Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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From avoidance to mitigation : engaged communication to identify and mitigate mining impacts on communities
(2014-11-04)Active listening facilitates the identification of impacts and mitigation strategies of Sama Nickel's mining exploration activities on an Ivorian, West African community. Early awareness of potential negative impacts to ... -
From page to practice : communication theory and its value for public relations educators and practitioners
(2011-12-20)A robust scholarly discussion had been conducted for more than 30 years on the professional impact of theory on communication practice, including Vocate‘s important observation in 1997 that a rigorous education in theory ... -
From trees to bluebirds : the impact of engagement and framing on the communication of conservation on Vancouver Island
(2017-08-25)The study addresses how strategic social media messaging affects awareness and understanding of scientific discourse around conservation issues. The media effects literature suggests that conservation non-governmental ... -
Gendered discussion of politicians in news : how can we prepare future female politicians for media gender bias?
(2015-09-24)This research adds to the pre-existing knowledge of gender bias towards women in media. Through a focused review of political news media in British Columbia, this research found little evidence of gender bias towards women ... -
Getting through tough times : interpersonal communication coping strategies during job loss
(2010-09-16)This research paper describes what role interpersonal communication plays in coping with and accepting job loss. The study is framed by theories of stress, appraisal, coping, and the theory of Fundamental Interpersonal ... -
Health literacy in Toronto : applying the TOFHLA to identify the gap between physician and patient
(2016-10-26)This study takes a modern approach applying the TOFHLA to Torontonians in order to identify some of the contributing factors impacting the physician-patient divide. The TOFHLA questionnaire with added customized pre-screening ... -
Healthcare organizations' twitter communication : an integrative review
(2018-12-13)This integrative literature review examines how healthcare organizations communicate in Twitter and how they can communicate on Twitter. Twitter provides healthcare organizations with new ways to engage with the public and ... -
Helping First Nations children-in-care develop a healthy identity
(2009-12-01)Grounded theory was used to collect and analyze data from a literature review and the lived experience with First Nations participants, a non-First Nations caseworker, and an Indigenous scholar in order to answer questions ... -
The hidden mark : an ethnographic examination of visibility in heavily tattooed professionals
(2014-05-08)Few social boundaries still exist regarding tattooed individuals in Western society, yet the professional workplace remains a barrier to heavily tattooed individuals today. The historical stigma attached to heavily tattooed ... -
How are the aspirations of British Columbia Institute of Technology First Nations students defined by their Indigenous perspective?
(2013-09-23)These stories of successful First Nations students, from a First Nations student technical staff and graduate student, allow for a unique Indigenous perspective to contribute relevant research to the field of Indigenous ... -
How connectivity motivates behaviour change : gamification as an effective social media platform for BC QuitNow Services
(2014-07-23)Helping male tobacco users quit tobacco use by providing novel ways to engage with them has been a long and difficult process for tobacco cessation services such as BC QuitNow. With the explosion of technology in today's ... -
How does food get to the table? Sustainable development leaders' framing of food processing in British Columbia
(2019-07-22)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, ... -
How photographic frames in social media advertising can influence the purchase of zero–emissions vehicles in British Columbia : a mixed-methods study
(2020-08-26)Compelling communications strategies from government agencies, auto manufacturers, and pro-environmental groups will be needed in order to encourage the changes in consumer purchasing behaviour required to attain the ... -
I am Max : a story of self-advocacy and empowerment
(2021-08-06)The current social realities of transgender individuals create some opportunities to change the dominant narrative of exclusion by cultivating the relationship between empowerment and self-advocating. This biographic ... -
I decide where I will live : the lived experience of Chinese students hoping to study abroad
(2013-07-26)This thesis is a phenomenological description of the experience of planning to study abroad from the perspective of Chinese students who have not yet left their home country. The themes of Differences in Education, Career ... -
Iambic identity : multiracial individuals and ontological inquiry through the medium of spoken word poetry
(2016-08-05)This thesis, an example of arts-based inquiry, concerns the relationship between multiracial poets and Spoken Word performance. To that end, this paper performs scholarly analysis of data from interviews and workshops with ... -
Identifying behaviours and attitudes that contribute to successful negotiation of International student experience in Canada
(2015-03-10)International students face challenges and barriers to successful educational experiences in Canada for various reasons. With pressure from the Canadian Federal government to increase international student enrolment, ... -
Identity (re)construction in an online environment : a qualitative inquiry of older adult Facebook users
(2013-08-13)Facebook offers users a mode in which to (re)construct their identity. Recent studies examining identity and Facebook explore how impression management is a major factor when participating in the site. However, a research ... -
Immigrant to citizen : reciting the Canadian oath of citizenship in a multicultural society
(2016-08-22)The Canadian Oath of Citizenship has been a contentious topic in Canada over the past years, particularly in how the recitation of the Oath was perceived to be unconstitutional as it contains a portion where naturalized ... -
In common, nature : an ethnography of climate adaptation in the Lesotho highland
(2014-04-16)In Lesotho, climate change adaptation funding is being managed and distributed by the same mechanisms which have traditionally operationalized humanitarian aid and international development assistance in the country. Lessons ...
