Browsing Masters Theses by Title
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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 ... -
In spite of institution : community engagement and the lived experiences of Kearl oil sands workers in Northern Alberta
(2012-08-10)Prison or paradise is a matter of perspective; within the walls of a highly institutionalized work camp in northern Alberta, it is one that employees are constantly negotiating, as the boundaries that typically separate ... -
Inclusive internationalization : engaging stakeholders within and beyond the classroom
(2016-10-26)In order to prepare students for life after graduation, internationalization practices must include and engage all stakeholders. Research shows that efforts are in place to recruit and onboard students, so it is time to ... -
Influence of the internet on children's vaccination : applying intercultural theories to analyze parental decision-making
(2016-08-25)Immunization is one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of modern history, reducing dozens of deadly diseases to preventable ones – even eradicating some entirely - yet parents are choosing to forgo vaccination for their ... -
Information security’s perception of phishing tactics
(2018-09-06)This research develops qualitative knowledge from the information security industry about communication tactics as a type of security vulnerability in infosec. These perspectives included security practitioners and popular ... -
Interactions and exchanges : how ‘Frequent Fringers’ select shows at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival
(2019-04-17)Since 1982, the annual Edmonton Fringe Festival presents hundreds of non-juried theatrical productions by lottery application. Because theatregoing ‘Fringers’ have limited knowledge of the content of the productions on ... -
Interpersonal skills in Canadian engineering : understanding professional needs and curricula
(2020-04-02)The engineering profession’s need for communication skills is acknowledged by the Washington Accord in relation to academic elements. This pragmatic study sought to better understand the issues through a broader examination ... -
Investing in community : Canadian junior mining companies, corporate social responsibility, and the communication gap
(2009-11-30)Drawing on experience as a communications consultant to the junior mining industry, this research emerged from my observations that anti-mining, non-governmental organization (NGO) campaigns are currently winning the public ... -
Junk in the woods : Yukoners' troubled relationship to the land
(2019-07-06)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 ... -
Lamenting Patrick Og MacCrimmon : a reconstruction of the ancient art music of the great Highland bagpipe
(2010-02-03)The film documents the teaching, reconstruction and transmission of ancient classical Bagpipe music called Ceol Mor, Gaelic for “Big Music”, commonly known as Piobaireachd. The author engaged several leading members of the ... -
Lean and in-between : culture and discourse in a health-care system improvement Story
(2017-08-22)Background: Lean is a process improvement methodology born in automobile manufacturing and since applied to other manufacturing sectors and, more recently, the public sector. As the Government of Saskatchewan applies lean ... -
Like semaphore in the dark : there must be a better way to communicate
(2019-09-30)The World’s newest nation, South Sudan, is struggling to hold itself together. The Canadian government has recognized the need to aid the population as the country attempts to right itself; and yet, doing so without engaging ... -
Living walls : building with cob
(2012-08-28)There's an interesting phenomenon happening on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada- particularly on southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Groups of women, couples and families are going back to the roots ...
