forms of gambling and generate substantial state revenues. They are also argued to be one of the least harmful forms of gambling. This paper is one of the first to examine exclusive lottery gamblers and compares their gambling patterns and problems as well other associated risky behaviours to those who are not exclusive lottery gamblers. Data were derived from two large surveys conducted with representative adult samples in France (n = 15,635) and Québec (n = 23,896). Participants were separated into two groups: exclusive lottery gamblers (ELGs) and non-exclusive lottery gamblers. Using multivariate analysis, study results reveal that ELGs, who represent two thirds of gamblers, generally exhibit less intensive gambling patterns and are less likely to report other risky behaviours. However, harms associated with moderate risk and problem gambling are found to be concentrated in specific subpopulations for both groups, primarily males, older individuals, and those who report lower income and education level. Given widespread participation in lotteries and concentration of harm within specific subgroups, these findings point to the need for prevention efforts despite the lower levels of harm associated with lottery gambling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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9. Party competition and the production of nationhood in the immigration context: particularizing the universal for political gain in France and Québec.
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Laxer, Emily and Korteweg, Anna C.
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EMIGRATION & immigration ,POLITICAL parties ,NATIONALISM ,COMPETITION (Psychology) ,UNIVERSALISM (Political science) ,PARTICULARISM (Political science) ,SOCIAL values - Abstract
Analysing parties' media representations in the context of France's 2010 legal ban of Islamic facial coverings and Québec's (rejected) Charter of Values in 2013, this paper foregrounds the neglected role that party competition plays in shaping the construction of nationhood in public debates around immigrant religious practices. Our findings show that in these debates, political parties aim to maintain their distinct identities by generating a particular universalism, in which purportedly "universal" values, such as gender equality, are imbricated with particularistic images of nationhood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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10. Contrasting Commissions on Interculturalism: The Hijab and the Workings of Interculturalism in Quebec and France.
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Adelman, Howard
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PURDAH ,PUBLIC education - Abstract
This paper compares the response to the hijab in France, Quebec and the rest of Canada to explore the different political cultures of those three polities, the ideals behind them and the modes of repression and tolerance which give meaning to those cultures. More specifically, the paper compares the Stasi Commission in France with the Bouchard-Taylor Commission in Quebec in terms of both process and conclusions. What role do public commissions play in the education of the public against a background of educational institutions charged with that task? In asking that question, the paper explores the role of daily practices in realising that ideal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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11. Studying and being a student: how are these valued by today's youth? The perspective of French language sociology on the issue.
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Hamel, Jacques, Méthot, Christian, and Doré, Gabriel
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STUDY & teaching of medicine ,SOCIOLOGY education ,STUDENT attitudes ,DIFFERENTIATION (Sociology) ,FRENCH language - Abstract
This paper seeks to examine students' values in 'relationship to their studies.' After defining the concept within this rubric, we attempt to define the values at work from the perspectives of (1) the motivation for pursuing post-secondary studies; (2) the pace of studies; (3) the time devoted to study; (4) the time spent in the institutions; and (5) student culture. The study focuses on students enrolled in the medicine and sociology programs. Our paper draws primarily from the results of an online survey and interviews of a sampling of the target student population, with the analysis in both cases developed in light of the distinction between 'instrumental' values and 'expressive' values. The analysis presented here is based on theories recently developed in France and Quebec regarding values, students and student attitudes toward their program of study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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12. Separation Anxiety: A GameTheoretic Analysis of Separatist Politics.
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Pender, Tassili
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CONCESSIONS (Administrative law) , *POLITICAL parties , *SECESSION , *FEDERAL government , *AUTONOMY & independence movements - Abstract
This paper considers governments that yield concessions to small regional political parties that campaign for secession. These parties are not violent and participate in elections- but they do have violent counterparts. The existence of these counterparts increases the bargaining leverage of regional parties vis-Ã -vis the central government by furnishing an implicit and credible threat of violence. Governments offer concessions to separatist parties in exchange for peace. This bargaining game between the government and the leader of the separatist party is modeled in two ways. This paper was motivated by observations of non-violent separatist parties with relatively stable, but minimal, vote shares that are able to secure considerable concessions from central governments, such as in Quebec and in the Basque Country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
13. An archaeological view of the French colonial port of Québec.
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Rouleau, Serge
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HARBOR maintenance & repair ,HARBOR design & construction ,MERCHANTS ,COLONIAL administration ,FRENCH colonies ,ILOT Hunt Site (Quebec, Quebec) ,PLACE Royale Site (Quebec, Quebec) ,ANTIQUITIES - Abstract
In this paper the remains of the first harbour front discovered on the Îlot Hunt in Québec are discussed in relation to evidence found on other sites in the city's Lower Town. These remains throw light on the nature of the French colonial port, testifying to the initiatives of its merchants and the actions of its colonial authorities. Structures built during the British regime by merchants belonging to the Lymburner family provide an example of the kind of innovative facilities that inaugurated the disappearance (c. 1775–80) of the harbour front developed during the French colonial era. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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14. Public Decision Processes, Creativity, and Psychoanalysis.
