Madine Vanderplaat
Biographic Data
| ID | 248338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Madine Vanderplaat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Madine |
| FAMILY NAME | Vanderplaat |
| SIGNATURE | VANDERPLAAT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Mary's University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A Conceptual Framework of Organizational Capacity for Public Health Equity Action (OC-PHEA)
What do Sponsored Parents and Grandparents Contribute
Canada increasingly favours immigration policies based on human capital theory and economic outcomes. Consequently, while immigration is on the increase there is a downward trend in the number of "family class" entrants admitted to the country. The group most seriously affected is sponsored parents and/or grandparents who are also the most vulnerable to criticisms against family class immigration. The discussion is centered on the perceived lack …
Societies: An Open Access Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Scholars have long recognized the value of moving beyond their disciplinary silos to view the world from a variety of different perspectives. Our understanding of humanity and the world in which we live has been greatly enhanced by the insights produced by multidisciplinary research teams and the emergence of interdisciplinary programs within academia. Societies, the latest open access journal from MDPI, contributes to this thriving enterprise in…
Civic Networks and Community Resilience in Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Cuba
This article explores the relationship between civil society and community resilience in coastal communities in Brazil, Canada, Chile and Cuba. In understanding the role of social capital in community development, we do not feel sufficient attention has been paid to the subtle micro-dynamics of civil network structure. Using social network analysis, we explore the link between community cohesion and resilience. Attention is given to conflicting i…
A clash of cultures: Rural values and service delivery to mistreated and neglected older people in Eastern Canada
There is considerable evidence to suggest that older people living in situations of mistreatment and neglect are reluctant to accept help. This is attributed to the high value that older generations place on their privacy and family integrity, and on their ability to cope and remain in charge of their lives. These values are particularly strong in rural communities. The paper explores the challenges these cultural norms pose for formal and inform…
Mainstreaming Social Justice: Human Rights and Public Health
The Politics and Practice of Empowerment Evaluation and Social Interventions: Lessons from the Atlantic Community Action Program for Children Regional Evaluation
Empowerment or participatory evaluation has gained significant popularity in the last few years. However, there is considerable variation in the manner in which the terms are used and in the politics that underlie and inform such practices. This article, which reflects upon the authors’ collective experience with the Atlantic Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) regional evaluation, argues for empowerment-oriented evaluation strategies in…
Locating the Feminist Scholar: Relational Empowerment and Social Activism
Over the past decade, the rhetoric of 'empowerment' has permeated the health promotion, education, and social welfare literature. Many scholars and professionals, particularly those active in the field of social intervention and community development, have found themselves struggling for location in the emancipatory process. This struggle often is characterized by a profound self-consciousness of privilege and the fear of being perceived as impos…
Empowerment, Emancipation and Health Promotion Policy
Conventional approaches to social intervention assume that the solutions to social problems lie in the ability to organize the social world according to the technocratic mindset of the state administrative apparatus. An emancipatory approach to intervention adheres to the principle that systemic activity must be rationalized by collective understanding emerging from everyday experience. This article examines the extent to which Canadian empowerme…
Emancipatory Politics, Critical Evaluation and Government Policy
The aspirations of emancipatory or empowerment-based social interventions, such as those inscribed in Health Canada’s and the World Health Organization’s Ottawa Charter, require a significant reconstruction of traditional evaluation practices. The prevailing response to this need has been the inclusion of “empowering” research techniques in the evaluation activity. The author argues that empowering research techniques cannot, in and of themselves…
Beyond Technique: Issues in Evaluating for Empowerment
This article addresses the evaluative concerns of feminists and other critical thinkers who are politically committed to an agenda for social change. Attempts to move beyond traditional concepts of social programming, particularly those which are empowerment oriented, run the risk of being at odds with available evaluation strategies. The argument being presented is that the incompatibility between empowerment-oriented interventions and tradition…
What do Sponsored Parents and Grandparents Contribute
Canada increasingly favours immigration policies based on human capital theory and economic outcomes. Consequently, while immigration is on the increase there is a downward trend in the number of "family class" entrants admitted to the country. The group most seriously affected is sponsored parents and/or grandparents who are also the most vulnerable to criticisms against family class immigration. The discussion is centered on the perceived lack …
Locating the Feminist Scholar: Relational Empowerment and Social Activism
Over the past decade, the rhetoric of 'empowerment' has permeated the health promotion, education, and social welfare literature. Many scholars and professionals, particularly those active in the field of social intervention and community development, have found themselves struggling for location in the emancipatory process. This struggle often is characterized by a profound self-consciousness of privilege and the fear of being perceived as impos…
Beyond Technique: Issues in Evaluating for Empowerment
This article addresses the evaluative concerns of feminists and other critical thinkers who are politically committed to an agenda for social change. Attempts to move beyond traditional concepts of social programming, particularly those which are empowerment oriented, run the risk of being at odds with available evaluation strategies. The argument being presented is that the incompatibility between empowerment-oriented interventions and tradition…
A Conceptual Framework of Organizational Capacity for Public Health Equity Action (OC-PHEA)
