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Gamification for environmental change?
(2017-12-22)This study used mixed methods research to explore the use of an environmental gaming app in an academic setting to determine if it could encourage users to adopt and maintain environmentally friendly behaviours. The ... -
Gamification in nursing jurisprudence
(2016-08-24)A Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) understanding of regulation and standards of practice as it informs their practice, is vital to assuring public safety. The College of Licensed Practical Nurses of British Columbia (CLPNBC), ... -
Gastric bioaccessibility and human health risks associated with soil metal exposure via ingestion at an E-waste recycling site in Kumasi, Ghana
(Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2020)Over 1000 people make a living by processing electronic and electrical waste (E-waste) and scrap metals for the recovery of valuable metals and integrated circuits at Dagomba Line, Kumasi, Ghana. These processing include ... -
Gender, participation, and environmental decision-making : case study of the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort
(2017-02-10)This study focused on understanding the role of gender in people’s participation in the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort decision-making processes in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Research questions focused on the ... -
Gendered discussion of politicians in news : how can we prepare future female politicians for media gender bias?
(2015-09-24)This research adds to the pre-existing knowledge of gender bias towards women in media. Through a focused review of political news media in British Columbia, this research found little evidence of gender bias towards women ... -
General plan with annotations power telephone and light
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General site plan with outbuildings
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Geo-environmental engineering considerations in the investigation of an embankment founded on varved clays : New Liskeard, Ontario
(2018-12-14)This thesis explores the geotechnical and environmental engineering considerations in an embankment failure as they relate to highway projects founded on soft varved clays. The main objective of this thesis is to shed light ... -
Geocaching, learning, and nature in a location-aware sport
(2013-12-17)Geocaching, an outdoor recreation activity that uses mobile digital technology combined with online social networks to find outdoor hidden treasure, has gained a strong following of geocachers worldwide. This phenomenological ... -
The geography of disciplinary amnesia: Eleven scholars reflect on the international state of symbolic interactionism
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2008)Both the history and the historiography of SI show that multiple “different definitions and boundaries” have been applied to the subject of study (Atkinson & Housley, 2003, p. vii). Yet, despite the commonly agreed-upon ... -
Geologic storage potential and regulatory amenability for carbon capture and storage in developing countries
(2014-10-24)Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, developed countries can meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction commitments by funding carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in developing countries. ... -
German Prisoners of War
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)In Canada, 37,000 enemy soldiers were interned across 40 Prisoner of War (PoW) Camps during the Second World War. About 440 of those prisoners stayed at the Whitewater PoW Camp, located 300 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, ... -
Getting it right : models for solar PV energy delivery in British Columbia
(2016-07-11)Despite a lack of incentives, solar photovoltaic energy is gaining traction in British Columbia. Privately owned home and commercial systems are on the rise and an increasing number of community led initiatives are ... -
Getting through tough times : interpersonal communication coping strategies during job loss
(2010-09-16)This research paper describes what role interpersonal communication plays in coping with and accepting job loss. The study is framed by theories of stress, appraisal, coping, and the theory of Fundamental Interpersonal ... -
Giclees and iPads
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Gimaadaasamin, we are accounting for the people : support for customary governance in Deshkan Ziibiing
(2018-11-08)For nearly 150 years, Canada’s Indian Act has been an impetus of assimilation, dispossession, and cultural genocide of First Nations peoples. Today it continues its reign as the arbiter of First Nation-Settler Canadian ... -
Girls' Visual Representations of Literacy in a Rural Ugandan Community
(Canadian Society for the Study of Education, 2008)This Ugandan-based study examined how visual modes of communication provide insights into girls' perceptions of literacy, and open broader dialogues on literacy, women, and development. Twenty-nine primary school girls ... -
Giving students voices : a design for a youth leadership program at a British Columbia high school
(2018-02-14)The research project described in this thesis entailed the development of a conceptual design for a youth leadership program intended for implementation in an urban British Columbia public secondary school (grades 8-12). ... -
Glaciers and blueberries : development and trial runs of a field-based earth science workshop designed for Nova Scotia teachers
(2019-05-24)Glaciers and Blueberries was a field-based earth science workshop developed and conducted in May and October 2018 for grade 4 and 7 teachers within the Chignecto Family of Schools catchment area. Quantitative and qualitative ... -
“Golden Ears. Everybody and their dog goes there” : an investigation of park user perceptions of dogs in Golden Ears Provincial Park
(2021-06-21)In British Columbia, dogs (Canis familiaris) have become part of many households and are often seen as friends or family. This affection has people often choosing to take their dogs with them on vacations and adventures. ...