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De Carlo, Laurence
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NEGOTIATION ,CREATIVE ability ,DECISION making ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,FUNCTIONAL perspective on group decision making theory ,PUBLIC administration ,GROUP problem solving ,SOCIAL science research ,RESEARCH methodology ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Public decision processes in planning and environment management, in particular, should be creative in order to solve the frequent intractable conflicts that they cause. However, up to now, the concept of creativity has not been used in traditional approaches of public decision processes. Only learning and negotiation theories that can be used in this field deal with creativity. Yet, negotiation theories give advice to the parties, which the parties can find difficult to take, and learning theories either confront people with their own psychological defenses or are not prescriptive. Proposed in this paper is another conceptualization of creativity in this field, inspired by Winnicott's psychoanalytical work. This conceptualization takes into account unconscious phenomena, in particular, psychological defenses, and allows for better understanding and improvement of public decision processes while refraining from giving advice to the parties. This conceptualization is illustrated in two different cultural contexts: in Québec and in France, where several cases are analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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15. Social dominance and anti‐immigrant prejudice: A cross‐national and prospective test of the mediating role of assimilation, multiculturalism, colour blindness, and interculturalism.
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Wollast, Robin, Lüders, Adrian, Nugier, Armelle, Khamzina, Kamilla, de la Sablonnière, Roxane, and Guimond, Serge
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SOCIAL dominance ,IMMIGRANTS ,MENTAL orientation ,ACCULTURATION ,MATHEMATICAL models ,PREJUDICES ,CULTURAL pluralism ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,THEORY ,RESEARCH funding ,ETHNIC groups ,PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation ,COLOR ,LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Decades of research have shown that social dominance orientation (SDO) is one of the most important predictors of anti‐immigrant attitudes. However, the mechanisms through which SDO can explain prejudice have been studied insufficiently. Using rich and diverse samples from France and from the province of Québec in Canada, the present research provides a cross‐national (N = 1,852) and prospective (N = 534) analysis of a theoretical model in which the dimensions of SDO are indirectly predicting anti‐immigrant prejudice via the intergroup ideologies of assimilation, multiculturalism, colour blindness and interculturalism. Results showed that interculturalism, a hierarchy‐attenuating ideology was found to be a robust mechanism to explain the subtle effects of SDO‐E on anti‐immigrant prejudice whereas assimilation, a hierarchy‐enhancing ideology was playing a more important role to explain direct and blatant effects of SDO‐D on prejudice. The two most studied diversity approaches, multiculturalism and colour blindness, were largely redundant once interculturalism was considered. This pattern occurred in both France and Québec hence, favouring the context‐independent pathway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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16. Urban societies and dominant political coalitions in the internationalization of cities.
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Jouve, Bernard
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URBAN planning , *CITIES & towns , *GLOBALIZATION , *SUSTAINABLE development - Abstract
We are facing a transformation of the political order in which cities are becoming more and more important, partly in the field of economic development but also regarding security questions, specifically after 9 September 2001, such as cultural diversity, social cohesion, and sustainable development. The institutional conditions of governability have evolved during the last two decades. Cities develop strategies at the global level and promote different kinds of collective value. In this paper we aim to analyse these international strategies, their elaboration, and their implementation by using a comparison of Montreal, Paris, and Rome. The various strategies are analyzed as the outcome of dominant political coalitions between the political institutions and very specific segments of civil society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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17. A cross-cultural comparison of population gambling patterns and regulatory frameworks: France and Québec.
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Kairouz, Sylvia, Paradis, Catherine, Nadeau, Louise, Tovar, Marie-Line, and Pousset, Maud
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GAMBLING laws ,DEMOGRAPHIC surveys ,CROSS-cultural studies ,EMPIRICAL research ,AGE distribution ,COMPULSIVE behavior ,GAMBLING ,LEGISLATION ,SEX distribution ,SURVEYS ,ETHNOLOGY research ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors - Abstract
Few empirical studies have examined the relationships between differing regulatory approaches and patterns of gambling behaviors. This article reports on a correlational cross-cultural comparison of differences in the regulatory approaches and gambling behavior among general adult populations in France and Québec, Canada. We drew data from two large population surveys conducted in France and Québec (N=27 653 and N=11 888, respectively). We found diverging and converging aspects of government regulatory policies. Statistical analyses demonstrated significantly higher participation rates and prevalence of 'assiduous gamblers' in Québec. In France, among assiduous gamblers, the proportion of moderate-risk and probable pathological gamblers is significantly higher. Future research should examine environmental conditions and varying gambling offerings, as well as gambling regulation, to determine their potential influence on gambling behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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18. Developing professional values: perceptions of francophone occupational therapists in Quebec, Canada.
