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Social and educational adjustment of West Indian students in a Montreal high schoolHayes, Victor Archibald. January 1979 (has links)
No description available.
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Démocraties et minorités linguistiques : le cas de la communauté franco-manitobaineMassé, Sylvain. January 1987 (has links)
No description available.
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The status and rights of indigenous peoples in international law : the quest for equalityDorough, Darlene (Dalee) Sambo 11 1900 (has links)
My thesis is that Indigenous peoples, as distinct people, are entitled to the full
affirmation and explicit recognition of the right to self-determination in the context of the
draft U N Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and in international law
generally. The international community, and in particular, the nation-state members of
the United Nations must uphold their legally binding international obligations in this
regard.
My methodology has been to utilize the human rights framework and approach, as
well as rights discourse to advance this thesis. In addition, I am relying upon my direct
participation in this important standard setting process, as well as the writings of various
publicists.
The right of peoples to self-determination is considered by numerous international
authorities to be jus cogens or a peremptory norm. Similarly, the prohibition of racial
discrimination is considered by numerous authorities to be a peremptory norm.
Throughout the draft Declaration debate, a number of states have proposed
wording that would dramatically alter the scope and content of the right to selfdetermination,
thereby limiting, qualifying or modifying this right in the context of
indigenous peoples.
Any state proposals to qualify, limit or modify the right of indigenous peoples to
self-determination would be racially discriminatory. If Article 3 of the draft Declaration
were to be altered - even to include the same or similar notions as might currently exist
under international law - it would invite interpretations to be applied to indigenous
peoples' right to self-determination that are different from those of other peoples. It
might also have the effect of wrongfully freezing the interpretation of this indigenous
human right, in such a manner as to prevent or otherwise stifle its natural evolution under
international law.
If there is no equality of application of the rule of law in the context of
international law and states succeed in introducing discriminatory double standards in
connection to indigenous peoples and their fundamental right to self-determination, then
the failure of the human rights framework, the United Nations system and nation-states
themselves will seriously erode the very concepts of democracy, human rights and the
rule of law.
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The voice of the many in the one : modernism’s unveiled listening to minority presence in the fiction of William Faulkner and Patrick WhiteTrautman, Andrea Dominique 05 1900 (has links)
By comparing the novels of William Faulkner and Patrick White, this thesis
reconsiders modernism's elitism and solipsism by revealing within them a critical interest in
liberating minority perspective. Theoretical debates which continue to insist on modernism's
inherent distance from the identity politics which front the postmodernist movement are
overlooking modernism's deeply embedded evaluative mechanisms which work to expose
and criticize the activity of psychic and social co-optation.
Faulkner and White are both engaged in fictionally tracing the complexities of a
failing patriarchy which can no longer substantiate its primary subjects — the white, upper
class male. As representatives of modernism we can see that Faulkner and White, perhaps
unwittingly, initiate the awareness that the 'failure' of their chosen subjects is in large
measure due to processes of marginalization which both created the authoritative power
structures within which they are constructed and helped serve to collapse them. The classic
isolation of the modernist subject can be looked at not simply as an isolation predicated on
endless self-referentiality, but rather on a desperate social outreaching for which he or she is
not psychically equipped. By following the trajectory and perspective of specific novels and
characters it becomes clear that it is precisely this handicap which clears the textual space for
diversity of representation, just as it overturns the notion of modernism's functioning
separatism.
Chapter one concentrates on the double-edged representation of the female subject
constructed as always-already 'guilty' within the psychologically, emotionally and physically
repressive terms of the dominant male power structures within the context of Faulkner's
Requiem for a Nun and White's A Fringe of Leaves. Chapter two investigates the
psychological parameters of the morally disenfranchised modern subject whose
disillusionment results from prejudicial social practices promoted by virulent racial anxiety
as exemplified in Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! and White's Voss. The third and final
chapter discusses Light in August and Riders in the Chariot with attention to modernism's
own investigation of the exclusion of minority voices from collective social imagining.
The thesis posits that literary modernism is interested less with reconciling its literary
subjects within a self-contained totalizing project than it is with invoking new social and
psychological paradigms that stress the necessity of external, not internal, represented
multiplicity, and that what has been (mis)recognized as modernism's self-closure is, in fact,
the key not only to its own continuing relevance, but to the contemporaneous literary
injunction to let all voices be heard.
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Increasing teacher effectiveness : sensitivity and clarity in a multicultural classroomCaine, Cynthia Anne 05 1900 (has links)
The purpose of this research was to investigate the hypothesis that in order
to provide equal educational access and outcomes for all students, an emphasis
on teacher sensitivity and clarity of instruction is required in a multicultural
classroom.
