Dissertations & Theses @ RRU
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RRU learners can now make their theses available online through DSpace@RRU, our institutional repository: a digital archive of open access, scholarly works by RRU students, faculty and staff.
These works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License.
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The entrepreneurial resilience of rural women business owners in a time of crisis
(2021-10-19)Purpose – This study draws from ecological systems theory (EST) as the conceptual basis to answer the question: what affects the entrepreneurial resilience of rural women business owners in a time of crisis? Design/meth ... -
Factors required for an educational program that meets the cultural needs of Wayúu children aged 5-8 in La Guajira, Colombia
(2021-10-18)This dissertation focusses on cultural-appropriate education and the cultural needs of Wayúu children living in Colombia and Venezuela. Learning to read and write is a fundamental skill that serves as the foundation for ... -
Student-centred services : designing a first-year experience integrated framework for Royal Roads University’s challenge-based learning program
(2021-09-30)This qualitative inquiry contributes to an exciting development in the postsecondary education sector for the South Vancouver Island region of British Columbia, Canada. As the West Shore grows, Royal Roads University (RRU) ... -
Values-based post-secondary brand architecture modelling
(2021-09-29)In an environment where funds are shrinking and competition is increasing, post-secondary institutions would benefit from the unification of administration, service staff, and faculty efforts under a single authentic brand ... -
Designing leadership practice
(2021-09-15)The purpose of this action-oriented inquiry was to explore personal leadership practice and team learning among health care leaders, applications of design thinking as a framework for ongoing leadership development, and ... -
Thesis on Africa and the WTO dispute settlement mechanism : underlying challenges and reform proposals
(2021-09-15)The inception of WTO in 1995 created renewed optimism among the developing nations that the economic prosperity from global trade would be equitably shared. However, over the 25-year period, only four African countries ... -
Engaging language to build capacity for dialogue around diversity and inclusion A qualitative research project in partnership with Manning Elliott LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants and Tammy Towill, FCPA, FCMA
(2021-09-13)The research question guiding this work was how Manning Elliott LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants (ME) might engage the nature of language and our definitions and values associated with certain words to build capacity ... -
Local government - enhancing the relationships between CAO and council
(2021-09-10)This study attempted to understand the critical relationship between the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and municipal council, and further how it affects stakeholders. A review was made of the literature on local ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A commitment to embodying joy in the service of social justice : embodied leadership when exploring difference
(2021-09-10)This thesis explored the question, “How might I, a first-generation white Canadian settler of British and Irish ancestry, navigate difference through reflexive and embodied practices to more intentionally lead with joy ... -
Strengths and superpowers : revolutionary experiences of school district sixty-four during the COVID-19 pivot
(2021-09-08)In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in sudden school closures worldwide, including the critical learning years from early kindergarten to grade twelve (K-12). Teachers, students, parents, administrators, ... -
Permaculture : building spiritual and cultural practices : Woodsong eco-farm cooperative
(2021-09-07)The goal of this research has been to explore how people describe their experience with integrating permaculture design into their lives, and what spiritual and cultural perspectives they have to offer to the permaculture ... -
Unbound leadership : how gender non-conforming, or non-binary lesbians navigate the workplace from a place of visibility
(2021-09-02)The GNC-NB Research Project Portfolio This research explores the hidden workplace structures of homophobic binary expectations and enforcement, and how such constructs affect the working lives of gender non-conforming and ... -
Hosting with humility : Timmins’ 2019 host community experiences
(2021-09-01)Through qualitative semi-structured interviews with host community partners, this thesis explores the effects of hosting three different groups of First Nation evacuees on a single host community, the City of Timmins, as ... -
Meditations on meditations on meditations : encountering environmental education and its relationship with René Descartes
(2021-09-01)Within my first year of grad school, I discovered that the discourses within and surrounding Environmental Education frequently arrive at a common antagonist. Across popular and academic works alike, the ideas of seventeenth ... -
The current state of mental health and existing resources for correctional officers in British Columbia
(2021-08-30)Purpose To assess the current state of mental health and the resources available for correctional officers working in Provincial correctional facilities in British Columbia. The amount of existing literature focusing ... -
Home is where the heart is : the connection between home and the heart transplant journey
(2021-08-30)Every year more and more Canadians are diagnosed with heart failure. For some who receive this diagnosis, a heart transplant is required. Heart transplants are not performed in every province in Canada; thus, patients and ... -
Developing front-line maintenance leaders at BC Transit
(2021-08-27)Front-line maintenance supervisors play a key role at BC Transit, as this role directly interacts with and oversees front-line staff. These front-line leaders are responsible for overseeing most of the organization’s ... -
A comparative life cycle assessment of hydrogen production in British Columbia
(2021-08-27)Hydrogen can play a key role in decarbonizing energy systems and the transition to a low carbon economy. While scaling up hydrogen production plays a critical role in initiating a hydrogen economy, it is also important ...
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