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Drolet, Marie-Josée and Sauvageau, Anick
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EDUCATION ,EXPERIENTIAL learning ,INTERVIEWING ,PHENOMENOLOGY ,RESEARCH methodology ,OCCUPATIONAL therapists ,PROFESSIONAL employee training ,PROFESSIONAL ethics ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,VALUES clarification ,WORK ,WORK environment ,QUALITATIVE research ,DATA analysis ,PROFESSIONAL identity ,PROFESSIONALISM - Abstract
ObjectiveRecent literature shows growing interest in the values displayed by occupational therapists. Yet, none of these writings has so far examined the factors that contribute to the development of occupational therapists’ professional values. These factors are important, since values play a pivotal role in forging professional identity, which in the case of some occupational therapists remains somewhat ambiguous. This article proposes possible answers to the following question: What do Quebec Francophone occupational therapists perceive as the building blocks of their professional values?MethodsUsing a phenomenological qualitative method, the subjective experience of occupational therapists in Quebec, Canada was examined. Twenty-six occupational therapists took part in the study.ResultsAs intended, their professional experience was varied. According to the participants, four factors contributed significantly to their professional values: professional experience, university training, personal experience, and professional development. However, fewer than 50% of the participants cited six other factors (workplace, family upbringing, personal development, personality and abilities, professional normative framework, and sociocultural background).ConclusionsMost of these results are consistent with those documented in existing works. They point to the relevance of discussing professional values during university training and continuing professional development, as well as encouraging occupational therapists to become exemplars for their colleagues and interns. This study constitutes an initial step in understanding how occupational therapists’ axiological identity is formed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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19. The values of occupational therapy: Perceptions of occupational therapists in Quebec.
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Drolet, Marie-Josée and Désormeaux-Moreau, Marjorie
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AUTONOMY (Psychology) ,DIGNITY ,HONESTY ,INTERVIEWING ,LANGUAGE & languages ,PHENOMENOLOGY ,RESEARCH methodology ,OCCUPATIONAL therapists ,OCCUPATIONAL therapy ,PROFESSIONS ,QUALITY of life ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH funding ,SOCIAL justice ,QUALITATIVE research ,JUDGMENT sampling ,PROFESSIONAL identity ,PROFESSIONALISM - Abstract
Objective: Recently, there has been increasing interest in the values of occupational therapy and the values held by occupational therapists. A wide range of values has been reported in the literature. Furthermore, despite the fact that values are an important part of professional identity, empirical studies have demonstrated that several occupational therapists possess an ambiguous professional identity. This study was undertaken to explore the values of Canadian occupational therapists, specifically French-speaking occupational therapists in Quebec. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 occupational therapists. Their narratives were subject to hermeneutic analysis, a method of textual analysis common in philosophical research. Results: A total of 16 values were identified in the discourses of the occupational therapists interviewed: autonomy; human dignity; occupational participation; social justice and equity; professionalism; holism; partnership, environment, or ecological approach; quality of life; solicitude; honesty; integrity; health; creativity; professional autonomy; effectiveness; and spirituality. Conclusions: The results of this study are, in general, consistent with those reported in the few other empirical studies that have documented the values perceptions of occupational therapists. Finally, the explanation of the values of occupational therapists may reinforce their professional identity and favour best, or at least desirable, professional practices related to ethics and culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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20. DOES THE HANDWRITING STYLE LEARNED IN FIRST GRADE DETERMINE THE STYLE USED IN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADES AND INFLUENCE HANDWRITING SPEED AND QUALITY? A COMPARISON BETWEEN FRENCH AND QUEBEC CHILDREN.
