Putting Theory into Practice: Transferring Creativity into Community Wisdom III (2008)

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Conference held April 11-12, 2008.

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    Risk Behaviours for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour
    (University of Regina, Graduate Students' Association, 2008-04) Bremner, Dawn N.
    Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) are completely preventable yet they continue to effect approximately 1% of Canadians (Public Health Agency of Canada [PHAC], 2005). FASD refers to a spectrum of disorders that is the result of prenatal alcohol exposure. Numerous prevention campaigns have been conducted to increase awareness of FASD and to inform women of childbearing age of the consequences of drinking alcohol during pregnancy. However, little research has been done to test whether increased awareness actually aids in prevention. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB; Ajzen & Madden, 1986) has served as the theoretical grounding for prevention of several undesirable health outcomes but this was its first application to the prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure. The TPB examines how a person’s behavior is influenced by attitudes, beliefs about control over behaviour, perceptions of others’ beliefs and intentions. Participants’ behaviour was assessed approximately four weeks after their attitudes, beliefs and perceptions were assessed. In addition, half the participants received information about FASD to see whether increased awareness about the disorder lead to any changes in behaviour. The implications of the results of the research for future prevention campaigns are discussed. This study examines the relationship between awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure.
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    Students Speak: A Qualitative Investigation of Undergraduate Students’ Experiences
    (University of Regina, Graduate Students' Association, 2008-04) Bremner, Dawn N.; Kirichenko, Tammy L.; McCarron, Michelle C. E.; Fitzgerald, Ryan J.; Hodsman, Selena; Vanderhorst, Elisabeth W. M.; Reithmeier, Darren
    Many factors affect students’ experiences in university. In late 2007, the University of Regina was involved in a labour dispute with its CUPE 1975-01 employees, resulting in a partial service disruption for students. As one of the assignments for a senior undergraduate class on qualitative research methods in psychology, students conducted one-on-one semi-structured interviews with 10 undergraduate students (5 male, 5 female) in order to gain an in-depth understanding of their experiences at this institution. Questions addressed their educational experiences, their perceptions of the institutional model at this campus, and their experiences during the recent strike of the university’s support workers, including the nature of the information communicated to them and how they were affected by the job action. The data collected from the interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using Grounded Theory (Corbin & Strauss, 2008), a qualitative research technique in which major themes emerge through systematic coding and analysis of the data. The major findings and their implications for students are discussed. This study is an in-depth examination of the experiences of undergraduate students at the University of Regina.