Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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New In the Wheat City : a photovoice exploration of new residents’ relationship with community and place
(2021-02-02)For communities like Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, that are affected by shrinking birth rates and young Canadians flocking to urban centres, the city’s growth is directly linked to immigration, including the settlement, ... -
New models of journalism in Alberta and British Columbia : changing the metajournalistic discourse of community news
(2021-06-25)For decades, the Canadian news media industry has been eroded by a myriad of factors including media conglomeration, the changing digital landscape, and declining advertising revenue—a situation which has only been exacerbated ... -
New-media social networks, issue networks, and policy communities : getting and using power
(2010-09-16)This PAR project used applied communications to get and use power to influence public policy. Informed by social and policy network theories, the method used Facebook as an organizing tool to create and position a recreation ... -
‘No Canadian experience’ barrier : a participatory approach to examining the barrier’s affect on new immigrants
(2010-06-22)New immigrants to Canada, specifically those of non-Western origin, frequently experience the phenomenon of the ‘no Canadian work experience’ employment barrier. This paper is based on information gathered in a focus group ... -
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 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-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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
On shaky ground : memories from the field, Nepal 2015
(2016-02-17)This thesis explores the shaky ground we inhabit as ethnographic researchers conducting fieldwork in a foreign context. Using autoethnography (Ellis, 2004), I examine some of the challenges and ethical dilemmas that surfaced ... -
Organizing and conducting sporting events online : a study of the 2011 CrossFit Games
(2012-06-29)In a world where everything from dating to shopping to conducting business can be performed online, competitive sport has remained an activity in which its online component is mostly relegated to news, chat or fan forums, ... -
The origins of culture : an ethnographic exploration of the Ktunaxa creation stories
(2013-07-02)This project explores the Ktunaxa Nation's creation stories in order to understand the significance of these narratives in the formation and maintenance of the Ktunaxa culture. These stories inform and support the Ktunaxa ... -
Out of many one people : telling the stories of Jamaican gay men and their move to Canada
(2013-05-21)In Jamaica, sexual acts between men are still punishable by law. Numerous incidents of violence against gay men and lesbians have prompted human rights groups to distinguish it as one of the most homophobic places on earth. ... -
Parks in public parking : empowering community members to reintegrate nature into the city
(2010-09-16)This research explores how community leaders could use Corbett’s Spectrum of Environmental Ideologies (2006) to analyze the ideologies of communication campaigns before adopting one into a community. In this research, a ... -
Participatory development communication and child well-being in Northern Ghana : a journey
(2014-07-11)Children in the West African country of Ghana may face many challenges to their safety and well-being, including trafficking, child labour, sexual abuse, violent discipline, gender inequality, and neglect. This paper relates ... -
Pathways to transformation : mapping leadership language through one organization's journey
(2015-08-14)Organizational transformation is complex and challenging, as is a leader’s role in that transformation. This thesis examines the role of leadership communication in the success of organizational culture change in one ... -
Patient confidential : nurses’ social media use in the 21st Century
(2017-08-30)The rise of social media has corresponded with an explosion in use by healthcare professionals: from online forums and clinical discussions groups to health-care conference ‘tweetups’, social media is being embraced by ...
