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Making Lemonade : examining female empowerment through visual music media
(2020-09-30)This research study explores popular culture through visual music media, specifically Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album titled Lemonade. Through a social constructionist lens, a phenomenological approach, and by incorporating ... -
Managing change : the measurement of teacher self-efficacy in technology-enhanced student-centred learning environments
(2013-08-15)The aim of this research was to create a reliable and valid measure of teacher self-efficacy in relation to the use of technology for student-centred learning. This study introduces two scales, the Student-Centred Use of ... -
Mapping bioregional place attachment in the Battle River Watershed
(2018-08-22)The Make your Map project engaged volunteer participants to artistically identify special places in the Battle River watershed, and describe the values and experiences that make those locations significant. This research ... -
Mapping motivations for a Canadian leisure experience : impact of social media engagement
(2017-05-05)Mapping Motivations for a Canadian Leisure Experience seeks to reveal the impact social media has on the leisure tourist experience in Canada. Desired experiences vary from generation to generation. How influential are ... -
Masculinities and engaging older men at seniors’ centres through social marketing
(2018-05-08)Older men are at risk for social isolation, which poses significant risks to their psychosocial health. Seniors’ centres offer opportunities for social support networks; however, older men attend far less than women. Social ... -
Mattering and vulnerability : a phenomenological study of experiences within the community of inquiry
(2014-07-15)Understanding how adults perceive learning experiences online can help institutions, administrators, instructional designers, and teachers to develop, design, and deliver programs that support, motivate, engage, and retain ... -
#MeAfterToo—the hashtag that toppled hegemons? A feminist narrative case study of #MeToo
(2019-07-16)Unlike many less successful precursors, #MeToo exploded onto social media in a way in which previous viral feminist hashtags had not. Created by activist Tarana Burke and later picked up and amplified by multiple celebrity ... -
Measuring global progress towards a transition away from mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining
(2013-02-05)A sustainable global program to reduce mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) will require the demonstration of credible, continuous progress to secure political support and financing, and ultimately ... -
Measuring suppression : quantifying reductions in burn probability from initial attack
(2018-06-14)Rapid suppression, or initial attack (IA), is the primary method of managing new fires, with relatively low costs and high containment rates. Factors contributing to containment are well understood, but consequences for ... -
Measuring the quality of emergency management programs in small British Columbia municipalities
(2020-10-28)The purpose of this mixed method study was to explore the quality of the emergency management programs in smaller British Columbia municipalities and discover common issues to gain an overall view of emergency management ... -
Mechanical treatment of sandy clay soils in winter conditions for the reduction of hydrocarbon contaminant concentrations
(2020-09-05)The remediation of soils returns contaminated land to productive use and protects the environment and human health. As many as 60% of contaminated sites in Canada are impacted by Petroleum Hydrocarbons (PHCs) and many ... -
Meditations on meditations on meditations : encountering environmental education and its relationship with René Descartes
(2021-09-01)Within my first year of grad school, I discovered that the discourses within and surrounding Environmental Education frequently arrive at a common antagonist. Across popular and academic works alike, the ideas of seventeenth ... -
Member engagement with wealth management services in the Canadian credit union system
(2022-06-27)Conducted within a collaborative community of inquiry encompassing a broad range of key stakeholders, including members, credit union wealth leaders from across the country, and my sponsor organization, Aviso Wealth, ... -
Member retention in Alberta's Freemasons
(2020-04-14)The Grand Lodge of Alberta (GLA) supports and oversees all elements of Freemasonry in the Province of Alberta, Canada. The GLA’s membership has declined approximately 5.5% annually for the last decade, with similar challenges ... -
Memories of Earth Day : environmental education at special events
(2011-02-04)Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, this research describes short and long term memories of participants who attended past and present Earth Day Celebrations in Surrey, BC, Canada. Particular interest was ... -
Mentorship in the Royal Canadian Regiment
(2022-05-31)In the Canadian Armed Forces, leadership is essential for the conduct of endeavours, which sometimes involve life and death. Consequently, leadership development is important. Mentorship is viewed as a component of leadership ... -
Metal bioaccessibility of soils in urban parks in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick
(2014-02-25)The purpose of this research was to determine the concentrations and bioaccessibility of metals in urban playground soils in the province of New Brunswick. Ten parks each were selected for sampling in Fredericton and Saint ... -
Metal Concentrations and Bioaccessibility in Metro Vancouver Urban Parks Soils
(2018-03-21)Urbanization increases metal emissions through varying anthropogenic activities (fossil fuel combustion). With urban parks being sinks for emissions, this study attempts to determine metal concentrations and bioaccessibility ... -
Methods for fire severity assessments with remotely piloted aircraft systems
(2022-03-12)Fire severity assessments reveal fire’s lasting damage to grassland soil. New methods in remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) and structure-from-motion processing allow for high-resolution models capable of characterising ... -
Metric and power analysis for a biomonitoring program in Banff National Park, Alberta
(2016-05-17)The purpose of this thesis is to inform a biomonitoring study in Banff National Park, Alberta, that will use benthic macroinvertebrates as a biological indicator of aquatic ecosystem condition in response to the re-introduction ...
