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Research framework : Cancer is the most common life-threatening disease in Canadian children. It is a traumatic family experience. Authors point out that affected families are more vulnerable if they do not have sufficient resources to support their resilience process. Families living in communities far from hospital centres specialized in pediatric oncology (HCSPO) face additional challenges because of limited access to resources and services that can meet their immediate needs. While the family experience of pediatric cancer is well documented in the scientific literature, the experience of being far from an HCSPO remains under explored. Gottlieb's strengths-based approach to care and Walsh's (2012 ; 2016b) family resilience building theory guided this study. This article presents findings from the first phase of a larger study, conducted between 2015 and 2021, those related to different contexts that may exacerbate family vulnerability. Objective: Exploring factors related to the resilience process of families accompanying a child with cancer in a remote context (FACCRC). Methodology : A descriptive qualitative approach was adopted by using 26 semi-structured individual and group interviews (n = 50 people: 39 members of 11 families, 11 nurses). Results: Among the results obtained in the larger study, two main contexts of remoteness were identified and are presented here: (1) when the FACCRC are in their community, at the time of the child's diagnosis, on their returns from the HCSPO and on a daily basis, and (2) when they are at the HCSPO, far from their loved ones and their usual landmarks. Contexts with specific risk factors that can compromise their resilience process. Findings: Remoteness is a multi-contextual, persistent experience that affects all family members. It requires a specific family assessment, and is facilitated by better communication and collaboration between the specialized and regional hospital centres. Contribution: The proposal of valuable leads for care more adapted to the reality of FACCRC.
Keywords: famille, cancer pédiatrique, résilience, soin de santé, ruralité, family, childhood cancer, resilience, health care, rurality, familia, cáncer infantil, resiliencia, cuidados de la salud, ruralidad
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In 2022, when telework was well established in organizations, the Quebec government ended mandatory health measures, and simultaneously, removed the requirement for companies to maintain teleworking at 100%. For many companies, the abolition of these measures triggered a process aimed at bringing employees back to their workplace, that inevitably led to new challenges, new concerns and all the related uncertainty. The objective of this article is to take a look at the process and management of returning to the post-pandemic workplace. More specifically, we seek to understand how proximity managers implemented organizational directives and organized the process of returning their employees to the workplace in such a way as to maintain and rebuild their commitment. This article is an extension of an initial research approach carried out in 2021 on workforce retention at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results presented in this article are based on the analysis of thirteen semi-structured interviews conducted between April and December 2023. They show how proximity managers succeeded, or failed, in finding a balance between organizational expectations and employee needs, and show the challenges and concerns encountered, and their roles in the post-pandemic return to the workplace. They also lead us to note that the involvement of proximity managers with their employees and their presence during this return period were essential elements in helping the employees find their bearings within the organization, so that they felt fully invested in the success of this return.
Keywords: Fidélisation de la main-d’oeuvre, retour sur le lieu de travail postpandémie, engagement organisationnel, gestionnaires de proximité, reconstruction de l’engagement
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The Ontario Ministry of Education (2007) strongly advises school administrations to change the operating structure of their schools to include professional learning communities (PLC). However, it is clear that few studies are available to help administrators respond effectively to this demand, particularly in making this new organizational structure one that promotes the professional development of teachers and success for all students. To understand the conditions needed for the establishment and development of a PLC, a qualitative study was conducted at two French elementary schools in Ontario that had reached an advanced stage of PLC functioning. The results of our study highlight the importance of “shared leadership” between the school board, the principal and the teachers to establish and develop PLC functioning.