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This article is part of broader research on the well-being of teachers in Quebec; more specifically, assessing their socio-emotional competencies (SEC), which are poorly documented. In the absence of questionnaires in French (Yoder, 2014) to assess them, it was proposed to develop a new questionnaire following the seven-step approach of Frenette et al. (2019), which maximizes obtaining validity evidence. A sample of 401 teachers allowed us to accumulate various validity evidence supporting the use of this questionnaire. The analyses showed that the two-factor (intrapersonal and interpersonal) conceptual model fits the data well. According to the perception of Quebec teachers, the results highlight three findings: (1) SEC are used occasionally in classroom, (2) the interpersonal component is more present in their interventions than the intrapersonal one, and (3) young teachers present lower averages for the intrapersonal component compared to their older colleagues. Future research is needed to support these findings and justify the importance of introducing SEC into teacher training in Quebec.

Keywords: compétences socioémotionnelles, socio-emotional competencies, CASEL, CASEL, enseignant, teacher, questionnaire, questionnaire, processus de validation, validation process

The objective of this introduction is to present the contributions to this issue on happiness. Beforehand, we tackle a few themes that seem to have great interest : the « rewards » of happiness, its contagion, the reticence toward it, the connection with nature and fine arts that form good constituents of happiness and, lastly, genetic and epigenetic aspects of happiness.

Keywords: bonheur, émotions positives, émotions négatives, happiness, positive emotions, negative emotions

While harm reduction has been implemented in some community health settings across Canada, they have been underutilized in managing in-patient environments. When patients with substance use disorder (SUD) are hospitalized, without harm reduction approaches, they may engage in risky behaviours, leading to unsafe substance use. Negative encounters with the healthcare system and nurses’ discriminatory attitudes toward patients with SUD also contribute to health issues and safety concerns. These include sharing syringes and using illicit drugs alone, which increase the risk of infectious disease transmission, overdoses, and death. This study reviewed existing literature on barriers to implementing harm reduction in acute care hospitals. Three databases were searched for peer-reviewed articles published from 2014 to 2024. After screening 987 articles, 10 met the inclusion criteria. The findings highlighted challenges nurses and patients encounter in implementing harm reduction in acute care hospitals, including stigma, safety concerns, knowledge gaps, and nurse burnout. Addressing these challenges entails nurse education and organizational changes. While the current research provides some insights, to enhanceharm reduction strategies in in-patient settings, further studies should examine standardizing care plans for individuals with SUD, healthcare agencies’ roles in promoting harm reduction education, and nurses’ perspectives.

Keywords: personnel infirmier, nurses, substance use disorder, troubles liés à l’utilisation de substances, in-patient, milieu hospitalier, harm reduction, réduction des méfaits

How should we read claims about health and well-being which defy common sense? Are claims of extreme longevity to be viewed as fraudulent, or as pushing the boundaries of possibility for the human body? This article will consider the narrative and context around a particularly well-publicized incident of rejuvenation therapy, advertised as kāyakalpa (body transformation or rejuvenation), from 1938. In this year, the prominent Congress Activist and co-founder of Banaras Hindu University, Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861–1946), underwent an extreme – and very public – rejuvenation treatment under the care of a sadhu using the name of Shriman Tapasviji (c.1770?-1955). The first half of the article will explore the presentation of Malaviya’s treatment and how it inspired a focus on rejuvenation therapy within Indian medicine in the years immediately following. Exploring this mid-twentieth century incident highlight some of the themes and concerns of the historical period, just out of living memory, but in many ways similar to our own.

Dried plant collections hold significant value as records of past ecosystems and cultures. Here, we introduce to public knowledge a small personal herbarium made by Frances Simpson, spouse of Sir George Simpson. It is one of few collections from early nineteenth century Rupert’s Land and the only one known made by a woman. The specimens include many notes, evidence of Simpson’s botanical knowledge, the floras she consulted, and her thoughts on aesthetics. We include excerpts from a discussion we held at the Manitoba Museum with three Métis botanical knowledge keepers regarding this collection’s significance and the many possible directions for its use.

Keywords: Frances Ramsey Simpson, Frances Ramsey Simpson, Botany, Botanique, Hudson’s Bay Company, Compagnie de la Baie d’Hudson, Métis de la rivière Rouge, Red River Métis, Herbiers, Herbaria

The methodology of experimental reenactment has typically been used by historians to better understand landmark experiments. In this paper, we apply this approach to the galvanometer, an instrument so fundamental to the study of electricity that we may consider it infrastructure underlying the teaching of physics and engineering through the 19th century and well into the 20th centuries. We study a selection of galvanometers from the University of Toronto Scientific Instruments Collection, using them to explore their institutional context. Finally, we operate a representative galvanometer to explore several of the teaching experiments undertaken by engineering and physics students of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Keywords: Galvanometer, Galvanomètre, University of Toronto Scientific Instruments Collection, Collection d’instruments scientifiques de l’Université de Toronto, Métrologie, Metrology, Physique, Physics, Engineering, Ingénierie, Éducation, Education, Experimental reenactment, Reconstitution expérimentale

This article highlights the artifactual and archival collections related to Canadian horticulturalist Isabella Preston and botanist-artist Faith Fyles, who both pursued careers at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa in the early twentieth century. These collections, held at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario and the Ingenium collection in Ottawa, provide materials for researchers interested in women as producers of horticultural knowledge in Canadian agriculture.

Keywords: Isabella Preston, Isabella Preston, Faith Fyles, Faith Fyles, horticulture, horticulture, collections, collections, Ferme expérimentale centrale, Central Experimental Farm, Jardins botaniques royaux, Royal Botanical Gardens, Ingenium, Ingenium