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The role of informal housing in resort communities : case study evidence from Mazatlán, Mexico
(2021-07-13)This study examines the intersections of the economy, property rights, land use, and housing within a tourism destination context. Housing is a human need, and when neither the public nor the private sectors are providing ... -
Tree knowing : ethnographic encounters, sensuous scholarship, relational ontologies, and environmental empathy
(2021-07-08)Research for my interdisciplinary Doctorate of Social Sciences focused on the sentient intelligence of trees as agentic, conscious entities with unique ontologies, perspectives and life- ways, alive in ongoing relational ... -
Arm candy activism : barriers and opportunities for women leading social movement organizations in Canada
(2021-07-06)This qualitative study explores and documents the lived experiences of women who are leading social movement organizations in Canada. It gives context to their work within the established sectors and broader movements they ... -
The development of organizational resilience in the face of extreme events
(2021-06-24)With the research I conducted, I addressed a sustainability problem: organizational disaster resilience. Catastrophic events such as earthquakes affect millions of people worldwide, and disasters will continue to occur. ... -
Recovering a life in dementia : exploring the lived experiences of people living with dementia and their caregivers
(2021-06-15)Although dementia is formally classified as a mental illness in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), the specific and unique nature, characteristics and care needs of people living with dementia ... -
Grow with flow! Flow and physical activity in young children
(2021-06-14)This summary paper presents three different perspectives on the phenomenon of flow: theoretical and foundational, presented as an academic course; analytical, presented as a research study; and practical, as demonstrated ... -
Building intercultural competence : bridging western and indigenous education through narrative
(2021-06-04)This mixed methods research project is a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada statement that “the way we educate our children and ourselves must change” (2015, p. 317). An examination of literature ... -
Quality of relatedness and its effect on the perceptions of well-being among children aged 8–13 in Sharabiyya Quarter (Cairo, Egypt)
(2021-06-01)Children constitute nearly 40% of Egypt’s population which has approached 102 million in 2021, and represent the growing majority among its poor according to UNICEF. Poverty negatively affects children’s survival and ... -
The growing food system at Six Nations
(2021-05-28)This story is a recollection and discussion of the personal, social and historical creation and operation of the Our Sustenance program; an Indigenous food sovereignty and security initiative at the Six Nations of the Grand ... -
Telling a different story : a counternarrative on black graduates’ experiences at Canadian post-secondary institutions
(2021-05-05)All too often, narratives in media, public discourse, and some scholarship in the United States and Canada focus on low access and retention rates of black students attending post-secondary institutions. Although it is ... -
Leading innovation using social capital in public-private partnerships
(2021-04-22)This synthesis paper introduces a conceptual model which explains how boundary spanning practices use relational, cognitive and structural social capital to facilitate innovation in public-private partnerships (PPPs). ... -
Reaching the intersection of indigenous and modern : a critical analysis of disaster risk management modernization in Ivatan indigenous communities
(2021-04-17)Known for their Indigenous knowledge, systems, and practices (IKSPs) in managing disaster risks, the Ivatans of Batanes Province in the Philippines are faced with the pressures of modernizing such generations-old traditions. ... -
Increasing utilization of Canadian military mental health services in the context of warrior culture and clinician impartiality
(2021-04-08)In Canada, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members are 32% more likely than civilians to have suicidal thoughts and 64% more likely to plan their suicide (Sareen et. al, 2016). Depression is the most common mental health ... -
Reducing the vulnerability of helping professionals through inner peacebuilding : working through transgenerational trauma with body focused systemic constellations
(2021-01-05)My research is a case-within-a-case study concerned with the wellbeing of helping professionals who work with those who are traumatized. The demands from constant technological growth, globalization, and migration, which ... -
The impact of social determinants and marginalization on prenatal care in Saint John, New Brunswick
(2020-11-16)People who have low incomes, less education, or are young in age may be susceptible to marginalization in prenatal care, experience poorer access, and less satisfaction with their care. The Canadian city of Saint John, New ... -
Diasporans as informants in medical device design
(2020-10-30)Large gaps in contextual information exist for designers developing medical devices for low resource settings which can lead to failures in both medical device design and adoption. Over half of the world’s population live ... -
Picking up our medicine bundles in a modern-day context : community mobilization and sustainable mental health self determination using Indigenous theory and methodology
(2020-10-13)Over the past fifteen years the Indigenous rural communities in northern Saskatchewan have experienced suicide at overwhelming epidemic rates. There seems to be a clear connection between these high suicide rates and the ... -
In search of knowledge, learning and teaching : a case for integrative education in and for the 21st century
(2020-08-22)There is growing evidence to suggest that many of today’s North American colleges and universities are pedagogically ineffective in preparing students personally, professionally and publicly. This widening gap between what ... -
The impact of knowledge transfer in early childhood education and international business management : a case study of the transition of a model of early childhood programming from a Canadian kindergarten to a Chinese based subsidiary
(2020-06-26)This research explores the challenges and opportunities involved in the transition of a model of early childhood programming from a Canadian kindergarten to a Chinese based subsidiary including curriculum tensions and ... -
Productivity constraints in residential housing operations: A case for enhancing management knowledge to mitigate founder-centrality and organizational inertia
(2020-06-25)Purpose. Firm level case using action research (AR) to investigate constraints to productivity improvements leading to sustainability (social, economic, environmental) to help organizations and municipalities understand ...
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