Browsing Student Research Collection by Title
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Safety culture in oil and gas : factors that contribute to cultures of non-report
(2016-10-25)This study addresses cultures of non-report in the oil and gas industry in Alberta, Canada. The purpose of the study was to determine what human, workplace/organizational, and external factors contribute to the presence ... -
Saltwater spill site assessment and remediation in Northern Alberta
(2012-12-07)This study focuses on the Alberta environmental site assessment process for salt contamination resulting from pipeline failures in the boreal forest of Alberta. A complex saltwater spill site is used as a case study to ... -
School leaders supporting teachers' mental health
(2017-07-29)This action research project examined school leaders’ role in supporting classroom teachers’ mental health within Prince Edward Island schools. The study explored the question: How can Prince Edward Island’s school leaders ... -
Sea level change in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, southern British Columbia : implications for the interpretation of nearshore archaeological features
(2016-01-22)Sea level along the B.C. coastline has changed dramatically over the past 10,000 years due to isostatic rebound following deglaciation from the Fraser Glaciation (Clague & James, 2002). In the future, sea levels globally ... -
Sea surface temperatures as indicators of yearling California sea lion stranding numbers along the California coast
(2018-03-23)Marine mammal rescue centers around North America respond to calls from the public about animals that have stranded due to illness or injury. Each year financial planning must occur at these centers with little information ... -
Searching for a "unicorn" : emotional dimensions of environmental educators
(2013-01-30)As more studies highlight the unconscious dynamics of environmental education it is important to understand how those dynamics impact the educators themselves so that we may better train educators and improve the efficacy ... -
Seasonal nature discovery field trips : a platform for social learning between a non-profit organisation and local primary schools
(2018-01-23)Employing a social learning framework in a phenomenological inquiry, this study investigated the potential for environmental education (EE) in primary schools through a field trip-based program. Interviews and focus groups ... -
Seawater survival and osmoregulation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) parr-smolts exposed to four different pesticides
(2014-02-24)Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) parr-smolts were exposed to sublethal concentrations of cypermethrin, chlorothalonil, quintozene or atrazine to determine if they affected osmoregulation. After 96 h of exposure to a pesticide, ... -
Seeds of sustainability : food literacy communication in sharing gardens
(2014-10-03)Food is omnipresent in our lives. As humans, we spend a great deal of time thinking about it, growing it, marketing it, looking for it, and consuming it. Yet access to food is anything but guaranteed, even in a thriving ... -
Seeing all the facts you learned : the lived learning experience of students in a pedagogically-focused virtual reality experience
(2022-07-20)This thesis aimed to explore presence and learning in virtual reality through a qualitative lens. A virtual learning environment was designed and constructed that accurately mimicked the local solar system to facilitate ... -
Seeking transparency : teachers’ understanding of transgender youth within school district #42 Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows
(2018-05-02)This research project explores teachers’ understandings of transgender students’ needs, support networks, and integration into the public high school system within School District #42: Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows. Specifically, ... -
Sense from the senseless : understanding how journalists make sense of everyday trauma
(2013-07-05)A significant body of research documents the experiences of war correspondents and the impact covering conflict has on them. Far fewer studies focus on the impact that covering everyday trauma has on journalists. This ... -
Sense of place in the city : using photo voice to uncover meaningful places by newcomers of ethnic minority
(2018-06-09)This study used photo voice to enlist Bangladeshi participants in identifying places that are meaningful to them as newcomer ethnic minorities in the City of Toronto. Four themes—First Experiences, Belongingness, Diversity, ... -
Sensitizing Christians to the value of creation : exploring the role of the Eucharist
(2009-11-25)Many Christian churches incorporate environmental policies as part of their mission while others appear hesitant to embrace ecological concern. I set out to explore the nature of this difference and the possible reasons ... -
Set-back distances to protect nesting and roosting seabirds off Vancouver Island from boat disturbance
(2010-09-16)In order to set guidelines that promote responsible wildlife viewing, I quantified the effects of boat-based disturbance to seabirds off Vancouver Island. Field trials recorded the approach distance at which roosting and ... -
Shared and sustainable leadership of Northern Crane apprentice crane operators : multiple perspectives
(2020-02-13)This study explored how apprentices, journeypeople, and managers could support a shared and sustainable leadership culture at the mobile crane company, NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services Ltd (a.k.a. Northern Crane), based ... -
Skylines and hemlines : a visual exploration of expatriate women’s negotiation and definition of appropriate dress in the changing cityscape of Doha
(2016-10-26)This paper uses visual ethnography to explore the narratives of definition and negotiation of appropriate dress for eighteen expatriate women who currently live in Qatar’s capital Doha. Rapid shifts to the physical and ... -
Sleeping bags, s’mores and the great outdoors : the role of nature-based leisure in refugee integration in Canada
(2015-08-31)This study investigates the potential impact of nature-based leisure on the acculturation strategies of refugees in Canada, with a focus on the integration mode, and in particular, the inclination to participate fully in ... -
Smoke off the water : determination of mass emission rates from off-gassing surfaces
(2013-10-28)A flux chamber is an effective and recognized means of sampling off gassing surfaces, such as landfills and settling ponds. Because there has been little discussion on the survey patterns used for deploying flux chambers. ... -
The social environment and Indigenous student success in a Canadian post-secondary institution
(2017-01-20)A qualitative case study was used to explore emerging changes in social relations at a regional university in British Columbia, Canada, following implementation of a government policy on the indigenization of public ...