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Bara, Florence and Morin, Marie-France
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HANDWRITING ,GRAPHOLOGY ,CROSS-cultural studies on education ,STUDENTS ,EDUCATION ,ELEMENTARY education research - Abstract
An important issue relating to the teaching of handwriting concerns the style that should be learned at school (manuscript or cursive). Whereas some countries choose to teach both styles (e.g., Canada), other countries choose to teach only one (e.g., France). Our research had three main underlying goals, namely (1) to observe and describe the handwriting styles spontaneously used by fourth and fifth graders according to the first style learned at school; (2) to describe the evolution of handwriting between the fourth and fifth grades; and (3) to examine the relationship between speed, legibility, and handwriting style. The results revealed that the effects of country, grade level, handwriting style, and handwriting instruction were significant. Quebec children wrote faster than French children did, but their handwriting was less legible. Cursive handwriting was the slower style, whereas mixed handwriting seemed to be more efficient. Handwriting speed and legibility improved from fourth to fifth grade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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21. Educating families about end-of-life care in advanced dementia: acceptability of a Canadian family booklet to nurses from Canada, France, and Japan.
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Arcand, Marcel, Brazil, Kevin, Nakanishi, Miharu, Nakashima, Taeko, Alix, Michel, Desson, Jean-François, Morello, Rémy, Belzile, Louise, Beaulieu, Marie, Hertogh, Cees M. P. M., Toscani, Franco, and van der Steen, Jenny T.
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THERAPEUTIC use of narcotics ,ANTIBIOTICS ,FAMILIES ,ANALYSIS of variance ,ANESTHESIA ,CHI-squared test ,CARDIOPULMONARY resuscitation ,DECISION making ,DEMENTIA ,EMPLOYEES ,EXPERIENCE ,GERIATRIC nursing ,HEALTH education ,LONG-term health care ,PATIENT-family relations ,NURSES' attitudes ,NURSING practice ,NURSING home patients ,NURSING care facilities ,NUTRITION ,PALLIATIVE treatment ,PAMPHLETS ,PNEUMONIA ,PROBABILITY theory ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,REGRESSION analysis ,RELIGION ,STATISTICAL sampling ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,SCALES (Weighing instruments) ,SURVEYS ,T-test (Statistics) ,DECISION making in clinical medicine ,TERMINATION of treatment ,EVALUATION research ,INFORMATION needs ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EDUCATION - Abstract
Background: The families of people with late-stage dementia need to be informed about the course of the dementia and the comfort/palliative care option. A booklet was written for that purpose and can be provided to family members by physicians and nurses. Methods: The acceptability of the booklet for nurses was tested in Canada (French and English version), France (French Canadian version) and Japan (translated and adapted version). Results: Overall, 188 nurses completed a survey questionnaire. The booklet was accepted best in Canada and less so in France and Japan. Despite regional variation, the majority of the nurses perceived the booklet as useful for families. The French and Japanese nurses also reported a greater need for palliative care education in advanced dementia. Conclusion: The booklet may help nurses educate families about end-of-life issues in dementia palliative care, but local adaptation of the booklet content and physician engagement are necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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22. A comparative pilot study of the professional ethical thinking of Quebec pharmacy residents and French pharmacy interns.
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Scharr, Karin, Bussières, Jean-François, Prot-Labarthe, Sonia, and Bourdon, Olivier
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PROFESSIONAL ethics ,INTERNS (Medicine) ,RESIDENTS (Medicine) ,PHARMACISTS ,PHARMACY - Abstract
Objective The main objective of this pilot study is to compare the professional ethical thinking of Quebec pharmacy residents and French pharmacy interns. The secondary objective is to compare the professional ethical thinking of Quebec pharmacy residents and first year French pharmacy interns. Setting Hospital pharmacy residents from Quebec, Canada and pharmacy interns from France. Methods This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, web-based survey. Main outcome measure For this study, professional ethical thinking was defined as the level of agreement/disagreement with statements about pharmacy ethics/dilemmas. Results A total of 208 usable questionnaires were completed (response rate 91% in Quebec and 11% in France). There were no significant differences between Quebec residents and French interns for 29/43 items (67%). However, there were significant differences in their level of agreement with 14/43 items (33%) surveyed by our questionnaire. The differences related to the following themes: economic aspects (four statements), pharmaceutical care, code of ethics, evaluation, clinical research (two statements each) and training and education, dispensing medications (one statement each). There were statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of exposure to ethics during academic training and experiential practice. There were significant statistical differences between the two groups of first year pharmacy respondents for 11 statements (26%), with only two out of 11 statements being different from those reported in the overall comparison. Conclusion Published data on the professional ethical thinking of pharmacy residents and interns remain limited. We believe the higher exposure of Quebec residents to ethics during academic courses and experiential/practical training may have contributed to a higher level of agreement with some ethical statements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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23. Jean-Paul Brodeur's Influence on Francophone Criminology.
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Dupont, Benoît
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CRIMINOLOGY ,LAW enforcement ,POLITICAL participation ,POLICE - Abstract
The article offers the author's insights on the influence by Jean-Paul Brodeur on criminology in Quebec. The author notes that Brodeur's choice to abandon philosophy and choose criminology, has persuaded scholars to join in the discipline resulting to the acquisition of institutional independence of Quebec criminology. He states that Brodeaur has introduced a concept of high policing particularly in political activities as derived from the role of French police.
