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Lamenting Patrick Og MacCrimmon : a reconstruction of the ancient art music of the great Highland bagpipe
(2010-02-03)The film documents the teaching, reconstruction and transmission of ancient classical Bagpipe music called Ceol Mor, Gaelic for “Big Music”, commonly known as Piobaireachd. The author engaged several leading members of the ... -
The Land Remembers
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Land use rifts and landscape multifunctionality in Richmond, BC
(2017-12-22)Interfaces of agricultural land reserve (ALR) and adjacent land uses in Richmond, BC were mapped in Google Earth and characterized based on their structural and multifunctional attributes using multi-criteria approach, ... -
Landfill leachate : an alternative water source for Alberta oil and gas development
(2020-09-25)The Alberta oil and gas industry continually seeks ways to reuse wastewaters within the context of environmental regulations. This thesis examines the use of landfill leachate as an alternative source to freshwater in the ... -
Landscape protection and urban development setbacks : establishing policy recommendations for the city of Red Deer
(2013-08-09)As urban municipalities grow, local governments are tasked with balancing the economic, political, social, and environmental needs of their communities in an effort to develop sustainable urban planning policies. This ... -
Landscaping and water use : a look at outdoor watering practices and water consumption in Sherwood Park, Alberta
(2013-11-27)Municipal water conservation programs often highlight water-wise landscaping as a method to reduce household water consumption. To determine if any relationships between landscaping and home water consumption exist in ... -
Leadership and decision making in complex settings
(2020-03-26)The purpose of this research portfolio was to help senior health system leaders (referred to as “senior leaders” herein) improve their decision making processes in order to yield better decisions and outcomes in complex ... -
Leadership development in a mid-sized manufacturing firm
(2018-08-14)This thesis employed appreciative, action research engagement to explore how a mid-sized manufacturing firm could better develop and leverage leadership within its manufacturing division from a constructionist viewpoint. ... -
Leading change from the inside-out : negotiating the psycho-social in sustainability engagement
(2013-01-17)This study explores how sustainability practitioners understand and engage with the subjective psychological dimensions of `social mobilization'. At this particular moment, there exists scant research into precisely how ... -
Leading in the middle : towards thriving middle leadership in BC independent schools
(2021-09-10)This action research inquiry, undertaken in partnership with the Independent Schools Association of British Columbia (ISABC), was guided by the question: How might the ISABC’s Team Leadership Program support the leadership ... -
Leading innovation using social capital in public-private partnerships
(2021-04-22)This synthesis paper introduces a conceptual model which explains how boundary spanning practices use relational, cognitive and structural social capital to facilitate innovation in public-private partnerships (PPPs). ... -
Leading the way to promote self-determination of individuals with autism spectrum disorder
(2016-08-24)This study explored ways in which the Centre for Autism Services Alberta could exercise leadership to promote self-determination of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). I utilized action research engagement and ... -
Leading the way to sustainability : a First Nation's case study in self-sufficiency
(2017-01-17)Alderville is a First Nation community in southern Ontario, Canada. Recently, Alderville First Nation has emerged as a leader in clean energy. Guided by a shared community interest, Alderville has undertaken a large solar ... -
Lean and in-between : culture and discourse in a health-care system improvement Story
(2017-08-22)Background: Lean is a process improvement methodology born in automobile manufacturing and since applied to other manufacturing sectors and, more recently, the public sector. As the Government of Saskatchewan applies lean ... -
Learning for Planetary Habitability: A Lived Experience Study With Senior Earth System Scientists
(2017-08-25)This autoethnographic study investigates the lived experiences of seven senior Earth system scientists to explore the human process of learning about the Earth as a whole, life-sustaining system, and to learn what it is ... -
Learning in the open : quantifying personal learning environments
(2014-11-10)This thesis explores whether it is possible to quantify personal learning environments by employing the concepts and culture that support the Quantified Self movement. Using an online ethnographic approach, it explores the ... -
Learning outcomes and program mapping: Tools for transparent assessment
(EdMedia+ Innovate Learning, 2018)Program mapping (PM) provides a method to examine curriculum alignment, the assessment of learning outcomes, and to determine if program goals are aligned to learning activities and assessments. At a higher education ... -
Learning outcomes and program mapping: Tools for transparent assessment
(EdMedia+ Innovate Learning, 2018)Program mapping (PM) provides a method to examine curriculum alignment, the assessment of learning outcomes, and to determine if program goals are aligned to learning activities and assessments. At a higher education ... -
Learning to find a sustainable balance : a case study of the Reynolds flexible studies program
(2017-12-06)The Province of British Columbia is currently implementing a revised curriculum for the K-12 school system to provide opportunities for schools to reassess and initiate unique and novel learning programs. The Grade 9/10 ... -
Learning to learn and teach together: Faculty members’ perspectives on the applications of the five-pillar model within an internationalized context
(Royal Roads University, 2016-06-01)This research examines the fit between an institutional learning and teaching framework and the design and delivery of an internationalized graduate-level educational leadership program from the perspective of faculty ...
