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Digital Meditation Platforms: Searching for "App"iness
Meditation and mindfulness apps are a popular and convenient option for busy meditators to access improved mental health. Millions of people now meditate with a wearable or smartphone app, which suggests that we need to ... -
Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Co-Management in the Yukon
The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the role of Indigenous Knowledge in the context of co-management in the Yukon. The research assessed the extent to which a protected area management plan co-managed by the Yukon ... -
Plan Canada - Volume 57, Number 4 (Winter 2017)
(Canadian Institute of Planners, 2017)Capitalizing on heritage -
Plan Canada - Volume 57, Number 3 (Fall 2017)
(Canadian Institute of Planners, 2017)Demographic challenges|Défis démographiques -
An Analysis of the Role of Moralizing in Conflict Performance and Behavior
In this thesis, I use the Insight approach and autoethnography to examine my own performance in a conflict that occurred during group work. I capture and analyze empirical data and develop theoretical implications about ... -
[Post-print] Discrimination of constructed air samples using multivariate analysis of full scan membrane introduction mass spectrometry (MIMS) data
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018-02-28)RATIONALE: Volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (S/VOCs) are important atmospheric pollutants affecting both human and environmental health. They are directly measured as an unresolved mixture using membrane ... -
Professional grow plans and teacher learning
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)Teacher self-efficacy beliefs and shared and supportive leadership practices were quantified in this study and correlated with attitudes towards the purpose of Professional Growth Plans. A paper based survey instrument was ... -
Personalization Using a blended learning model in face-to-face primary classrooms
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2018)My Critical Challenge Question presents the opportunity: “How can a blended learning model be applied to facilitate personalization of writing instruction for primary students?” I have endeavored to seek contextual research ... -
An exploratory assessment of Diana Krall Plaza, Nanaimo BC
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2018-04)This research project is an exploratory assessment of the design and use of public space. Specifically, it explores both the design elements and use of an existing public space the Diana Krall Plaza in the City of Nanaimo, ... -
Journey towards inclusion: a reflective exploration of changing teacher practice and identity
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019)Teachers today face many challenges. They are required to teach greater numbers of students with diverse learning needs, to implement redesigned curriculum, and to engage in ongoing professional learning. This study ... -
Forests, livelihoods, and conservation: Broadening the empirical base
(World Development, 2014)More than 10,000 years after the Agricultural Revolution started, millions of rural smallholders across the developing world may still derive as much income from foraging forests and wildlands as from cultivating crops. ... -
Forest-based livelihoods strategies conditioned by market remoteness and forest proximity in Jharkhand, India
(World Development, 2015)The study uses a novel method to investigate the role of forest proximity, market remoteness, and caste in determining household income, especially forest income, in an underdeveloped region of India. A high (>50%) ... -
Environmental income and rural livelihoods: A global-comparative analysis
(World Development, 2014)This paper presents results from a comparative analysis of environmental income from approximately 8000 households in 24 developing countries collected by research partners in CIFOR’s Poverty Environment Network (PEN). ... -
A response to “Assessing the impact of transdisciplinary research: The usefulness of relevance, credibility, and legitimacy for understanding the link between process and impact
(Research Evaluation, 2018)Hansson and Polk (2018, Research Evaluation, 27/2: 132–44) aim to assess the usefulness of the concepts of relevance, credibility, and legitimacy for understanding the link between process and impact in transdisciplinary ... -
Defining and assessing research quality in a transdisciplinary context
(Research Evaluation, 2016)Research increasingly seeks both to generate knowledge and to contribute to real-world solutions, with strong emphasis on context and social engagement. As boundaries between disciplines are crossed, and as research engages ... -
Crossing the science-policy interface: Lessons from a research project on Brazil nut management in Peru
(Forest Policy and Economics, 2018)There are high expectations for contemporary forestry research, and sustainability research more broadly, to have impact in the form of improved institutions, policy and practice and improved social and environmental ... -
Equitable learning and neurodiversity: inclusive practices in French immersion
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2018)The number of neurodiverse learners in French Immersion (FI) increasing every year. The question of the suitability of the FI program should no longer be a topic of discussion for these learners. This study was designed ... -
In Search of a Theory for an Age-Welcoming Society: Reconstructing Canadian Millennials’ Expectations on their Aging Journey
Numerous essays and research studies have been conducted with the objective to understand how the aging process is experienced and what social, economic, and political factors influence that process. Critical theorists ... -
Inspiring positive change in the healthcare system through love-led leadership
This inquiry explored the following key research question: How might embracing love-led leadership inspire positive change in the healthcare system in Peterborough and county? The organizational sponsor of this research ... -
Plan Canada - Volume 35, Number 4 (July 1995)
(Canadian Institute of Planners, 1995-07)
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