Using Ryff’s positive psychological theory as a conceptual framework, this research was focused on mental health to explore the degree to which mental health can be predicted by personality and demographic factors. This ...

The focus of this study was to extend health care play opportunities and observe the play created by the children in a child care setting. Medical play is an intervention commonly observed in health care settings where ...

The number of children being diagnosed with autism, a pervasive developmental disorder, has risen dramatically in recent years (Kendall & Comer, 2010). Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder typically attend public schools ...

This research examines how inclusion is defined and documented in the Nova Scotia early childhood education learning curriculum framework compared to other government provincial and territorial early childhood documentation ...

The question of which skills children should possess upon entrance into the public school system has been a topic of much debate for decades (Elkind, 2006; Katz, 1996). Due to beliefs and values held by many ...

This thesis provides a comprehensive review of the literature surrounding preschool children’s prosocial resource allocation and generosity. It was hypothesized that affective experience, perspective-taking, affiliation, ...

This qualitative research examined the perceptions of eight youth care workers regarding self-harm in youth. The types of self-harm encountered, the differences in self- harm between typically developing youth and youth ...

Many professions, whether implicitly or explicitly, claim a higher status than they afford to child and youth care practitioners (Beker, 1976; VanderVen, 1991). However, child and youth care practitioners have also contributed ...

The current research investigated ‘The Role of Religion/Spirituality in Fostering Resilience Among At-Risk Youth in the Halifax Metropolitan Region.’ Five (5) female youth (4 African-Nova Scotian and 1 Filipino-Nova ...