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- 2011
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24. An Atmosphere of Libération: The Role of Decolonization in the France-Quebec Rapprochement of the 1960s.
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Meren, David
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DECOLONIZATION ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,IMPERIALISM ,QUIET Revolution, Quebec (Province), 1960-1980 ,QUEBECOIS politics & government, 1960- ,HISTORY of Quebec (Province) - Abstract
Decolonization's impact was by no means restricted to the Global South. It is impossible to understand developments in the Canada-Quebec-France triangle in the 1960s without referring to the discourse, ideas, and examples of anti-colonial resistance that marked international life after the Second World War. In addition to influencing the postwar development of France and Quebec, the decolonization phenomenon figured prominently in the process of rapprochement that developed between them in the post-1945 period. After discussing the global reach of decolonization, this article examines its impact on the Canada-Quebec-France triangle. Particular attention is paid to its intellectual and political consequences, notably the 'Quebec as colony' metaphor and the reimagining of France as a champion of decolonization. The intersection between these two ideas was crucial to the evolution of the France-Quebec relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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25. Networks in local health systems: towards new spaces?
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Fleuret, Sebastien
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SOCIAL services ,MEDICAL quality control - Abstract
New organizations of care and social service delivery (especially the development of coordination and networks) are leading to the definition new spaces. This article is based on examples of restructuring of health care systems in France and in Quebec. Both are moving towards more integration of delivery of care. In Quebec, 95 territories were created with a leading structure: the center for health and social services. This structure is responsible for bringing all the providers of services into a network and for giving to the population the guarantee of continuity and quality of care. It results in a new geography of health at the local scale. In France, continuity and quality of care are also used as arguments to justify changes in the organization of the system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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26. The origins of the Château Saint-Louis, the residence of the Governor of New France.
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Goyette, Manon
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FORTIFICATION ,GOVERNORS general ,ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations ,FRENCH architecture ,CANADIAN architecture ,CANADIAN history to 1763 ,NEW France ,DWELLINGS ,ANTIQUITIES - Abstract
Archaeological excavations from 2005 to 2007 on the site of the Château Saint-Louis uncovered evidence for the official residence of Canada's Governors General during the colonial era. The chateau underwent several changes in the course of its existence, and by the end of the French regime had become one of the colony's most prestigious buildings. The archaeological evidence shows that the layout of the chateau and its secondary buildings followed from an earlier spatial organization model applied by Champlain in 1626, apparently derived from an architectural tradition of north-west France. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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27. Substitute Consent for Research Involving the Elderly: A Comparison Between Quebec and France.
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Bravo, Gina, Duguet, Anne-Marie, Dubois, Marie-France, Delpierre, Cyrille, and Vellas, Bruno
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INFORMED consent (Medical law) ,PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities ,PROXY ,PREVENTION of abuse of older people ,SOCIAL conditions in France, 1995- ,ETHICAL decision making ,PREVENTION ,SOCIAL history - Abstract
The authors first describe the rules enacted in Quebec and France to protect adults with decisional impairment who may be approached by investigators to participate in research protocols. They then present two consecutive postal surveys conducted among Quebec and French researchers in aging and designed to (1) assess their knowledge of the legal provisions implemented to protect decisionally incapable adults, (2) elicit their opinions regarding the person best suited to provide substitute consent for research participation, and (3) document their conduct related to obtaining consent for prospective subjects with impaired decisional capacity. Knowledge of the legislation governing substitute consent was poor, even more so among French than Quebec researchers ( p < 0.001). In both samples, the majority of respondents felt that the substitute decision-maker does not have to be legally appointed when the study poses little risk to the participant. Practice data revealed a certain discrepancy between the conduct of researchers in aging and the legal provisions regarding consent for research purposes that prevail in their jurisdictions. These findings underscore the need to better educate clinical investigators about existing measures to protect prospective subjects who lack decisional capacity. They also provide some support for allowing close relatives to consent to research participation on behalf of older adults who are unable to consent by themselves and have not been appointed a legal representative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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28. French connection? Quebec and anti-Americanism in the transatlantic community.
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Haglund, DavidG.
