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Strengthening the Charitable Sector Leadership Gap in Ontario
The Ontario charitable sector is in a vulnerable situation, as the current leadership is approaching retirement, resulting in a shortage of upcoming leaders to replace them. Excellent programs are available to train new ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Helping indigenous students at First Nations university of Canada to thrive
This thesis researched what makes Indigenous students thrive at FNUniv. The focus was specifically on the student perspective. This action research inquiry was led by an Indigenous methodology and complimented with an ... -
From research to action : exploring knowledge translation with front-line youth workers
This study examined how research-with-practice knowledge translation (KT) partnerships strengthen the practice of front-line youth workers (FLYWs) through examining the needs of knowledge users. Using an action research ... -
Designing CMU's social innovation lab
The focus of this thesis was to utilize the Action Research Engagement (ARE) process to engage stakeholders in a collaborative curriculum design process at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), to inform recommendations for ... -
Growing Change: Elevating Food Literacy Capacity through Design
This thesis employed a community-based participatory action research approach to explore how community-led design might create a hospital-based community garden and opportunities for food literacy. Design thinking was ... -
Building highly effective teams in an animal welfare organization
Optimizing team effectiveness is critical to enhancing organizational performance, maximizing available resources, and realizing mission-driven outcomes. For British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ... -
łaʷeyasəns gayułas : ancestral teachings to reclaim the roles of Kwakwaka’wakw women in governance and leadership
This thesis explored the ancestral teachings regarding the roles of matriarchs and women in governance and leadership as a mechanism for restoring balance in Kwakwaka’wakw families and communities. This thesis emerged from ... -
Inspiring positive change in the healthcare system through love-led leadership
This inquiry explored the following key research question: How might embracing love-led leadership inspire positive change in the healthcare system in Peterborough and county? The organizational sponsor of this research ... -
Supporting a growing international student population at Saskatchewan Polytechnic
This thesis examined how can Saskatchewan Polytechnic Student Services (SPSS) and the School of Business more effectively support international students to improve the student experience. This is a timely topic, as it is ... -
Leadership development in a mid-sized manufacturing firm
This thesis employed appreciative, action research engagement to explore how a mid-sized manufacturing firm could better develop and leverage leadership within its manufacturing division from a constructionist viewpoint. ... -
A good life with dementia : collective action for positive change in the Capital Regional District, British Columbia
Dementia is rapidly transforming from an individual health matter into a social issue of concern at the community or collective level. Dementia friendly communities may provide a vehicle to regional community development ... -
Reimagining sustainability leadership for this historical moment
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 ... -
Improving internal communication in an organization with a distributed workforce
This thesis presents research conducted in an organization with several factors that created internal communication challenges. The company in this study had multiple physical locations, workers in different parts of the ... -
Strengthening the capabilities to lead police officers following exposure to trauma
Police officers respond to tragic events as a course of their duties. Many of these tragic events are traumatic in many ways. The front line police officers are the first line of defence and are generally the first people ... -
The integration of Housing-first system coordination within Choices for Youth
This action research engagement (ARE) study focused on the core question: “How can Choices for Youth (CFY) integrate the new federal standard of evidenced-based practice for housing-first system coordination within its ... -
Exploring how a dialogic mindset might foster collective thriving within Southern Alberta’s clinical and metabolic genetics program
Healthcare contexts are increasingly characterized by complexity and change. The socially embedded model of thriving at work offers employees insight into how feelings of learning and vitality can promote a number of ...
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