Browsing Student Research Collection by Title
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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 my change from within: an exploration of self-talk, self-compassion, self-awareness, and leadership
(2023-05-30)This action-oriented thesis explored the question, “How might gaining more awareness of my daily self-talk, and treating myself with compassion, help me gain more confidence as an individual and leader?” Applying a ... -
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 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 teach in unfamiliar lands : a wandering educator's autoethnography on the influence of place
(2018-02-20)Using reflexive narrative autoethnography, I explored the influence of living and teaching in unfamiliar places on ecologically-minded teachers. I collected data through personal reflections and interviews with four teachers ... -
Learning women's anti-violence work: A phenomenographic study
(2014-03-12)This study explores ways in which workers understand learning in relation to their work. The participants worked in Ontario women's shelters. The research method applied in this study was phenomenography. Eight women's ... -
Life history and bioenergetic modelling of adfluvial-lacustrine coastal cutthroat trout predation in the Capilano Reservoir : implications for endangered steelhead, coho salmon and future holistic watershed management strategies
(2012-02-20)Coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) are the apex predator in the Capilano Reservoir. This thesis investigates cutthroat predation via bioenergetic modelling and demography, and genetic analysis of ... -
Life in action : conversations on making and being
(2020-05-19)This is a study of thresholds. Pay attention as you cross, and especially as you return because you will always be somewhere new, and you will never be the same person. My research draws on qualitative material from ... -
Light-growth relationships of conifers on wet and dry sites in the interior rainforests of British Columbia
(2012-06-15)Unpredictability surrounding climate change has prompted questions about forest productivity and biodiversity. Uncertainties exist regarding the future composition of current ecosystem envelopes, including ICH forests. ... -
Lights, camera, environmental action : messages in youth environmental videos
(2010-03-16)An Inconvenient Truth was a catalyst for change in the way many adults think about the environment. North American youth are perpetuating the dominant consumerist paradigm, and will need to change their attitudes and ... -
Like semaphore in the dark : there must be a better way to communicate
(2019-09-30)The World’s newest nation, South Sudan, is struggling to hold itself together. The Canadian government has recognized the need to aid the population as the country attempts to right itself; and yet, doing so without engaging ... -
Linking animals, social justice and social work
(2022-02-25)Speciesism is a social justice issue that refers to a widespread set of discriminatory beliefs, practices and structures that harm nonhumans. This research aims to contribute to the elimination of speciesism by raising ... -
Listening and being listened to : insights from environmental communicators
(2020-07-31)By virtue of listening to texts, to Silence, to self, and to the experiences of four environmental communicators from the Master of Arts in Environmental Education and Communication program at Royal Roads University, this ... -
Lived experiences and emergent practices : eight conversations with Metro Vancouver urban environmental educators
(2022-07-29)Urban environmental education (UEE) as a sub-genre of environmental education is still a relatively novel field of study, but an especially relevant one in Canada given its population’s concentration in urban centres. ... -
Living into our values and vision : courageous, compassionate, principled leadership within Ontario midwifery
(2020-11-20)Ontario Midwives recently celebrated 25 years of funding and regulation as part of the Ontario healthcare system. Head Midwives are peer leaders, providing the connecting link between frontline midwives and the leadership ...
