Faculty and Staff: Scholarly Work, Research, and Creative Activity
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Whatever happened to baby logic?
(ISSA, 1991)This paper argues that the inclusion of formal logic into introductory critical thinking courses can be self-defeating. -
Quantifying support
(University of Windsor, 1991)This article explores a mapping of the formal probability calculus onto the informal logic concepts of acceptability and sufficiency, concluding that while this approach is technically feasible, its value for understanding ... -
How to build a learning community: Activate, abdicate, articulate
(University Press of America, 1999)This paper argues that a successful learning community requires a classroom in which students are active, a sharing of responsibility for learning between teachers and students, and clear communication about the importance ... -
Frozen embryos, ice-age ethics & cold comfort: A case study in the ethics of reproductive technologies
(VIU Institute of Practical Philosophy, 1996-01)At the beginning of this decade, a civil court case in the United States (Davis v. Davis, 1989 & 1990) raised some interesting questions about the moral underpinnings of judgments on issues resulting from the application ... -
Oceans of opportunity: A review of Canadian aquaculture
(Emerald, 2018)Purpose – The world’s population is expected to increase by 30 percent to 10bn people by 2050 and with 70 percent of the earth’s surface covered by water aquaculture will play an important role in producing food for the ... -
[Post-print] The K = 2 conundrum
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017-07)Assessments of population genetic structure have become an increasing focus as they can provide valuable insight into patterns of migration and gene flow. STRUCTURE, the most highly cited of several clustering-based ... -
Sexually selected infanticide by male red squirrels in advance of a mast year
(Ecological Society of America, 2018-05)North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) anticipate when white spruce (Picea glauca), their primary food source, will produce large amounts of cones in infrequent and irregular mast years (Boutin et al. 2006). ... -
Sense of coherence, a worthy factor toward nursing student and new graduate satisfaction with nursing, goal setting affinities, and coping tendencies
(CASN/ACESI, 2018-04)Nursing student readiness for practice is a relevant topic for educators aimed to ready students for a difficult practice environment, and healthcare employers challenged with the high attrition rates of new graduates. The ... -
Habits, beaches, dogs and leashes: Non-compliance with park regulations
(IUCN, 2018-05)Protected areas are important for both conserving natural resources and providing visitor experiences, but these two objectives are sometimes compromised when visitors do not comply with regulations. This issue was explored ... -
Overcoming barriers facing adult immigrant students that prevent them from completing post-secondary education
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2018)The present study was conducted to explore immigrant students’ needs regarding institutional support services and programs in order to overcome difficulties that prevented them from completing their higher education at ... -
Collaborative governance and watershed management in biosphere reserves in Brazil and Canada
(IPABHi, 2018)Water management within vulnerable ecosystems managed by multiple jurisdictions can be very complex. This study compares regulatory environments and deconstructs the approaches used for watershed governance and environmental ... -
[Pre-print] Polymer inclusion membranes with condensed phase membrane introduction mass spectrometry (CP-MIMS): Improved analytical response time and sensitivity
(American Chemical Society, 2017-05-16)Condensed phase membrane introduction mass spectrometry (CP-MIMS) is an online, in situ analysis technique for low volatility analytes. Analytes diffuse through a hollow fibre membrane, where they are then dissolved by ... -
[Pre-print] The effect of substrate rearing on the growth, aerobic scope, and physiology of larval white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018-04-24)The effect of substrate on growth and metabolic rate was assessed in larval white sturgeon (Aciperser transmontanus). Yolk sac larvae (YSL) were reared in bare tanks or tanks with gravel as substrate from hatch until ... -
[Pre-print] Gravitational anti-screening and binary galaxies
(Springer, 2017-04)Previously, in Penner (2016a, 2016b), a theory of gravitational anti-screening was shown to lead naturally to the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relationship. In addition, it was shown to agree with the observed rotational curve ... -
[Pre-print] Gravitational anti-screening as an alternative to the ΛCDM model
(Springer, 2016-11)Previously, in Penner (2016), a theory of gravitational anti-screening was shown to lead to the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relationship. In addition it was shown to agree with the observed rotation curve of the Galaxy, the ... -
Stability of high-order linear Itô equations with delays
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2018-03-29)A novel general stability analysis scheme based on a non-Lyapunov framework is explored. Several easy-to-check sufficient conditions for exponential p-stability are formulated in terms of M-matrices. Stability analysis ... -
An archive of settler belonging: Local feeling, land, and the forest resource on Vancouver Island
(Carleton University, 2017)This dissertation explores the local, material, and affective processes of Settler (non-Indigenous) attachment to land on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. I describe these feelings for land as Settler belonging ... -
Still so little for the mind: The enduring relevance of Hilda Neatby's defense of liberal education in public schools
(The Eric Voegelin Society, 2017-11-27)Hilda Neatby was disturbed by the education system’s sudden and enthusiastic rush to embrace John Dewey’s philosophical ideas. The reforms being implemented in Canadian public schools in the 1940s and 50s were promising ... -
[Book Review] Why the humanities matter today: In defense of liberal education
(The Eric Voegelin Society, 2017-11-25)David Livingston reviews "Why the humanities matter today: In defense of liberal education" edited by Lee Trepanier (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2017). -
What can liberal education provide for citizens of liberal democracy?
(The Eric Voegelin Society, 2017-11-06)When one looks at the history of higher education in Canada and the United States it is striking to note that at one time every university regarded liberal education as its central purpose. Moreover, that purpose was ...
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