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ANTI-Americanism ,FOREIGN opinion of the United States ,HISTORY of Quebec (Province) ,FRENCH foreign relations - Abstract
In the past few years, much attention has been accorded to the evident spread of anti-American sentiment throughout large parts of the world. In particular, there has been a focus upon what some have termed 'friendly fire' anti-Americanism, associated with opposition to American policy within the transatlantic community, made up as it is of US allies and friends. Within that community, anti-American orientations have of late appeared especially pronounced in a part of North America once regarded as being decidedly pro-American, namely the Canadian province of Quebec. The apparent emergence of 'lite' anti-Americanism within Quebec society poses some interesting questions, none perhaps of more salience for transatlantic studies than the potential creation of a transnational epistemic community linking France and Quebec. This article seeks to determine whether, and to what extent, the recent change in Quebeckers' attitudes toward the United States might testify to the existence of a 'French connection'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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29. Political Rescaling and Municipal Cultural Public Policies: A Comparison of France and Québec.
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BREUX, SANDRA, COLLIN, JEAN-PIERRE, and NÉGRIER, EMMANUEL
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PUBLIC administration ,GOVERNMENT policy ,MUNICIPAL government ,URBAN growth ,URBAN community development ,FISCAL policy ,PUBLIC spending ,PUBLIC finance ,BUREAUCRACY - Abstract
Do territories change public policies? This would appear to be a rather unusual research orientation. It is even a reversal of the most commonly accepted approaches to the study of territorial public action, which tend to look at this issue from the opposite perspective, that is, in examining how public policies affect territories. The municipal reforms that have simultaneously occurred in Québec and France since the late 1990s afford an excellent opportunity to consider this inversion of the issues. To do so, we take as our theme culture and municipal cultural policies. We try to define and understand to what extent there exist in Québec and France retroactive links between municipal restructuring and municipal decisions about cultural facilities and activities and, more generally, municipal cultural intervention in the urban milieu. This comparative analysis of the cases of France and Québec focuses on discourse as well as achievements. First, we look at the changes arising from institutional reforms in the supply of cultural activities, budgets devoted to culture, and cultural policies. We then consider culture as a vector in the construction of a new municipal institution and a new municipal territory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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30. Nationalist Idealisation and the State.
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Howe, Paul
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IDEOLOGY ,NATIONALISM ,POLITICAL movements - Abstract
Walker Connor has argued that the conflation of nation and state leads to muddled thinking about both concepts. While his advisory is well-taken, the decoupling of nation and state can be taken too far, for nation and state are intimately conjoined in the modern era. There are important ideational constructs embedded in the practices and principles of modern state governance that condition the ideology of state-oriented nationalists. This idealisation of community is less marked among nationalist activists whose concerns are primarily cultural rather than political. The differences are illustrated through the words and actions of individuals and organisations involved in the nationalist movements of Quebec and Brittany. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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31. Variation in the psychosocial determinants of the intention to prescribe hormone therapy prior to the release of the Women's Health Initiative trial: a survey of general practitioners and gynaecologists in France and Quebec.
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Legare, France, Godin, Gaston, Ringa, Virginie, Dodin, Sylvie, Turcot, Lucile, and Norton, Joanna
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PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,HORMONE therapy ,WOMEN'S health ,DRUG prescribing ,GYNECOLOGISTS - Abstract
Background: Theory-based approaches are advocated to improve our understanding of prescription behaviour. This study is an application of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) with additional variables. It was designed to assess which variables were associated with the intention to prescribe hormone therapy (HT). In addition, variations in the measures across medical specialities (GPs and gynaecologists) and across countries (France and Quebec) were investigated. Methods: A survey among 2,000 doctors from France and 1,044 doctors from Quebec was conducted. Data were collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire. A clinical vignette was used to elicit doctors' opinions. The following TPB variables were assessed: attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, attitudinal beliefs, normative beliefs and power of control beliefs. Additional variables (role belief, moral norm and practice pattern-related factors) were also assessed. A stepwise logistic regression was used to assess which variables were associated with the intention to prescribe HT. GPs and gynaecologists were compared to each other within countries and the two countries were compared within the specialties. Results: Overall, 1,085 doctors from France returned their questionnaire and 516 doctors from Quebec (response rate = 54% and 49%, respectively). In the overall regression model, power of control beliefs, moral norm and role belief were significantly associated with intention (all at p < 0.0001). The models by specialty and country were: for GPs in Quebec, power of control beliefs (p < 0.0001), moral norm (p < 0.01) and cytology and hormonal dosage (both at p < 0.05); for GPs in France, power of control beliefs and role belief (both at p < 0.0001) and perception of behavioural control (p < 0.05) and cessation of menses (p < 0.01); for gynaecologists in Quebec, moral norm and power of control beliefs (both at p = 0.01); and for gynaecologists in France, power of control beliefs (p < 0.0001), and moral norm, role belief and lipid profile (all at p < 0.05). Conclusion: In both countries, compared with GPs, intention to prescribe HT was higher for gynaecologists. Psychosocial determinants of doctors' intention to prescribe HT varied according to the specialty and the country thus, suggesting an influence of contextual factors on these determinants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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32. Family Mediation in France.
