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Rainwater harvesting in semi-arid Kenya : Practices and prospects
(2017-06-08)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
(2017-07-19)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
(2017-03-08)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-constructing the past : a critical discourse analysis of three alcohol memoirs
(2020-06-30)The basic, objective manifestation of the problematic use of alcohol is a physical dependence on the substance. However, what we call alcohol addiction is a web of meanings that have become embedded through language in ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Reality revealed : an interpretive phenomenological approach exploring the lived experiences of the costs of sexual victimization, disclosure, and navigating through the judicial process
(2021-03-30)Individuals who have been sexually assaulted live with the financial, physical, psychological, and social costs of victimization long after the assault happens. This study utilizes a snowball sample to explore and detail ... -
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
(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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
