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Like semaphore in the dark : there must be a better way to communicate
(2019-09-30)The World’s newest nation, South Sudan, is struggling to hold itself together. The Canadian government has recognized the need to aid the population as the country attempts to right itself; and yet, doing so without engaging ... -
The Cumberland commons : a forest ethnography
(2019-09-24)This study is a forest ethnography, which is an ethnographic genre that explores “what forests are” and “how they came to be” primarily by examining the complex social histories of those that live near forested spaces. ... -
An argument for analogue : how can an indie magazine structure Its digital framework to increase print viability?
(2019-09-18)Digital media consumption of magazines is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, yet print remains significant in this genre. The purpose of this study is to determine a model of publishing in which an independent magazine’s ... -
The dyad leadership model : defining a new physician/nurse relationship
(2019-08-13)Health care systems across Canada continue to be challenged to meet the growing health care demands of the population. These challenges are set against the backdrop of fiscal realities that demand strong leadership that ... -
An Indian Residential School survivor's journey with Truth and Reconciliation
(2019-08-09)As an Indigenous woman and an Indian Residential School survivor, I embark on a journey that forms a roadmap of my life experiences that are part of the history of Canada. I share who I am and how I self-identify as someone ... -
How does food get to the table? Sustainable development leaders' framing of food processing in British Columbia
(2019-07-22)People need to eat. Because food is essential to well-being, food systems have become a vital component of sustainable development. With the role of converting farm and seafood harvests into the food that graces our tables, ... -
Enough is enough : epiphanies, voluntary simplicity & the good life
(2019-07-16)What started as a mystery to unravel, a quest to identify how people might find a sense of ‘the good life’ through voluntary simplicity, turned into something much more. Through this ethnographic and ultimately philosophical ... -
#MeAfterToo—the hashtag that toppled hegemons? A feminist narrative case study of #MeToo
(2019-07-16)Unlike many less successful precursors, #MeToo exploded onto social media in a way in which previous viral feminist hashtags had not. Created by activist Tarana Burke and later picked up and amplified by multiple celebrity ... -
Junk in the woods : Yukoners' troubled relationship to the land
(2019-07-06)The illegal dumping of discarded materials in the Yukon wilderness is a persistent problem that governments have struggled to contain. At the same time, similar discarded materials are often celebrated as historic artifacts ... -
Interactions and exchanges : how ‘Frequent Fringers’ select shows at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival
(2019-04-17)Since 1982, the annual Edmonton Fringe Festival presents hundreds of non-juried theatrical productions by lottery application. Because theatregoing ‘Fringers’ have limited knowledge of the content of the productions on ... -
Behind closed doors : understanding how Canadian companies utilize internal communication to engage employees in corporate social responsibility
(2019-04-12)Engaging employees in CSR programs contributes to the overall success and progress of these sustainability initiatives, while simultaneously increasing employee job satisfaction by adding meaning and purpose within the ... -
Finding meaning in hospice palliative care : an interpretive phenomenological study
(2019-03-07)This interpretive phenomenological study examines five caregivers’ hospice palliative care experiences. The goal of this study was to find out how hospice palliative care became meaningful to these caregivers and what that ... -
Digital meditation platforms : searching for "App"iness
(2019-01-19)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 ... -
Healthcare organizations' twitter communication : an integrative review
(2018-12-13)This integrative literature review examines how healthcare organizations communicate in Twitter and how they can communicate on Twitter. Twitter provides healthcare organizations with new ways to engage with the public and ... -
Re-energizing the not-for-profit sector : a critical discourse analysis of expenditures
(2018-11-16)Discourse related to expenditures in the not-for-profit sector limits the capacity for these organizations to invest in long-term, sustainable solutions for change. Using a Foucauldian perspective and a Faircloughian ... -
Information security’s perception of phishing tactics
(2018-09-06)This research develops qualitative knowledge from the information security industry about communication tactics as a type of security vulnerability in infosec. These perspectives included security practitioners and popular ... -
Terra Firma and the digitally co-present migrant : exploring the significance of landscape for the newcomer
(2018-08-30)This thesis presents an interpretative phenomenological analysis in anecdotal narratives of several digitally co-present migrants’ agency, access, and attachment process in the context of their new geography, the landscape ... -
Reconciliation in the news : a framing analysis of residential schools and the TRC in Canadian national newspapers
(2018-08-17)The news media play an important role in our society by framing issues and helping to set the public agenda. However, through the use of framing, news media can also privilege entrenched interests and particular worldviews. ... -
Right now, not yet, it's yet : Canadian Catholic women negotiate feminist and spiritual identities
(2018-07-25)This interpretive phenomenological study examines the experiences of five Canadian Roman Catholic feminist women who choose to manage their identities from inside of the Catholic Church. Narratives illuminate the multitude ... -
“Fear promotes the status quo” : surveillance discourses and environmental activism in Canada
(2018-06-29)This paper explores the topics of state surveillance and democratic participation. It examines how targeted surveillance—backed by the implicit threat of state violence—shapes the behaviour and sense of identity of Canadian ...
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