Essays about: "Quebec"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word Quebec.

1. 1. Teacher characteristics and choicesand their effects on reading achievement: A comparision between Sweden and Quebec

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Andrea Barber; [2024-01-12]
   Keywords : PIRLS 2011; reading achievement; SEM; cross-country comparison; teacher and classroom factors;

   Abstract : Purpose. The purpose of this study is to compare teacher and classroom factors that are believed to affect students’ reading achievement scores at the fourth grade level by using PIRLS 2011 dataset. READ MORE

3. 2. The Spatial Turn in the Heritage Field : A case study of the Arctic during the crisis of places.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturvård

   Author : Cristian Martín Lanzas; [2023]
   Keywords : Human geographies; Arctic; dwelling; Spirit of Place; Phenomenology.;

   Abstract : Modern research on the shared points of natural and cultural heritage has opened new opportunities for the investigation of the dimensions of this natureculture phenomenon. Theo bjective of this study is to develop this subject by analysing the dialogue between the most critical human geographies and the heritage field. READ MORE

4. 3. Large Scale Analysis of Massive Deployment of Converter-based Generation equipped with Grid- forming Strategies

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Cristhian Carim Jimenez Saldana; [2020]
   Keywords : Grid-Forming; Converter-Based Generation; Voltage Source Converter VSC ; Current Limitation; Threshold-Virtual Impedance TVI ;

   Abstract : To mitigate the carbon footprint and the need to fulfil the energy goals in terms of sustainability, it is required to deploy a large integration of green energies. Therefore, in the previous and the coming years, there will be a high research and technological interest in the high penetration of converter-based generation. READ MORE

5. 4. A State of One's Own? - A Legal Study of the Right to Self-Determination and Secession with Focus on the case of Québec and Canada

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten; Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Hilda Hansson; [2020]
   Keywords : public international law; self-determination; secession; territorial integrity; human rights; democracy; sovereignty; minority rights; Quebec; Canada; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the right of a people to self-determination and the possibility of secession in a democratic context, focusing on the Québec-Canada case. To that end, it studies (1) the historic and contemporary relationship between Québec and Canada, (2) the meaning of the right to self-determination within international law, (3) possibilities for unilateral secession, and (4) secession by virtue of democracy. READ MORE

6. 5. Comparison of forest fire suppression in Quebec and Sweden : a historical review, 1998-2015

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Maryjane Heckel; [2018]
   Keywords : boreal wildfire suppression; firefighting resource; deployment; effectiveness; aircraft; personnel; area burned; cost; efficiency; response time; remoteness; Sweden; Quebec;

   Abstract : This study compared two suppression systems in Quebec and Sweden: a centralized wildfire agency working with remote fires in Quebec, and a decentralized fire suppression system in Sweden, with each municipality responsible for extinguishing fires in their community. Their management approaches reflect differences in population density and land area. READ MORE