Student Research Collection: Recent submissions
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Better than hope : in search of a defence against despair in the face of global climate change
Hope is often credited as an inspiration for action and, in difficult circumstances, a protection against despair. But ill-considered hope can be an unreliable helper. If people choose only to hope for a happy outcome, ... -
The roles of nature and environmental experiences in integrating a newcomer to Canada : an autoethnographic account of an East African becoming Canadian
It is the purpose of this thesis to explore the influence of Canada’s natural environment and the meme of environmentalism on the adaptation of newcomers to Canada. To that end, the author has chosen an autoethnographic ... -
The dyad leadership model : defining a new physician/nurse relationship
Health care systems across Canada continue to be challenged to meet the growing health care demands of the population. These challenges are set against the backdrop of fiscal realities that demand strong leadership that ... -
An Indian Residential School survivor's journey with Truth and Reconciliation
As an Indigenous woman and an Indian Residential School survivor, I embark on a journey that forms a roadmap of my life experiences that are part of the history of Canada. I share who I am and how I self-identify as someone ... -
PRiS: becoming a designerly learning organization for a flexible adaptive strategy
This paper puts together a comprehensive analysis of the Peace Region Internet Society [PRiS] with a list of recommendations that the organization can undertake to help solve internal challenges. PRiS is a non-profit ... -
Professional development for Canadian rugby coaches
The purpose of this action research inquiry was to examine the current knowledge and application of professional development (PD) points and the maintenance of certification (MOC) process by National Coaching Certification ... -
Mostly sports and congratulations: Twitter, Facebook, and Alberta higher education
One of the defining features of social media is the capability for interaction, specifically for the audience to respond to previously posted content. Higher education research to date has focused on the content published ... -
How does food get to the table? Sustainable development leaders' framing of food processing in British Columbia
People need to eat. Because food is essential to well-being, food systems have become a vital component of sustainable development. With the role of converting farm and seafood harvests into the food that graces our tables, ... -
Enough is enough : epiphanies, voluntary simplicity & the good life
What started as a mystery to unravel, a quest to identify how people might find a sense of ‘the good life’ through voluntary simplicity, turned into something much more. Through this ethnographic and ultimately philosophical ... -
#MeAfterToo—the hashtag that toppled hegemons? A feminist narrative case study of #MeToo
Unlike many less successful precursors, #MeToo exploded onto social media in a way in which previous viral feminist hashtags had not. Created by activist Tarana Burke and later picked up and amplified by multiple celebrity ... -
Creating a procedural framework for restitution between an indigenous family and gold mining company in Northeastern Ontario
The study creates a procedural framework for establishing positive long-term working relationships around principles of consent among others between an individual Indigenous family and a gold mining company to deal with ... -
The influence of government funding on online course development at two Ontario colleges : a help or a hindrance?
This thesis explores the influence of government funding on online course development, specifically the Shared Online Course fund offered to two Ontario colleges. It uses a qualitative case study research approach to ... -
Exploring team cohesion and engagement in long-term care teams
This project utilized an action research engagement approach to inquire about cohesion and engagement in cross-functional teams of front-line staff in one long-term care organization. This inquiry engaged 13 front-line ... -
Junk in the woods : Yukoners' troubled relationship to the land
The illegal dumping of discarded materials in the Yukon wilderness is a persistent problem that governments have struggled to contain. At the same time, similar discarded materials are often celebrated as historic artifacts ... -
How contributing positive real-time images of nature to a Facebook group influences city dwellers’ emotions concerning the environment
With an increasing number of people living in urban centres and reports emerging about the negative human impacts to the planet, this study explores how contributing to the Facebook group Life in Reel Time influenced city ... -
Coral reef health : the relationship between Benthic coral cover and feeding behaviour of Chaetodon lunulatus in Indonesia
The coral reefs located in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia are being altered by varying factors involved in climate change. The functional ecology of a reef system includes the physiological processes and functions in ... -
Traversing culture and academy
This inquiry was framed in Nuu-chah-nulth worldview. This thesis comes after the announcement of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (2015b) Calls to Action and demonstrates a collaboration toward reconciliation ... -
Towards biocultural diversity conservation. Knowledge, cultural values and governance of species at risk : the case of the White Sturgeon (Canada) and the Mekong Giant Catfish (Thailand)
To better understand the concept of biocultural diversity and its value in species conservation, my research explored the role of local fishers’ knowledge and cultural values in decision-making about the conservation of ... -
Glaciers and blueberries : development and trial runs of a field-based earth science workshop designed for Nova Scotia teachers
Glaciers and Blueberries was a field-based earth science workshop developed and conducted in May and October 2018 for grade 4 and 7 teachers within the Chignecto Family of Schools catchment area. Quantitative and qualitative ... -
The art of grief : an autoethnography exploring sibling bereavement
In this autoethnography, I explore my lived experiences of the dying and death of my brother and my grief in the six months following his death; reflect on my use of creative arts-based methods to shape and guide my grieving ...
