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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"University of Victoria"”.
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The universe and my brain in a jar: Canadians, universities, and Indigenous Peoples
During the last decade, the University of Victoria (UVic) in British Columbia, Canada has developed several policies that aim to recruit and retain Indigenous students. UVic is a leader in a wider Canadian trend of encouraging Indigenous youth to complete high school and pursue post-secondary …
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The paradox of fat embodiment
… Data was collected from students at the University of Victoria and from fat people who were engaged with fat liberation-focused social media. Results showed that public weight stigma was associated with increased internalized weight stigma, which in turn was associated with lowered …
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Revisioning Popular Narratives of Trans Lives, 1952–1976
<p>This dissertation calls for a reconsideration of popular narratives and visual media created by or written about trans people in the United States prior to Stonewall. Grounded in research conducted at the Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria, the ONE Archives at the University of …
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Personal Touches, Public Legacies: An Ethnography of LGBT Libraries and Archives
Personal touches, Public legacies: An ethnography of LGBT libraries and archives examines lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) information organizations in Vancouver, Canada and surrounding areas. In order to develop a deeper understanding of the diversity in, changes to and challenges for …
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Comparison of Guided and Open Inquiry Instruction in a High School Physics Classroom
<p>This study compared two levels of inquiry in high school physics classrooms over a year-long course. One class fit well the definition of guided-inquiry and the other matched common descriptions of open-inquiry. Four sections of introductory physics at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah …