Browsing Student Research Collection by Title
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Reconciliation in the news : a framing analysis of residential schools and the TRC in Canadian national newspapers
(2018-08-17)The news media play an important role in our society by framing issues and helping to set the public agenda. However, through the use of framing, news media can also privilege entrenched interests and particular worldviews. ... -
Recovering a life in dementia : exploring the lived experiences of people living with dementia and their caregivers
(2021-06-15)Although dementia is formally classified as a mental illness in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), the specific and unique nature, characteristics and care needs of people living with dementia ... -
Recruitment to retention : post-graduation adaptation of international students
(2015-08-12)Coupled with strategic and recent immigration policy shifts, Canada has taken substantial efforts to recruit and retain international students. Viewed as a future Canadian-educated skilled workforce, international students ... -
Redefining journalism : convergence in the public sphere
(2012-10-22)In this paper I explore how participatory journalism is changing organizational structure and production practices at the publicly funded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto (CBC). Using practical action research ... -
Redefining leadership to include women : a qualitative study
(2022-04-05)The purpose of this qualitative study is to advance the understanding of women’s lived experiences and perceptions throughout their careers. The study is based on women’s work life experiences, taking into consideration ... -
Redefining womanhood in the west : how yoga helps women transcend damaging and limiting perceptions in western society
(2014-08-28)Western society often subjects women to damaging perceptions and expectations. For instance, there is a deeply unhealthy focus on women's physical appearance; also there are normative roles and ways of behaving that are ... -
Reduced emissions from deforestation and degredation (REDD) and its potential role in Canada's climate change action plan
(2012-02-29)Deforestation contributes approximately 20 percent of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Increased CO2 is thought to contribute to increased global temperatures. Proposals have been brought forward to use ... -
Reducing environmental footprint for lubricating oils at remote construction sites
(2014-11-04)The Canadian Boreal region, remote area, offers not only pristine landscapes and ecosystem services but also a wide range of natural resources for extraction. The construction industry, a large lubricant consumer, is present ... -
Reducing the vulnerability of helping professionals through inner peacebuilding : working through transgenerational trauma with body focused systemic constellations
(2021-01-05)My research is a case-within-a-case study concerned with the wellbeing of helping professionals who work with those who are traumatized. The demands from constant technological growth, globalization, and migration, which ... -
Reimagining sustainability leadership for this historical moment
(2018-07-06)The current moment of ecological emergency—characterized by disorienting change and uncertainty—invites a deeper look at what sustainability leadership is, and what it could be. This research explored how the stakeholders ... -
Relationship of persistent organic pollutants to ADHD in children : a meta-analysis
(2017-01-17)Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a brain-based disorder that causes a syndrome of behaviours in children and adults. People that have ADHD are hyperactive and inattentive so that their ability to concentrate ... -
Relationship to place as catalyst for positive change
(2022-11-29)The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of individuals who self-identify as having a long-term relationship to park spaces within the Capital Region of South Vancouver Island, British ... -
Religious dialogue as a peace building tool between India and Pakistan : the Ulema as peace builders
(2018-02-15)Religion played a critical role in the creation of the State of Pakistan. However, religious dialogue has never been considered as a means of peace building between India and Pakistan. This dissertation probes the rationale ... -
Rendered unconscious feminism, race and the NFL : the Ray Rice scandal as a site of critical inquiry
(2016-10-25)The public relations failure of the National Football league during the Ray Rice scandal reveals historic and systematic mechanisms of oppression facilitated through hegemonic ideologies of masculinity, femininity, race ... -
Replicable entrepreneurship ecosystems utilizing change management models and social innovation approaches
(2015-01-16)This thesis examines the evolution from theoretical construct to practice implementation of the Edmonton Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Ecosystem, with specific concentration on the alignment of the transition from theory ... -
Reputation management for regulatory agencies focused on government relations
(2021-07-26)Reputation management is not straightforward and is an ongoing and active process. This paper considers the unique challenges to reputation management for regulatory agencies by considering five problems: politics, ... -
Residence life managers' engagement with race and privilege
(2019-09-11)This research employed the methodological approaches of Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry (CDAI) and Participatory Action Research (PAR) to facilitate conversations about race and privilege within the Residence ... -
The resilience of biofilm on an intertidal mudflat
(2016-10-24)The key objective of this thesis was to determine the resilience of biofilm on an intertidal mudflat following a physical disturbance. Over the last decade the presence and importance of biofilm on intertidal mudflats has ... -
Response of birds to habitat types, temperature, and precipitation in Central Parkland Natural Subregion of Beaver County, Alberta
(2019-04-20)Many avian species are in decline throughout Canada. The Alberta Central Parkland Natural Subregion may provide a stronghold for maintaining avian diversity; however, large portions of this area have been affected by human ... -
The response of Keen's mice populations to riparian restoration treatments on Lyell Island, Haida Gwaii
(2016-01-05)The complexity of the forest floor in the pacific coastal forest is largely dependent on coarse woody debris and light transmitting though the forest canopy for promoting understory plant growth and diversity. The purpose ...
