Fay Fletcher

Biographic Data

ID137500
NAMEFay Fletcher
GIVEN NAMESFay
FAMILY NAMEFletcher
SIGNATUREFLETCHER F
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Alberta
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS9
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX1

  • Why Do I Need to Sign it? Issues in Carrying Out Child Assent in School-Based Prevention Research Within a First Nation Community

    Lola Baydala, Sherry Letendre et al.ARTICLEFirst Peoples Child & Family…2020

    The practice of and procedures for obtaining child assent in research involving children are based in Western conceptions of individual decision-making rights, free from any form of coercion including that of parents. In the context of obtaining assent for children involved in research in an Alberta First Nation, the issue can become more complex given respect for ethical frameworks based in collective decision-making and the responsibility of El…

  • Outcome Mapping

    Open AccessBrent Hammer, Fay Fletcher et al.ARTICLEQualitative Report2020References: 1

    Mapping serves as a metaphor for where we are now, where we have been, and where we are going. In this paper the authors illustrate the use of outcome mapping as a methodological framework for documenting the planning, monitoring, and evaluation process for the Métis Settlements Life Skills Journey (MSLSJ) project. The MSLSJ is a multi-year, multi-site, multi-method research project. It is centered on building relationships and facilitating knowl…

  • Participant Observation

    Open AccessBrent Hammer, Fay Fletcher et al.ARTICLEQualitative Report2017Cited by: 1References: 5

    Participant observation parallels the principles of community based participatory research (CBPR), recognizing that each community should be understood in its own context. Using fieldnotes from the Métis Settlements Life Skills Journey (MSLSJ) program, the authors explore the benefits and challenges of using participant observation in CBPR program evaluation. Participant observation was incorporated in 2014 and 2015 as researchers sought a comple…

  • Wicubami

    Open AccessLia Ruttan, Sherry Letendre et al.ARTICLEAmerican Indian Culture and…2017

    The polite exchange of kinship terms of address is the outward and "visible" sign of mutual understanding, and acceptance of one' s obligation to the other. As such it is the indispensable preliminary for a successful association

  • Partnership, Knowledge Translation, and Substance Abuse Prevention With a First Nations Community

    Lola Baydala, Fay Fletcher et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2014

    Partnership, Knowledge Translation, and Substance Abuse Prevention With a First Nations Community Lola Baydala, Fay Fletcher, Stephanie Worrell, Tania Kajner, Sherry Letendre, Liz Letendre, and Carmen Rasmussen What Is the Purpose of This Study? • To understand the benefits of culturally adapting and implementing a 3-year, school-based, drug and alcohol prevention program for First Nation children and youth. What Is the Problem? • Substance abuse…

  • Partnership, Knowledge Translation, and Substance Abuse Prevention With a First Nations Community

    Lola Baydala, Fay Fletcher et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2014Cited by: 1References: 2

    Culturally adapted, evidence-based programs can have a positive effect on Aboriginal youth and their communities. Strategies to expand knowledge translation (KT) when working with Aboriginal communities include working to create an "ethical space" that draws on the strengths of both Western and Indigenous worldviews

  • Making a Place of Respect

    Lola Baydala, Stephanie G Worrell et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2013Cited by: 6References: 11

    When researchers use standard informed consent practices, they risk losing the trust of community partners by undermining cultural values and practices. As academic researchers, it is our ethical responsibility, in the spirit of restorative justice, to honor the principles of beneficence and justice in research by ensuring consent within the context of cultural protocol

  • A Culturally Adapted Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children and Youth

    Lola Baydala, Betty Sewlal et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2009Cited by: 1References: 2

    Quantitative and qualitative measures provide evidence for the importance, benefits, and challenges of employing a culturally adapted evidence-based substance abuse prevention program with Aboriginal students attending a First Nations school

  • A Culturally Adapted Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children and Youth

    Lola Baydala, Betty Sewlal et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2009

    A Culturally Adapted Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children and Youth Lola T. Baydala, Betty Sewlal, MSc , Carmen Rasmussen, Kathleen Alexis, Fay Fletcher, PhD , Liz Letendre, Janine Odishaw, PhD , Merle Kennedy, PhD , and Brenda Kootenay What Is the Purpose of the Study? • To review, adapt, and deliver the first year of a 3-year, school-based substance abuse prevention program for Aboriginal children and youth. What Is…