Employment with the Northwest Territories Aquatics Program: A Significant Life Event?
For over 60 years, the Northwest Territories Aquatics Program (NWTAP) has employed university students from southern Canada with little to no exposure to northern Canada to run seasonal swimming pools and waterfronts in isolated northern communities. In this article, we examine the impact that worki...
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ftbgstateuniv:oai:scholarworks.bgsu.edu:ijare-1615 2023-11-05T03:44:21+01:00 Employment with the Northwest Territories Aquatics Program: A Significant Life Event? Denize, Sebastien Giles, Audrey R 2022-03-10T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ijare/vol13/iss4/9 https://doi.org/10.25035/ijare.13.04.09 https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/context/ijare/article/1615/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf unknown ScholarWorks@BGSU https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ijare/vol13/iss4/9 doi:10.25035/ijare.13.04.09 https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/context/ijare/article/1615/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education Canada Indigenous peoples swimming significant life experience Exercise Science Health and Physical Education Kinesiology Leisure Studies Other Rehabilitation and Therapy Outdoor Education Public Health Sports Sciences Sports Studies Tourism and Travel text 2022 ftbgstateuniv https://doi.org/10.25035/ijare.13.04.09 2023-10-10T11:43:36Z For over 60 years, the Northwest Territories Aquatics Program (NWTAP) has employed university students from southern Canada with little to no exposure to northern Canada to run seasonal swimming pools and waterfronts in isolated northern communities. In this article, we examine the impact that working for this program had on nine former employees’ lives and whether or not working for the NWTAP could be categorized as a significant life experience. We used thematic analysis of the data from retrospective semi-structured interviews and open-ended questionnaires and identified four themes: (1) employment by the NWTAP enhanced the employees’ self-confidence, independence, and self-efficacy; (2) employees gained knowledge about Indigenous cultures in the Northwest Territories; (3) employees developed enhanced sensitivity to social issues in northern communities; and (4) the experience of working for the NWTAP strongly influenced participants’ career paths. Our analysis indicated that working for the NWTAP was a significant life experience. Text Northwest Territories Bowling Green State University: ScholarWorks@BGSU International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education 13 4 |
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For over 60 years, the Northwest Territories Aquatics Program (NWTAP) has employed university students from southern Canada with little to no exposure to northern Canada to run seasonal swimming pools and waterfronts in isolated northern communities. In this article, we examine the impact that working for this program had on nine former employees’ lives and whether or not working for the NWTAP could be categorized as a significant life experience. We used thematic analysis of the data from retrospective semi-structured interviews and open-ended questionnaires and identified four themes: (1) employment by the NWTAP enhanced the employees’ self-confidence, independence, and self-efficacy; (2) employees gained knowledge about Indigenous cultures in the Northwest Territories; (3) employees developed enhanced sensitivity to social issues in northern communities; and (4) the experience of working for the NWTAP strongly influenced participants’ career paths. Our analysis indicated that working for the NWTAP was a significant life experience. |
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Employment with the Northwest Territories Aquatics Program: A Significant Life Event? |
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