424 research outputs found
Neoliberalism, Class and Culture: The 2008 Federal Elections in Canada and the United States
In the 2008 federal elections in Canada and The United States, conservative parties used class rhetoric in an attempt to draw votes from the working class. They did so by defining class along narrowly cultural lines, so excluding economic concerns. This research note examines the cases of ‘Ordinary Canadians Don’t Care About The Arts’ and ‘Joe the Plumber’ to show how conservative parties in Canada and the United States are redefining class as a purely cultural variable. Although the rhetoric was not entirely successful, the cases are instructive about the ways that the understandings and importance of class as an economic relation is suppressed by pro-capitalist parties in political elections
The association between surgeon grade and implant survival following hip and knee replacement
Building Curriculum for Strategic Alignment and Assessment
The purpose of this session is to present a case for increased strategic alignment between components of a program. You will also learn about practical tools for building and assessing curriculum for meaningful information and improvements
Ryan Edwardson, Canuck Rock: A History of Canadian Popular Music (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009)
A crisis of social democracy : organized labour and the NDP in an era of neoliberalism
The NDP was founded out of the ashes of the Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation to
cooperate with the Canadian Labour Congress to become the 'political arm of organized labour' in
Canada. The NDP has long claimed they are the party which represents the policy goals of organized
labour in Canada: that the NDP alone will fight for trade union rights, and will fight for Canadian
workers. Divergent Paths is an examination of the links between the labour movement and the ND P
in an era ofneo-liberalism. Provincial NDP governments have become increasingly neoliberal in
their ideological orientation, and have often proved to be no friend to the labour movement when
they hold office. The Federal party has never held power, nor have they ever formed the Official
Opposition. This thesis charts the progress of the federal NDP as they become more neoliberal from
1988 to 2006, and shows how this trend effects the links between the NDP and labour.
Divergent Paths studies each federal election from 1988 to 2006, looking at the interactions
between Labour and the NDP during these elections. Elections provide critical junctions to study
discourse - party platforms, speeches, and other official documents can be used to examine
discourse. Extensive newspaper searches were used to follow campaign events and policy speeches.
Studying the party's discourse can be used to determine the ideological orientation of the party itself:
the fact that the party's discourse has become neoliberal is a sure sign that the party itself is
neoliberal.
The NDP continues to drive towards the centre of the political spectrum in an attempt to gain
multi-class support. The NDP seems more interested in gaining seats at any cost, rather then
promoting the agenda of Labour. As the party attempts to open up to more multi-class support,
Labour becomes increasingly marginalised in the party. A rift which arguably started well before
the 1988 election was exacerbated during that election; labour encouraged the NDP to campaign
solely on the issue of Free Trade, and the NDP did not. The 1993 election saw the rift between the
two grow even further as the Federal NDP suffered major blowbacks from the actions of the Ontario
NDP. The 1997 and 2000 elections saw the NDP make a deliberate move to the centre of the
political spectrum which increasingly marginalised labour. In the 2004 election, Jack Layton made
no attempt to move the party back to the left; and in 2006 the link between labour and the NDP was
perhaps irreparably damaged when the CAW endorsed the Liberal party in a strategic voting strategy,
and the CLC did not endorse the NDP.
The NDP is no longer a reliable ally of organized labour. The Canadian labour movement
must decide wether the NDP can be 'salvaged' or if the labour movement should end their alliance
with the NDP and engage in a new political project
What Is Program Level Assessment and Why Does It Matter to Me?
Oftentimes, faculty know the Office of Institutional Effectiveness facilitates program assessment for SACSCOC, but they may not know exactly what program assessment entails, why it is important, or how faculty can assist. The purpose of this session is to provide helpful information for faculty about program-level assessment and its meaning to faculty and the University at a practical level
Participation in developing youth mental health services: ‘Cinderella Service’ to service re-design
Whilst there are pockets of excellence in the provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), many services fail to meet young people’s needs. Considering this, the current research aimed to ascertain perceptions of CAMHS provision in a rural county of the UK to inform re-design of youth mental health services. Design Methodology and Approach: The study comprised of two phases: phase one involved analysis of questionnaire data of youth views of CAMHS. Phase two involved analysis of the ‘Have Your Say’ event data which explored perceptions of CAMHS and future service re-design. Data were thematically analysed. Findings: Knowledge of the existence and purpose of CAMHS was variable. Participants wanted accessible information about services, rights, confidentiality and for this to be provided in multiple medias. Young people wanted staff that are easy to talk to, genuine, understanding and who value their insights. Participants wanted to be offered choice about appointments, location and timing. An ideal mental health service was described as a ‘one-stop-shop’ of co-locality and multi-agency collaboration. Young people clearly expressed a desire to influence the design and delivery of the radical re-design and to be embedded in its development. Practical Implications: The results highlighted multiple problems with CAMHS provision and provided a clear justification for the re-design of services. Originality/value: This was a novel approach demonstrating the importance, utility and power of effective participatory practices for informing the re-design of services
Plate assisted intramedullary nailing of Gustilo type IIIB open tibial diaphyseal fractures:Does adjunctive plate retention affect complication rate?
Investigating Trajectories of Social Recovery in Individuals with First Episode Psychosis:A Latent Class Growth Analysis
Background Social disability is a hallmark of severe mental illness yet individual differences and factors predicting outcome are largely unknown. Aim To explore trajectories and predictors of social recovery following a first episode of psychosis (FEP). Method A sample of 764 individuals with FEP were assessed on entry into early intervention in psychosis (EIP) services and followed up over 12 months. Social recovery profiles were examined using latent class growth analysis. Results Three types of social recovery profile were identified: Low Stable (66%), Moderate-Increasing (27%), and High-Decreasing (7%). Poor social recovery was predicted by male gender, ethnic minority status, younger age at onset of psychosis, increased negative symptoms, and poor premorbid adjustment. Conclusions Social disability is prevalent in FEP, although distinct recovery profiles are evident. Where social disability is present on entry into EIP services it can remain stable, highlighting a need for targeted intervention. Declaration of interest Non
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