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Redefining leadership to include women : a qualitative study
(2022-04-05)The purpose of this qualitative study is to advance the understanding of women’s lived experiences and perceptions throughout their careers. The study is based on women’s work life experiences, taking into consideration ... -
Mismatches in salmon social-ecological systems : insights from Canada’s North Pacific Coast
(2022-03-28)This dissertation provides an important contribution to the study of institutional fit by providing an empirical examination of mismatches, and solutions for overcoming them, in some of the world’s most resilient and ... -
Linking animals, social justice and social work
(2022-02-25)Speciesism is a social justice issue that refers to a widespread set of discriminatory beliefs, practices and structures that harm nonhumans. This research aims to contribute to the elimination of speciesism by raising ... -
Taking action to re-localise the global food system : if not now, when?
(2022-02-15)This dissertation reports on a three-year participatory action research (PAR) initiative aimed at re-localising the food system in a specific locale in Canada. It describes the process from theory to practice of building ... -
In sight: MOVING Filipino Canadians into leadership?
(2022-01-17)My dissertation by portfolio introduces a practical framework outlining how Filipino Canadians (FC) can move into elected government positions (using MOVER as an acronym for the multistage process). Although FC are one of ... -
A visual narrative inquiry of paramedic identity in Alberta
(2021-12-20)Paramedics in Alberta have experienced several significant changes to their profession starting with the homogenization of municipal Emergency Medical Services (EMS) departments into a provincial healthcare model in 2009, ... -
The impacts of information and communication technologies on social fitness in Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry : a case study
(2021-11-26)The Canadian Army (CA) has pursued increased digitization as Canadian society is experiencing unfettered access to the internet and supporting digital tools. Researchers study the impacts of information and communication ... -
Understanding historical Mi’gmaq treaty and aboriginal rights and relations for the 21st century : an “along the grain” approach
(2021-11-18)This synthesis paper summarizes the three components of my dissertation via portfolio. My first article, The Essence of Honour & Humanity: Revisiting the Treaty-Making Process in Mi’gmaq’i, looks at the development of the ... -
Evaluating the impacts of community food initiatives : a food systems approach
(2021-11-12)In an era where accountability and transparency are increasingly valued, the Cowichan Green Community (CGC) and Nanaimo Foodshare (NFS), two community food organizations operating in Central Vancouver Island, asked how ... -
The entrepreneurial resilience of rural women business owners in a time of crisis
(2021-10-19)Purpose – This study draws from ecological systems theory (EST) as the conceptual basis to answer the question: what affects the entrepreneurial resilience of rural women business owners in a time of crisis? Design/meth ... -
Factors required for an educational program that meets the cultural needs of Wayúu children aged 5-8 in La Guajira, Colombia
(2021-10-18)This dissertation focusses on cultural-appropriate education and the cultural needs of Wayúu children living in Colombia and Venezuela. Learning to read and write is a fundamental skill that serves as the foundation for ... -
Thesis on Africa and the WTO dispute settlement mechanism : underlying challenges and reform proposals
(2021-09-15)The inception of WTO in 1995 created renewed optimism among the developing nations that the economic prosperity from global trade would be equitably shared. However, over the 25-year period, only four African countries ... -
Permaculture : building spiritual and cultural practices : Woodsong eco-farm cooperative
(2021-09-07)The goal of this research has been to explore how people describe their experience with integrating permaculture design into their lives, and what spiritual and cultural perspectives they have to offer to the permaculture ... -
Unbound leadership : how gender non-conforming, or non-binary lesbians navigate the workplace from a place of visibility
(2021-09-02)The GNC-NB Research Project Portfolio This research explores the hidden workplace structures of homophobic binary expectations and enforcement, and how such constructs affect the working lives of gender non-conforming and ... -
Home is where the heart is : the connection between home and the heart transplant journey
(2021-08-30)Every year more and more Canadians are diagnosed with heart failure. For some who receive this diagnosis, a heart transplant is required. Heart transplants are not performed in every province in Canada; thus, patients and ... -
How can entrepreneurial learning be improved for early-stage creative entrepreneurs? A practitioner research study
(2021-08-18)This research used a practitioner research methodology to explore how entrepreneurial learning could be improved for early-stage creative entrepreneurs in the process of commercializing their ideas. Specifically, this ... -
Creative workers in place : a phenomenography of creative workers’ perception of place
(2021-08-04)Wider social, cultural, and geographical acceptance of creative class theory has inspired city officials to make cities appeal to creative workers. Creative class literature assumes that creative workers develop similar ... -
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 ...
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