Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sports

Cette étude expose les résultats de l’évaluation des effets d’un nouveau programme de prévention de la violence sexuelle chez des jeunes de secondaire III au cours de sa phase pilote. Cette évaluation repose sur un devis préexpérimental prétest/post-test, auprès d’un échantillon de 167 élèves ayant participé aux ateliers en classe. Les résultats révèlent qu’après leur participation au programme, les élèves améliorent leurs connaissances, leurs attitudes, leurs habiletés préventives et de soutien, et leur sentiment d’autoefficacité. Cette étude cerne des effets favorables à la participation au programme et contribue à l’optimisation des pratiques préventives offertes aux jeunes en matière de violence sexuelle.
 Mots-clés : éducation à la sexualité, prévention, violence sexuelle, évaluation de programme, adolescence

BackgroundFrom 1995 to 2000, the rate of injury in Québec, Canada, ski areas significantly increased. This problem coincided with an increase in the number of snow-parks. Before suggesting injury prevention measures, some questions had to be answered: Are helmets effective? Does helmet use result in a false-sense of security? Can head-neck-helmet biomechanics increase spinal injury risk? Do expert skiers and snowboarders need a helmet? Is there an increased risk of serious injury in snow-parks? The aim of this paper is to outline how a series of epidemiologic studies significantly contributed to support the implementation of important safety measures in alpine ski areas.MethodsA series of case-control studies were undertaken. They were based on the information gathered through ski patrol injury report forms (IRF). Depending on the specific study, between 4,377 and 97,408 IRFs were analysed.ResultsThe results of these studies suggest that: helmets are effective in reducing the risk of any head injury (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.71; 95% CI: 0.55–0.92); helmet use is not associated with a false-sense of security leading to riskier behaviours; helmets do not increase the risk of neck injuries; expert alpine skiers are at greater risk of head-neck injuries compared with beginners (AOR = 1.86, 95% CI: 1.65–2.10); for skiers (AOR = 1.36; 95% CI: 1.21–1.53) and snowboarders (AOR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.05–1.23), injuries sustained in snow-parks compared with other slopes are more likely to require ambulance evacuation.ConclusionsConsidering this evidence, the Québec Government modified a provincial regulation to make compulsory the use of helmets in all snow-parks. The Québec Ski Areas Association and the Québec Government also implemented a practical guide for building and operating snow-parks. Results show a reduction in the rates of head-neck injury from 1997–1998 season (5.07/10,000 visits; 95% CI: 4.84–5.31) to 2012–2013 season (3.27/10,000 visits; 95% CI: 3.13–3.41).

Introduction Si la formation à distance a été proposée initialement par des institutions dédiées telles que l’Université d’Athabasca, la TELUQ, l’Open University, nous observons depuis une trentaine d’années un développement d’une offre à distance par des universités dites « campus » conduisant au constat que 83 % de l’offre canadienne de cours à distance est proposée par des universités dites bimodales, c’est-à-dire qui offre à la fois des cours sur campus et à distance (1 350 cours proposés...

A majority of literature on participatory visual methodologies focuses on the creation stage of a project, but less is written about involving participants in the outreach phase. Drawing on the experience of collaborating with three refugee youth on a city‐wide school tour of their digital stories, this article explores the benefits and challenges of extending participatory processes beyond process and into outreach. ‘On Tour’ was the last phase of Mapping Memories, a five‐year Montreal‐based participatory media project with refugee youth. Through ten media workshops, the project reached out to over 150 youth, and offered them the chance to learn new media skills, reflect on their past experiences, work in collaborative contexts, strengthen their networks and express themselves creatively as they shaped their experiences into compelling digital stories, photo‐essays, mixed media collages, and even bus and walking tours. ‘On Tour’ was developed in the last year of the project to explore the impact of combining live presentations with digital stories to instigate peer‐to‐peer dialogue about stereotypes that frame refugees as victims, outsiders or ‘burdens to the system’. The outreach initiative permitted us to explore ethical and critical pedagogical frameworks when bringing digital stories into classrooms. We also had a chance to confront our assumptions regarding youth involvement in outreach and to explore the following questions: What ethical considerations need to be taken into account when bringing youth participants and their sensitive digital stories beyond process and into the realm of outreach? And what methods should be used to ensure that everyone involved benefits?

