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Advocacy confidential : narrative accounts of youth engaged in environmental and social justice advocacy
(2014-11-10)This study explores the phenomena of burnout as a social construct with youth engaged in social change movements. Using a dialogic narrative methodology I interviewed seven youth engaged within environmental and/or social ... -
Aerodrome of Democracy
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)130,000 pilots and other aircrew through the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) trained in Canada during the Second World War. Because of the wide-open spaces, proximity to American technology, and that it ... -
An alcoholic forever? A critical discourse analysis of Alcoholics Anonymous construction of identity development in addiction recovery
(2015-09-03)Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) largely dictates the treatment of alcohol addiction in the United States and Canada. This exclusivity for treating alcohol-related health issues has created problems among individuals who struggle ... -
Amazed, appreciative, or ambivalent? Student and faculty perceptions of librarians embedded in online courses
(Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2014-08-15)With the continuing trend toward university courses being offered online, there is corresponding need for academic librarians to support students in those digital spaces. We developed a sustainable model for embedding ... -
#AmWriting : how authors negotiate their individual creative labour on social media
In this participatory arts-based research project, I tasked four poetry and fiction writers, with a creative project to determine how the individual nature of the author’s creative labour is negotiated on social ... -
An Analysis of the Role of Moralizing in Conflict Performance and Behavior
In this thesis, I use the Insight approach and autoethnography to examine my own performance in a conflict that occurred during group work. I capture and analyze empirical data and develop theoretical implications about ... -
An autoethnographic exploration of family-based emergent nature learning
Through autoethonography, I explored emergent nature learning in a family context. I facilitated and journaled about eighty-five family-based nature experiences with my own family, ten of which included other families. I ... -
An evaluation of wastewater treatment technologies for the purpose of recirculation in aquaculture facilities with a focus on an unsubmerged bioreactor
As aquaculture continues to grow worldwide, land-based aquaculture facilities can be ideal because a large volume of fish can be produced in a small area. With growth comes the concern of water usage and wastewater management. ... -
An exploratory study In challenges faced by intelligence leaders and practitioners from goal and structural conflicts
This qualitative study explored the challenges faced by the leadership/management and practitioners of intelligence organizations that cause goal and structural conflicts within intelligence organizations. The study included ... -
An investigation into the influence of slope on trail erosion and the effects of trails on plant communities within Garry Oak and associated ecosystems in Mount Douglas Park, Vancouver Island
Urban parks provide refuge for species at risk, and maintain and preserve biodiversity in densely populated settings. Soil erosion on trails, which can have negative impacts on the surrounding plant communities, is a growing ... -
An analysis of a sustainability multi-critera analysis tool at contaminated sites in the north.
(2013-02-26)Sustainable remediation aims to address the legacy of poor past environmental practices without further impacting the environment. A sustainable decision support tool is under development to guide the selection of sustainable ... -
An analysis of environmental regulatory compliance
(2014-12-05)The future of North American energy supplies lie in a source of unconventional gas known as coalbed methane (CBM). As with any hydrocarbon resource, its exploration and production poses risks to the environment that can ... -
The anxious profession : a study of competencies, qualifications, and education in Canadian public relations
(2014-07-28)Public relations' anxiety in identifying as a specialized profession has been documented since its modern foundation in the early 20th century. One of the root causes of public relations' anxiety is its lack of empirical ... -
Applicability of a delta portable XRF spectrometer for determining geochemistry of glacial sediment samples collected in the Canadian Western Arctic
(2016-01-28)The performance of Royal Roads University's Delta Premium DP 6000 portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (Delta pXRF), specifically its accuracy and precision, was assessed on two certified standards for select elements. ... -
The application of cognitive interviews to financial crimes
(Journal of Financial Crime, 2018)The purpose of this paper is to present an argument for the use of cognitive interviews to be use in financial crime investigations. In particular, the paper argues that the components of cognitive interview make it useful ... -
Applied Interdisciplinarity exhibit
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Applying learning design principles in the development of training materials for paramedic instructors
(2018-03-29)In Saskatchewan, the level of medical training determines the certification of the paramedic; for example, Primary Care or Advanced Care. There is no designation for instructors, although as the governing body, the ... -
Appreciating the mandate of the education team in BC government's risk management branch
(2015-12-17)From a heuristic standpoint, this study sought to determine "How might the Education Team support the Risk Management Branch's mandate for continuous improvement?" Using action research from an appreciative inquiry stance, ... -
Appreciative inquiry in RRU mid-career student life
(Royal Roads University, 2016-06-01)The MA-Leadership (MAL) Program features an adult learning model and highlights three elements of the RRU Learning and Teaching Model (LTM): “facilitate authentic, challenging, collaborative and engaging learning experiences”; ...
