Browsing by Subject "education"
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The Challenges of Communication: A Study of Immigrant Parents and School Staff in Halifax, Nova Scotia’s English School System
(2018-10-15)This thesis employs an anthropological approach to analyzing the communication between immigrant parents and school staff at elementary schools in the west end of Halifax. I focus on the communication process in relation ... -
Deep Learning? Investigating Student’s Perceptions of Educational and Occupational Skills for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
(2020-08-20)The introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a key factor driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Like industrial revolutions of the past, it will have a profound effect on jobs, the kinds of skills needed to fill ... -
Framing Health Assessment: Differences in Subjective Perceptions of Health by Educational Attainment Level
(2016-08-22)Extensive academic study has revealed a positive correlation between educational attainment and health; education is considered a major social determinant of health. Less commonly researched, however is research into how ... -
The Missing Half: Reintegrating Women Into Pakistan’s Public Spaces in Lyari, Karachi
(2019-08-07)Women spatially inhabit a city differently than men, who are the default users in a patriarchal society. They negotiate the city differently, and they also perceive the boundaries of space differently. In the low-income ... -
Planting Urban Health - Integrating Architecture and Productive Urban Greenspace into an Educational Health Facility
(2012-04-04)Chronic health conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes are on the rise in Canada, and particularly in Nova Scotia. Lifestyle-related factors including stress level, exercise, and a healthy diet are ... -