Mainstreaming Social Justice: Human Rights and Public Health
Empowerment, Emancipation and Health Promotion Policy
Conventional approaches to social intervention assume that the solutions to social problems lie in the ability to organize the social world according to the technocratic mindset of the state administrative apparatus. An emancipatory approach to intervention adheres to the principle that systemic activity must be rationalized by collective understanding emerging from everyday experience. This article examines the extent to which Canadian empowerme…
Civic Networks and Community Resilience in Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Cuba
This article explores the relationship between civil society and community resilience in coastal communities in Brazil, Canada, Chile and Cuba. In understanding the role of social capital in community development, we do not feel sufficient attention has been paid to the subtle micro-dynamics of civil network structure. Using social network analysis, we explore the link between community cohesion and resilience. Attention is given to conflicting i…
Societies: An Open Access Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Scholars have long recognized the value of moving beyond their disciplinary silos to view the world from a variety of different perspectives. Our understanding of humanity and the world in which we live has been greatly enhanced by the insights produced by multidisciplinary research teams and the emergence of interdisciplinary programs within academia. Societies, the latest open access journal from MDPI, contributes to this thriving enterprise in…
Beyond Technique: Issues in Evaluating for Empowerment
This article addresses the evaluative concerns of feminists and other critical thinkers who are politically committed to an agenda for social change. Attempts to move beyond traditional concepts of social programming, particularly those which are empowerment oriented, run the risk of being at odds with available evaluation strategies. The argument being presented is that the incompatibility between empowerment-oriented interventions and tradition…
Emancipatory Politics, Critical Evaluation and Government Policy
The aspirations of emancipatory or empowerment-based social interventions, such as those inscribed in Health Canada’s and the World Health Organization’s Ottawa Charter, require a significant reconstruction of traditional evaluation practices. The prevailing response to this need has been the inclusion of “empowering” research techniques in the evaluation activity. The author argues that empowering research techniques cannot, in and of themselves…
Empowerment, Emancipation and Health Promotion Policy
Conventional approaches to social intervention assume that the solutions to social problems lie in the ability to organize the social world according to the technocratic mindset of the state administrative apparatus. An emancipatory approach to intervention adheres to the principle that systemic activity must be rationalized by collective understanding emerging from everyday experience. This article examines the extent to which Canadian empowerme…
Locating the Feminist Scholar: Relational Empowerment and Social Activism
Over the past decade, the rhetoric of 'empowerment' has permeated the health promotion, education, and social welfare literature. Many scholars and professionals, particularly those active in the field of social intervention and community development, have found themselves struggling for location in the emancipatory process. This struggle often is characterized by a profound self-consciousness of privilege and the fear of being perceived as impos…
The Politics and Practice of Empowerment Evaluation and Social Interventions: Lessons from the Atlantic Community Action Program for Children Regional Evaluation
Empowerment or participatory evaluation has gained significant popularity in the last few years. However, there is considerable variation in the manner in which the terms are used and in the politics that underlie and inform such practices. This article, which reflects upon the authors’ collective experience with the Atlantic Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) regional evaluation, argues for empowerment-oriented evaluation strategies in…
A clash of cultures: Rural values and service delivery to mistreated and neglected older people in Eastern Canada
There is considerable evidence to suggest that older people living in situations of mistreatment and neglect are reluctant to accept help. This is attributed to the high value that older generations place on their privacy and family integrity, and on their ability to cope and remain in charge of their lives. These values are particularly strong in rural communities. The paper explores the challenges these cultural norms pose for formal and inform…
Mainstreaming Social Justice: Human Rights and Public Health
Societies: An Open Access Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Scholars have long recognized the value of moving beyond their disciplinary silos to view the world from a variety of different perspectives. Our understanding of humanity and the world in which we live has been greatly enhanced by the insights produced by multidisciplinary research teams and the emergence of interdisciplinary programs within academia. Societies, the latest open access journal from MDPI, contributes to this thriving enterprise in…
Civic Networks and Community Resilience in Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Cuba
This article explores the relationship between civil society and community resilience in coastal communities in Brazil, Canada, Chile and Cuba. In understanding the role of social capital in community development, we do not feel sufficient attention has been paid to the subtle micro-dynamics of civil network structure. Using social network analysis, we explore the link between community cohesion and resilience. Attention is given to conflicting i…
A Conceptual Framework of Organizational Capacity for Public Health Equity Action (OC-PHEA)
What do Sponsored Parents and Grandparents Contribute
Canada increasingly favours immigration policies based on human capital theory and economic outcomes. Consequently, while immigration is on the increase there is a downward trend in the number of "family class" entrants admitted to the country. The group most seriously affected is sponsored parents and/or grandparents who are also the most vulnerable to criticisms against family class immigration. The discussion is centered on the perceived lack …
Political science (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Community Health and Development (6 works) · Empowerment (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Evaluation and Performance Assessment (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)