Browsing Student Research Collection by Title
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Obstacles and opportunities : organizational culture and environmental practices of the Vancouver Airport Authority
(2009-05-29)This study explores the organizational culture of the Vancouver Airport Authority as it relates to environmental values and practices. The intent of this research was to investigate the effects of a particular work climate ... -
Occupying identities : hierarchal divisions and collective identity in the occupy movement
(2017-01-06)This thesis looks at collective identity formation within the Occupy movement through an ethnographic study conducted over the autumn and winter of 2011-2012 at three sites, including New York, New York; Victoria, British ... -
Oil sand tailings water in the Athabasca River
(2019-09-19)This study developed a screening level methodology for surveillance of oil sands process-affected water that had potentially migrated to groundwater in the oil sands development area of northern Alberta, Canada. We pilot ... -
Oil spills disaster in Ogoniland : social and cultural perspectives
(2022-05-31)Disasters are human creations, whether they originate from natural or technological hazards. The type of hazard that originates the disaster shapes how a community or group responds to or is affected by it. The time and ... -
On shaky ground : memories from the field, Nepal 2015
(2016-02-17)This thesis explores the shaky ground we inhabit as ethnographic researchers conducting fieldwork in a foreign context. Using autoethnography (Ellis, 2004), I examine some of the challenges and ethical dilemmas that surfaced ... -
On the road to sustainable community forestry: a case study of three British Columbia forestry-dependent towns
(2011-03-17)Extensive mill closures by industrial forestry companies in forestry-dependent towns in British Columbia, have, in many cases, resulted in effectively eliminating the local primary industry. Communities have lost the ... -
On-Task - increasing attentiveness in students with ADHD
(2016-04-14)Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a very social problem and is one of the most common mental health conditions in children (Statistics Canada, 2012). With recent changes in camera resolution, I designed ... -
Onboarding and integrating new leaders : a model for pandemic times
(2021-06-16)This thesis explored the question: How might a healthcare organization best onboard and integrate a senior leader in the context of a pandemic? A series of sub-questions were used to help with this inquiry: (a) how are ... -
One of many, one with all: (re)searching how to live in this world
(2009-11-19)Rational thought has dominated Western knowledge structures and systems for many centuries; our instinctual natures have largely been repressed. The purpose of this study is to find out what my bodymind is telling me ... -
Online degrees as credentials for employment : how do Canadian employers view online degrees?
(2014-10-24)Canadian post-secondary institutions cumulatively deliver over 300 programs online or at distance as alternatives to on-campus teaching, and student enrollments in online programs are expected to increase (Canadian Virtual ... -
Ontario’s growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and its impact on waste diversion rates : case study of the regional municipality of Durham
(2017-12-22)Two Ontario provincial acts with sustainability as their primary objective have contradictory environmental strategies. Urban intensification legislation, the Places to Grow Act and its companion document the Growth Plan ... -
Onward and inward : a heuristic exploration of a self-propelled learning journey
(2019-10-11)In this autoethnographic thesis, I share my personal learning journey of an attempt to cycle across Canada. Situated in heuristic methodology, this lived-experience research arose from feelings of discontent and confusion ... -
Organizational arrangements for watershed governance on Vancouver Island : a focus on regional government roles and relationships
(2021-08-10)The nature of water being cross-jurisdictional, vital, and not constrained by political boundaries, underscores the importance of arranging the organizations that make and influence decisions about watersheds in a way that ... -
Organizational leadership roles as a source of self-esteem : A terror management theory
(2015-07-30)This thesis presents research undertaken in order to construct a theory of organizational leadership roles as a source of self-esteem within the context of terror management theory (TMT). It begins with a review of TMT ... -
Organizational sustainability and volunteer engagement
(2013-06-07)This research project sought to understand how a sustainable environment supporting full engagement of volunteers could be developed by examining the question: How can the program leaders at Youth Unlimited North York ... -
Organizing and conducting sporting events online : a study of the 2011 CrossFit Games
(2012-06-29)In a world where everything from dating to shopping to conducting business can be performed online, competitive sport has remained an activity in which its online component is mostly relegated to news, chat or fan forums, ... -
The origins of culture : an ethnographic exploration of the Ktunaxa creation stories
(2013-07-02)This project explores the Ktunaxa Nation's creation stories in order to understand the significance of these narratives in the formation and maintenance of the Ktunaxa culture. These stories inform and support the Ktunaxa ... -
Ottawa's urban forest : a geospatial approach to data collection for the UFORE/i-Tree eco ecosystem services valuation model
(2013-03-25)The i-Tree Eco model, developed by the U.S. Forest Service, is commonly used to estimate the value of the urban forest and the ecosystem services trees provide. The model relies on field-based measurements to estimate ... -
Our stories matter, our own way : the safe and meaningful engagement of young people in post-conflict truth telling in northern Uganda
(2014-10-23)Young people's engagement in post-conflict truth telling is a relatively new phenomenon. Limited research has explored how current methods impact young people and if alternative methods could be used. This research applied ... -
Our work, our voice : children's work experiences in Alberta, Canada
(2017-02-23)This qualitative research study examined children’s work experiences in Alberta Canada. Children 9-16 years of age discussed the challenges, concerns and hopes they had for current and future work experiences and societal ...