BackgroundEvidence indicates that snow-park (SP) injuries are more severe than injuries on regular slopes. This prompted two major ski areas in the province of Québec, Canada, to remove all man-made jumps from their SPs before season 2007–08.ObjectiveTo determine if removing jumps from SPs reduced the prevalence of severe injuries for skiers and snowboarders.DesignRetrospective study using ski-patrol Injury Report Forms (IRF). The proportion of severe injuries before (seasons 2000–01 to 2006–07) and after (seasons 2007–08 to 2009–10) SP jump removal was compared with proportions at other areas.SettingAll ski areas in operation in the province (between 77 and 84).ParticipantsSkiers and snowboarders who reported to the ski patrol with a SP injury at two ski areas before and after SP jumps were removed, and for all the ski areas with no SP jump removal.Risk factor assessmentRisk factor data and injury outcomes were collected through IRFs.Main outcome measurementsSevere injuries were defined based on type of injury or ambulance evacuation. The proportion of severe injuries before and after SP jump removal was compared with proportions at other areas. Logistic regression analysis was used to adjust the pre- and post change comparison for age, sex, skill level, helmet use, and type of activity.ResultsAt the two hills that removed jumps, the proportion of severe injuries was 19.3% (600 severe SP injuries/3,109 all SP injuries) before and 14.5% (63/434) after the change, compared with 23.7% (2 679/11 324) and 22.1% (921/4 173) at other hills. The odds of severe injuries declined at the two areas that removed jumps (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 0.72; 95% CI: 0.54–0.97) with no change at other ski areas (AOR: 0.94; 95% CI: 0.83–1.08).ConclusionsResults suggest that removing man-made jumps from SPs prevents severe injuries.

Victor, Piché (2013), Profession démographe, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, 72 pages. Un article de la revue Cahiers québécois de démographie (Volume 43, numéro 1, printemps 2014, p. 5-203) diffusée par la plateforme Érudit.

L’industrialisation qui marque la ville de Québec à la fin du xixe siècle est associée à une généralisation de la fréquentation scolaire, mais aussi à une mise au travail plus précoce des enfants. Ainsi, plutôt que d’accompagner une expansion de la scolarisation, l’industrialisation aurait nui à l’allongement de la fréquentation scolaire en générant des emplois qui exigent peu de qualifications, dont certains pouvaient même être exercés par des enfants. Par ailleurs, le paysage culturel diversifié de Québec au xixe siècle permet de vérifier le « mythe » de la sous-scolarisation des Canadiens français. En bref, ces derniers se distinguent des Irlandais catholiques et de l’ensemble des Protestants par des taux de fréquentation scolaire plus faibles et une mise au travail des enfants plus courante. Or, l’analyse statistique ne nous permet pas d’attribuer cette faible fréquentation scolaire uniquement à la culture canadienne-française. Les enfants d’origine canadienne-française des classes sociales supérieures ont des taux élevés de fréquentation scolaire. Bien plus, une fois contrôlé l’ensemble des variables, l’effet de la classe sociale l’emporte sur l’effet de l’appartenance culturelle, résultat qui fait écho à la thèse de la reproduction sociale.

Une solution doit être trouvée au dossier des accommodements raisonnables, mais à qui confier la responsabilité de cette tâche, les tribunaux ou bien l’État ? Pour l’auteur, seul l’État peut et doit se charger d’aborder directement et franchement ces problèmes. Ainsi, l’État peut légitimement demander et exiger des Églises, de leurs fidèles et adeptes que les croyances, commandements, enseignements, diktats de quelque religion que ce soit, n’apparaissent ou ne jouent aucun rôle dans l’espace public. C’est par l’entremise de la laïcité que l’auteur soutient sa position. Il termine en proposant une loi qui constituerait une déclaration de principes servant au balisage précis de l’action de tous dans l’espace public, que ce soit du côté des institutions ou du côté des citoyens.