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Macfarlane, Deborah
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DIVORCE mediation ,FAMILY mediation ,DIVORCE ,DOMESTIC relations ,DIVORCE law - Abstract
Introduced into France from Quebec in the late 1980s, and seen as a panacea for dealing with the rapidly increasing divorce rate and enormous backlogs in the courts, family mediation initially followed closely the direction taken in the Anglo-Saxon countries. However, French government, legal institutions, law, culture, religion, and family structures have exerted their influence on the path family mediation has taken subsequently in France to produce family mediation with its own distinctive "Latin logic". These influences are discussed, as are the recent sweeping changes to family mediation that accompanied the large overhaul of family law begun in France in 1998. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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33. The Didactic Conditions of Emergent Literacy: A Comparative Study of Curricula and Teaching Tools in France and Québec.
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Pasa, Laurence, Armand, Françoise, and Gelet, Isabelle Montésinos
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CURRICULUM ,LITERACY ,TEACHING ,READING ,WRITING - Abstract
This study compares the conditions of emergent literacy in French and Québécois settings. We first consider the curricula and the objectives set in both countries from the last year of kindergarten to the end of the second year of primary school. Then we present a didactic tool widely used in the two countries. A common grid used to compare these teaching supports analyses the linguistic structures and the semantic and cultural properties of the texts used in reading classes. Finally, we present a comparison of the reading and writing activities proposed in different sets of pedagogical tools. These comparisons allow us to identify some common and divergent points in the teaching of the written language within French and Québécois institutional frameworks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
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34. Quebec in Europe: Constraints and Opportunities.
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Molinaro, Ines
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INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Discusses constraints and opportunities in the international activities of the provincial government of Quebec in terms of the relationship with Europe. Developments in Quebec's international policy; Promotion of trade and investment; Limitations of the international relationship of Quebec with France; Responsibility of the delegation of Brussels for Quebec's relations with Benelux countries.
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- 2002
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35. THE YEAR'S BEST ACTRESS.
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Wells, Paul
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FILM festivals - Abstract
This year's best actress sat cross-legged on a stool in a chic Montreal café while photographers and reporters swirled around her. Marie-Josée Croze remained an island of calm in the middle of it all. The company distributing "The Barbarian Invasions" (Les Invasions barbares), Denys Arcand's marvellous new film, couldn't afford to keep Croze in Cannes until the festival handed out its awards on May 25. So there she was, on a TV chat-show set in Montreal, when a jury including Steven Soderbergh and Meg Ryan named her the festival's best actress (and also named Arcand as its best screenwriter). In the New York Times, critic Elvis Mitchell called the movie a "melodrama on the Canadian health-care bureaucracy," but in some ways, it's even more specific to today's Montreal. Its bitter critique of Quebec's overcrowded hospitals would have cost the Parti Québécois even more seats if the film had opened before April's election. A panel of judges on Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Radio chose "Prochain épisode" by Hubert Aquin (translated by Sheila Fischman as Next Episode) as the book that everybody in Canada should make a point of reading this spring.
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- 2003
36. Development and validation of a Brief Diet Quality Assessment Tool in the French-speaking adults from Quebec.
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Lafrenière, J., Harrison, S., Laurin, D., Brisson, C., Talbot, D., Couture, P., Lemieux, S., and Lamarche, B.
