Rural transformation and Newfoundland and Labrador diaspora : : grandparents, grandparenting, community and school relations / / edited by Amarjit Singh and Mike Devine.

This book is endorsed by Dr. Clar Doyle in his preface to this book. Dr. Doyle is very well known locally. This book is about the contemporary life of grandparents in Newfoundland and Labrador – a geographically isolated and culturally unique rural region of Canada. The book can be used for courses...

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Superior document:Transgressions : cultural studies and education ; TCSE 94
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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam : : Sense Publishers,, [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Language:English
Series:Transgressions (Rotterdam, Netherlands) ; v. 94.
Physical Description:1 online resource (434 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Amarjit Singh and Mike Devine
  • Introduction / Amarjit Singh and Mike Devine
  • Rural Newfoundland and Labrador / Rob Greenwood
  • Memoirs From Away, A New Found Land Girlhood (An Excerpt) / Helen M. Buss and Aka Margaret Clarke
  • Remittance, The New Way to Work in Newfoundland and Labrador / David Baldwin
  • Alberta’s Oil Sand Workers and the Role of Grandparents / Alison George
  • Prominence of Grandparents / Anne Marie Freake
  • The Role of Grandparents in the Development of Community / Ashley Curnew
  • Goat Island / Crystal Fitzpatrick
  • The Influence of Grandparents within Families and Communities / Heather Smart
  • A Grandmother’s Contribution to Community & Community Culture / Jenine Bateman
  • Grandparents as Contributors to Community and Community Culture / Natasha Spurrell
  • Nan “M” about Churchville: Back to the Basics / Jody Morrison
  • Grandparents and Community / Nadine Vater
  • The Role of Grandparenting / Sacha Anderson
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Diaspora / Linda Coles
  • Parenting Two Generations / Pauline Lake and Marlene George
  • The Forgotten Catalogue / John Hoben
  • Grandparents Passing Legacies Through Story Telling and Active Living / Pauline Finlay-Molloy
  • “It’s Wonderful to be a Newfoundland Grandmother” / Catherine Lee-Ivany
  • Returning to Our Roots… Vegetables / Jeffery Chard
  • The Role of Grandparents / Amy Blundon
  • The Affects of Divorce on Grandparents / Stephanie Samson
  • Contributions of Grandparents in Today’s Society / Margaret Ann Cleal
  • The Dynamic and Diverse Roles of Grandparents / Nicole Cull
  • Grandparents’ Roles in Changing Schools, Communities and Families / Kim McCarron
  • The Ties That Bind / Tanya Fifield
  • Supporting Roles of Grandparents in Holding the Family Together / Angel McCarthy
  • The Increased Role of Grandparents in Newfoundland Families / Ashley Pittman
  • Grandparents’ Roles in School, Community and Families / Nadine O’ Rielly
  • Grandparents Raising Grandchildren / Sharon Brophy
  • The Role of Grandparents / Sheena Mills
  • The Role of Grandparents in Today’s Society / Paul Joy
  • Grandparents’ Role in Their Grandchildren’s Education / Darren Reardon
  • Grandparenting in Newfoundland and Labrador / Gordon Ralph
  • Making Sense / Mike Devine
  • Future Newfoundland Grandparents / Amarjit Singh and Joan Oldford
  • Appendix / Amarjit Singh and Mike Devine.