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A Queen's Drowning: Material Culture, Drama, and the Performance of a Technological Accident
(University of California Press, 2009-08)Drawing on ethnographic data collected among residents of northwest British Columbia's coastal and island residents, I examine a technological accident: the sinking of the M/V Queen of the North. This accident is examined ... -
Queerying India
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Rainwater harvesting in semi-arid Kenya : Practices and prospects
The aim of this research was to investigate the practices that constrain or facilitate effective rainwater harvesting in semi-arid Kenya. At 647 cubic meters per capita water availability, Kenya is considered water scarce ... -
Raising the bar for instructional outcomes: Towards transformative learning experiences.
(Educational Technology, 2008)Most instructional technologists understand that instruction aims to be effective, efficient, and appealing. These three quality indicators have proven useful in establishing desired outcomes. In this article we suggest ... -
Rapid rehousing practice at a shelter for homeless youth
This inquiry used an action research methodology to engage a youth emergency homeless shelter (YES) in Peterborough, Ontario, around better supporting their clients. Through this inquiry, the following research question ... -
(Re)sourcing what gets thrown away : an artful journey of recovery and renewal
This research was conducted with a group of middle-aged women who participated in a series of four reflective walks together over four weeks in various natural settings in an effort to reconnect them with the more-than-human ... -
Re-energizing the not-for-profit sector : a critical discourse analysis of expenditures
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 ... -
Reading the landscape for ecological restoration : a resource to develop students' site assessment practice
(2016-06-24)More trained ecological restoration (ER) practitioners are needed to offer tangible solutions to widespread problems of ecosystem degradation. I developed educational resources and activities to support students as they ... -
Real time monitoring of nitrous oxide emissions from wastewater treatment processes by membrane introduction mass spectrometry
(2015-02-06)This project investigated membrane introduction mass spectrometry (MIMS) as a real time (on-line) analytical monitoring technique for nitrous oxide gas emissions from processes within a full-scale biological nutrient removal ... -
Real time, intelligence-led operations : making collaborative policing work
(2013-06-07)Currently responsible for policing over one million citizens, the Calgary Police Service (CPS) has earned its reputation as a progressive law enforcement organization in part by focusing on the early recognition and ... -
Real-Estate film shot at Hatley Park c.1938
(2009-06-18)Promotional film. General views of grounds, building exteriors, and gardens. This film was commissioned by the trust company (Royal Trust) responsible for selling the Hatley Park property to the federal government in 1940 ... -
Recipient perspectives of privately funded aid in Tanzania
(2016-04-25)Development aid work is dependent on funding, and the funding model is changing. Private philanthropic funding from the world's developed economies to countries of developing economies is USD $59 billion. This figure ... -
Recognizing the value of emotions : an exploration of emotional resiliency and intercultural competence amongst international development workers
(2015-08-25)Intercultural competence is an important skill-set for international development workers. However, it can be more difficult to cultivate than academic models would indicate since it can be emotionally and mentally taxing ... -
Reconciliation in the news : a framing analysis of residential schools and the TRC in Canadian national newspapers
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. ... -
Recontinentalizing Canada: Arctic ice’s liquid modernity and the imagining of a Canadian archipelago
(Island Studies Journal, 2009)Studying mobile actor networks of moving people, objects, images, and discourses, in conjunction with changing time-spaces, offers a unique opportunity to understand important, and yet relatively neglected, “relational ... -
Recruitment to retention : post-graduation adaptation of international students
(2015-08-12)Coupled with strategic and recent immigration policy shifts, Canada has taken substantial efforts to recruit and retain international students. Viewed as a future Canadian-educated skilled workforce, international students ... -
Red tide in Esquimalt Lagoon due to gymnodinium sanguineum hirasaka
(Nov-1979)During a 1-year intensive monitoring program of Esquimalt Lagoon, B.C., a red tide occurred in September and October, 1978, involving the non-toxic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium sanguineum. Detailed information is therefore ... -
Redefining journalism : convergence in the public sphere
(2012-10-22)In this paper I explore how participatory journalism is changing organizational structure and production practices at the publicly funded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto (CBC). Using practical action research ... -
Redefining womanhood in the west : how yoga helps women transcend damaging and limiting perceptions in western society
(2014-08-28)Western society often subjects women to damaging perceptions and expectations. For instance, there is a deeply unhealthy focus on women's physical appearance; also there are normative roles and ways of behaving that are ... -
Reduced emissions from deforestation and degredation (REDD) and its potential role in Canada's climate change action plan
(2012-02-29)Deforestation contributes approximately 20 percent of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Increased CO2 is thought to contribute to increased global temperatures. Proposals have been brought forward to use ...