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ADIPOSE tissues ,BODY weight ,DECISION trees ,DIET ,ENERGY metabolism ,EXPERIMENTAL design ,FOOD quality ,HIGH density lipoproteins ,HYPOTENSION ,INGESTION ,INSULIN ,RESEARCH methodology ,NUTRITIONAL assessment ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,REGRESSION analysis ,RESEARCH evaluation ,STATURE ,TRIGLYCERIDES ,BODY mass index ,PREDICTIVE tests ,RECEIVER operating characteristic curves ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,WAIST circumference - Abstract
Background: The objective of this study was to develop and validate a short, self-administered questionnaire to assess diet quality in clinical settings, using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) as reference. Methods: A total of 1040 men and women (aged 44.6 ± 14.4 y) completed a validated web-based food frequency questionnaire (webFFQ) and had their height and weight measured (development sample). Participants were categorized arbitrarily according to diet quality (high: AHEI score ≥ 65/110, low: AHEI score < 65/110) based on dietary intake data from the webFFQ. The Brief Diet Quality Assessment Tool was developed using a classification and regression tree (CART) approach and individual answers to the webFFQ among participants considered to have a plausible energy intake (ratio of reported energy intake to basal metabolic rate ≥ 1.2 and < 2.4; n = 1040). A second sample of 3344 older adults (aged 66.5 ± 6.4 y) was used to test the external validity of the Brief Diet Quality Assessment Tool (external validation sample). Results: The decision tree included sequences of 3 to 6 binary questions, yielding 21 different pathways classifying diet quality as being high or low. In the development sample, the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of the predictive model was 0.92, with sensitivity, specificity and agreement values of 89.5, 83.9 and 87.2%. Compared with individuals having a low-quality diet according to the Brief Diet Quality Assessment Tool (mean AHEI 56.7 ± 11.4), individuals classified as having a high-quality diet (mean AHEI 71.3 ± 11.0) were significantly older, and had lower BMI, percent body fat and waist circumference, and had lower blood pressure, triglycerides, cholesterol/HDL ratio and fasting insulin as well as higher HDL-cholesterol concentrations (all P < 0.05). Similar results were observed in the external validation sample, although overall performance of the Brief Diet Quality Assessment Tool was slightly lower than in the development sample, with an area under the ROC curve of 0.79 and sensitivity, specificity and agreement values of 73.0, 69.0 and 71.3%, respectively. Conclusion: The CART approach yielded a simple and rapid Brief Diet Quality Assessment Tool that identifies individuals at risk of having a low-quality diet. Further studies are needed to test the performance of this tool in primary care settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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37. Can Family Law be a Site of Gender Justice? France and Quebec's Framing of Women's Rights.
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Revillard, Anne
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DOMESTIC relations , *WOMEN'S rights , *LEGAL status of women - Abstract
Beyond the struggle for equal rights, have feminist actors invested family law with an aim of redistributive justice, using it to compensate for the economic inequalities derived from the gendered division of labor? The term "feminist actors" is used here to refer to an array of actors including the organized women's movement, lawyers, members of political parties, and people working in the academia or in the public administration. Based on a comparative study (using archives and interviews) of the way these actors have invested legal and political debates regarding the financial consequences of divorce since the 1970s, substantial differences appear between France and Quebec. In France, feminist actors stay at the margin of the debates, and they are reluctant to turn family law into a feminist battleground. In Quebec, these actors play a key role in several reforms conceived by feminists as a way to do justice to women while contributing to their autonomy. I argue that these differences in the meaning attributed to family law can be explained by the broader context of the relationships between movements and institutions respectively devoted to gender and family issues. Further, I show how this analysis of the investment of family law contributes to an understanding of the way women's rights can be diversely framed by feminist actors. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
38. From factory shipper to hospital cardiologist.
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Pinker, Susan
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CARDIOLOGISTS ,PHYSICIANS ,NORMANDY Invasion, 1944 ,MEDICINE - Abstract
Profiles Dr. Syndey Segall, a cardiologist from Montreal, Quebec. Practice of medicine by Segall after D-Day in Normandy, France; Treatment of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder by Segall; Changes which have been witnessed by Segall in medicine.
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- 2002
39. French Regulator Calls For Beefed-Up CESR.
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Maiden, Ben
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AUTHORITY ,DECISION making - Abstract
The article reports that France is seeking for the expansion of authority and additional funds for the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) in 2008. Michel Prada, head of the French top securities regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers, said that the framework of the regulatory committee is facing a fundamental challenge to its credibility in the financial supervision of country members of the European Union because of its consensus-based decision-making process.
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40. de Cazes, Paul.
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PUBLIC officers ,PRACTICE of law - Abstract
A biography of Paul de Cazes, secretary of the department of Public Instruction of Quebec, is presented. He was born on June 17, 1841 in Britanny, France, and received training at L'Institution Loriol in Paris. He moved to Canada in 1858 and earned a certificate from the Military School in Quebec. He edited "Le Messager de Joliette," "Le Courier de St. Hyancinthe," and "La Nation." Admitted to the bar of Quebec, he practice law in St. Hyacinthe and was member of the Royal Society of Canada. A Roman Catholic, he was married to Hermine St. Denis.
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- 1888
41. 50,000,000 FRENCHMEN SAY HE'S THE GUY.
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Kennedy, Ray
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TRACK & field athletes ,OLYMPIC Games (21st : 1976 : Montreal, Quebec) - Abstract
The article features French athlete Guy Drut, a world record holder in the 110-meter hurdles and is expected to win a gold medal at the Montreal Olympics in Quebec in July 1976. In the 1972 Olympics held in Munich, Germany, Drut finished second behind the U.S.' Rod Milburn. Drut was also appointed as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Sports. The opinion of French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac on Drut is also cited.
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- 1976
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