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The E-Writing Experiences Of Literary Authors, Kathleen Schreurs

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The e-writing experience is new and not yet fully understood and there is a story to be told about the enigmatic term e-writing and its impact on authors in the e-paradigm. In this study I collected understandings of e-writing by exploring the experiences of literary authors through qualitative case studies. I set out to find answers amidst two interconnected plots of inquiry. The first plot examined e language, in particular the term e-writing, and asked how authors understand the term e-writing and how their experiences contributed to that meaning. The second storyline asked how the digital revolution and resulting e-culture …

Examining And Understanding Social Connectedness And Social Engagement Among Muslim Lebanese Canadian Older Adults, Nada Chams

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With the projected increase in the older adult population and the rise of

immigrants to Canada, there is a critical need to explore immigrant older adults’

experiences of ageing. The objectives of this study are to: understand what it

means to be an ageing, Muslim Lebanese immigrant in Canada by

understanding their experiences of social connectedness and engagement.

Constructivist narrative inquiry was used to provide direct insight into the diverse

lived experiences of two men and two women who came to Canada during the

1960s and decided to stay and age in Canada. Participants were involved in two

in-depth narrative …