This study offers an in-depth look at varying levels of narrowly defined
dominant cultural capital between two different cultural groups within a grade 12
Economics classroom, during May and June of 1996. And if differences in the
quantity of narrowly defined cultural capital do, in fact exist, can 'bridging' these
knowledge gaps be achieved through clarity of instruction, so that all groups, after
receiving the requisite cultural capital, can construct new knowledge effectively.
Since the research was exploratory, a qualitative case study design drawing
on ethnographic approaches was employed. Interviews were the primary tool
chosen for data collection; the secondary tools were documents and the
researcher's field notes.
This study has revealed that the levels of narrowly defined cultural capital
were different between cultures, and that the 'playing field' in a multicultural
classroom may be levelled to a significant extent with minimal explanations of the
necessary cultural capital.
This research highlights the importance of teachers' ongoing assessment of
their students knowledge in areas that are non-traditional, and where the
knowledge is assumed by the teacher to already be in place.
The study concludes with some suggestions for teacher practice and for
future research in the field.
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"People" and "minority" from theory to realityLeger, Sylvie N. 05 1900 (has links)
[No abstract]
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Applying the First Nations career/life planning modelNeumann, Harly 05 1900 (has links)
Very few career models have been developed that provide counsellors with tools to
facilitate First Nations' career development even though existing contributions to the literature
state the need for culturally sensitive models and interventions. This thesis examines the
appropriateness of the First Nations Career/Life Planning Model, developed by McCormick and
Amundson (1997), when used with First Nations adolescents. The purpose of this study was to
(a) receive feedback on the strengths of the existing model and (b) find out from participants how
the model could be improved. The ultimate goal was to produce a model/intervention that would
be sensitive to the unique challenges of First Nations career development. The viability of the
model is based on how well the model addressed the career/life planning concerns of First
Nations adolescents as portrayed by the literature and by the reports of First Nations participants
themselves.
The study examined the responses of 7 First Nations adolescents, their families and/or
community members after taking part in the First Nations Career/Life Planning Model. All
participants, except one, were from First Nations communities in the Vancouver, British
Columbia area. After the career session, participants were interviewed to gain access to their
experiences with the model.
The feedback given by the young people, family and community members revealed that
the First Nations Career/Life Planning Model was a positive experience for all the participants.
The comments given by the participants related to five general themes: Increased self-awareness,
input from peers, family and community members, cultural practices, recommendations for the
First Nations Career/Life Planning Guide, and input on the counselling process.
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Son of two tribes : a research journeyYorke, Daun C. 11 1900 (has links)
This thesis consists of two parts. The first is a children's book titled "Son Of
Two Tribes". The second part is this document which traces the two and a
half year research journey taken by the author and subject in writing this
book. This work is a marriage of images and text. "Son Of Two Tribes" and
the accompanying research journey focus on the cultural heritage of one
small child, Luther Tettevi. Luther is a member of two tribes, the Dakelh' ne
First Nations in Northern British Columbia and the Anlo Ewe in Southern
Ghana. The book and journey explore the untouched heritages of both
tribes, when Luther's ancestors on both continents were living in harmony
with nature.
The European invasion of each tribal homeland is uncovered and issues
such as slavery, residential schools and the Sixties' Scoop are explored as
they directly impacted this child's family history. Images of First Nations and
African people portrayed in the media are discussed and exposed visually.
This work concludes with a discussion about the process of rebuilding,
after a troubled past and the strength within this family to endure and
survive.
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Desperately Seeking Representation: An Investigation into Visible Minority Electability under Vancouver’s At-large Electoral SystemSmith, Matthew G. 20 December 2011 (has links)
The results of Vancouver’s 2008 municipal election led to critiques that South Asian candidates, and possibly all visible minority candidates, face reduced electability under
Vancouver’s at-large electoral system than they would under a different municipal electoral system. This thesis employs numerous quantitative research methods to assess whether visible minority candidates do face reduced electability under the at-large system compared to a ward system proposed for Vancouver in 2004. The extent that Vancouver’s 2008 election results fulfill three U.S. Supreme Court conditions for establishing minority vote dilution is also assessed as part of this thesis research.
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Desperately Seeking Representation: An Investigation into Visible Minority Electability under Vancouver’s At-large Electoral SystemSmith, Matthew G. 20 December 2011 (has links)
The results of Vancouver’s 2008 municipal election led to critiques that South Asian candidates, and possibly all visible minority candidates, face reduced electability under
Vancouver’s at-large electoral system than they would under a different municipal electoral system. This thesis employs numerous quantitative research methods to assess whether visible minority candidates do face reduced electability under the at-large system compared to a ward system proposed for Vancouver in 2004. The extent that Vancouver’s 2008 election results fulfill three U.S. Supreme Court conditions for establishing minority vote dilution is also assessed as part of this thesis research.
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