Browsing Student Research Collection by Title
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No doggy bag please : Chinese attitudes on food waste
(2015-08-12)As an emerging economy, food waste has become a hot topic in China within the last two years because of increasing appetites and shrinking landfills. Although there are an increasing number of studies on food waste in ... -
No jobs on a dead planet : labour's perceptions of relationship building between British Columbia's labour and environmental movements
(2013-01-24)This thesis explores, from a labour perspective, the relationships between labour and environmental activists: relationships that were created following decades of conflict and resolution of environmental issues. Flowing ... -
No place to call home - a visual ethnography on North Korean defectors in Toronto
(2016-11-08)After the arduous journey escaping the North Korean regime and residing for a period of time in South Korea, many North Korean defectors make their way to Canada and claim refugee status. The North Korean population in the ... -
Non Profit Sustainability Through Program Expansion at the Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society
(2017-05-05)This inquiry project explored how the Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society (HGHES) could expand place-based learning programming to the community of Port Clements/Gamadiis Llnagaay (PC/GL). Inquiry participants were HGHES ... -
Non-profit financial sustainability
(2014-09-08)This research investigates how non-profit organizations achieve financially sustainability. Financial sustainability is defined here as the mix of revenue and expense management strategies that enable an organization to ... -
Non-religious and religious minority international students at an evangelical university : politely ignoring what is positively uncomfortable
(2015-08-25)This qualitative study sought to discover how non-religious and religious minority international students negotiate the overtly religious aspects of their experience at an evangelical Christian university and what acculturation ... -
The non-voting majority : a study of non-voting in the 2011 Vancouver municipal election
(2013-03-21)All levels of governments in Canada are seeing a continued decrease in voting during elections. The lowest voter turnout rates are at the municipal level--the 2011 Vancouver municipal election saw only 34 percent of eligible ... -
Not just something you put in a frying pan and give to your family : children's meaning making and salmon restoration
(2013-06-04)Research for this study built on the experience of salmon restoration by exploring the lived experience of children ages eight to 12 who participated in an eight-month salmon restoration education program, the Salmonid ... -
Not the ladies’ tees : how gendered practices and language in the golf industry in Ontario impact women’s engagement
(2021-09-10)In sporting industries, including the golf industry, there is a long-standing history of gendered practices events, exclusion, and “typical ‘ expectations” (Breger et al. 2019 p. 274 These practice are evident in golf ... -
Notes from a captive : on improvisation, ethical communication and being held hostage
(2009-10-22)This existential phenomenological research paper is undertaken to explore communication where responsibility to the other is paramount. To do so, the researcher immersed herself in two settings: a jazz duo, and a not-for-profit ... -
Noticing nearby nature : mindfulness as a pathway to nature connectedness
(2020-08-25)Paying mindful attention to our physical surroundings can be an important practice for developing and deepening nature connectedness. Fostering such connectedness is often a central goal of environmental education and has ... -
Nurses' perception of readiness for mass casualty events involving children
(2020-04-24)After a mass casualty event, there is an expectation that hospitals will safely care for all patients—adults and children alike—who require medical and non-medical attention, regardless of any challenges they may face. ... -
Nursing team dynamics : communication, culture, collaboration
(2011-08-05)There is abundant evidence verifying that patients benefit when nurses communicate better; therefore improving team dynamics will positively impact patient care and improve nurse engagement resulting in many positive ... -
Nurturing an authentic culture of quality improvement and patient safety in paramedicine
(2021-11-18)Effective leadership and a supportive organizational culture are integral for an authentic culture of quality and patient safety to develop. I aimed to understand the essential leadership competencies deemed necessary for ... -
Nurturing narratives in an intergenerational garden
(2016-03-31)This study constituted a phenomenological inquiry into a group of older adult volunteers who were involved in guiding and interpretive work with groups of children in Linking Intergenerational Friends of the Environment ... -
Nurturing our community of practice : collaborating to strengthen face-to-face communication among the staff of Hamilton District Christian High
(2020-07-14)This project asked “By what means can the staff of Hamilton District Christian High nurture our Community of Practice?” Framed by action research engagement and insider action research, the inquiry allowed staff participants ... -
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 ...
