Robert Weaver
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3632732 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Robert Weaver |
| NOMBRES | Robert |
| APELLIDO | Weaver |
| FIRMA | WEAVER R |
| AFILIACIONES | Ontario Tech University |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-9806-6148 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1948 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The Development of the Attitude toward Catholic Beliefs Scale
The purpose of this study was the development and initial examination of the psychometric properties of the Attitude Toward Catholic Beliefs Scale (ATCBS) administered to 263 adult Catholics living in a Roman Catholic diocese located in central Canada. The underlying factor structure of the ATCBS was ascertained by conducting exploratory factor analysis (principal axis factoring). Four factors or subscales were identified: Incarnational Attitude …
Evaluating the effects of a first communion preparation program on parent-participants
The purpose of this study was to assess how adult education sessions impacted the faith lives of the parents (N = 43) of children enrolled in a First Communion Preparation Program for Catholics. To do this, the strength of the parents’ relationship with Jesus and their belief in his Real Presence in the Eucharist were measured at the beginning and the end of the program. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed. From a q…
Wrist-Based Accelerometer Cut-Points to Identify Sedentary Time in 5–11-Year-Old Children
Results from this study support the recommendation to place accelerometers on the non-dominant wrist to minimize "noise" during seated sedentary behaviors
Minding the gap
Health and social care providers' perceptions of Black-Canadian parent-youth sexual health communication has important implications for addressing knowledge gaps in the provision of services to young people and their parents. Providers' perceptions are crucial as they often act as advisers in tailoring programmes or services to the perceived needs of parents and youth. To understand these perceptions, 17 semi-structured in-depth interviews were c…
Determinants of participating in training
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to estimate and compare the across-time individual and contextual factors influencing the participation of Canadian residents in adult education and training during the 1990s and the early twenty-first century. This era is characterized by the social investment state (SIS), a policy paradigm adopted by various developed nations throughout the world, including Canada, during the latter part of the twentieth cen…
Endogenous social capital and self-rated health
In this study we analyze data from Statistics Canada’s General Social Survey, a cross-sectional and nationally representative survey of Canada’s population, to assess the impact of three dimensions of social capital on self-rated health. We measure these dimensions, which consist of social networks and social support, civic participation and social participation, with a comprehensive set of 5 indicators. To avoid reverse causality due to the cros…
Botched Executions and the Struggle to End Capital Punishment
Why have accounts of botched executions not played a larger role in the struggle to end capital punishment in the United States? In the twentieth century, when methods of execution became increasingly controlled and sterilized, botched executions would seem to have had real abolitionist potential. This article examines newspaper coverage of botched executions to determine and describe the way they were presented to the public and why they have co…
Special Review Essay
John Alt, Kathleen Cleary, Jamie Faricellia, Frank Hearn, Cathleen Kattau, Colleen Kattau, Jeffrey Lashbrook, John Marciano, Annette Sassi, Gerald Surette, Robert Weaver, Special Review Essay: Doing Critical Theory, Teaching Sociology, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Oct., 1979), pp. 89-98
Canada
Hemmed in
The Negro Ghetto
The Negro Ghetto
Botched Executions and the Struggle to End Capital Punishment
Why have accounts of botched executions not played a larger role in the struggle to end capital punishment in the United States? In the twentieth century, when methods of execution became increasingly controlled and sterilized, botched executions would seem to have had real abolitionist potential. This article examines newspaper coverage of botched executions to determine and describe the way they were presented to the public and why they have co…
The Negro Ghetto
Hemmed in
Canada
Special Review Essay
John Alt, Kathleen Cleary, Jamie Faricellia, Frank Hearn, Cathleen Kattau, Colleen Kattau, Jeffrey Lashbrook, John Marciano, Annette Sassi, Gerald Surette, Robert Weaver, Special Review Essay: Doing Critical Theory, Teaching Sociology, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Oct., 1979), pp. 89-98
Botched Executions and the Struggle to End Capital Punishment
Why have accounts of botched executions not played a larger role in the struggle to end capital punishment in the United States? In the twentieth century, when methods of execution became increasingly controlled and sterilized, botched executions would seem to have had real abolitionist potential. This article examines newspaper coverage of botched executions to determine and describe the way they were presented to the public and why they have co…
Endogenous social capital and self-rated health
In this study we analyze data from Statistics Canada’s General Social Survey, a cross-sectional and nationally representative survey of Canada’s population, to assess the impact of three dimensions of social capital on self-rated health. We measure these dimensions, which consist of social networks and social support, civic participation and social participation, with a comprehensive set of 5 indicators. To avoid reverse causality due to the cros…
Determinants of participating in training
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to estimate and compare the across-time individual and contextual factors influencing the participation of Canadian residents in adult education and training during the 1990s and the early twenty-first century. This era is characterized by the social investment state (SIS), a policy paradigm adopted by various developed nations throughout the world, including Canada, during the latter part of the twentieth cen…
Wrist-Based Accelerometer Cut-Points to Identify Sedentary Time in 5–11-Year-Old Children
Results from this study support the recommendation to place accelerometers on the non-dominant wrist to minimize "noise" during seated sedentary behaviors
Minding the gap
Health and social care providers' perceptions of Black-Canadian parent-youth sexual health communication has important implications for addressing knowledge gaps in the provision of services to young people and their parents. Providers' perceptions are crucial as they often act as advisers in tailoring programmes or services to the perceived needs of parents and youth. To understand these perceptions, 17 semi-structured in-depth interviews were c…
Evaluating the effects of a first communion preparation program on parent-participants
The purpose of this study was to assess how adult education sessions impacted the faith lives of the parents (N = 43) of children enrolled in a First Communion Preparation Program for Catholics. To do this, the strength of the parents’ relationship with Jesus and their belief in his Real Presence in the Eucharist were measured at the beginning and the end of the program. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed. From a q…
The Development of the Attitude toward Catholic Beliefs Scale
The purpose of this study was the development and initial examination of the psychometric properties of the Attitude Toward Catholic Beliefs Scale (ATCBS) administered to 263 adult Catholics living in a Roman Catholic diocese located in central Canada. The underlying factor structure of the ATCBS was ascertained by conducting exploratory factor analysis (principal axis factoring). Four factors or subscales were identified: Incarnational Attitude …
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