Masters Theses
Browse by
Recent Submissions
-
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 ... -
Embedding Just culture in healthcare quality assurance reviews
Patient safety and being a high-reliability organization are priorities for Alberta Health Services (AHS), the largest publicly funded healthcare organization in Canada. The just culture promotes learning and supportive ... -
Partnership in care transitions : a systems framework for improving relationships with parents of infants with retinopathy of prematurity in Calgary, Alberta
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disease that affects premature infants. This inquiry examined how clinical and operational leadership within the Calgary zone of Alberta Health Services could partner with parents of ... -
Enhancing governance and decision making at the Students Commission of Canada
This study explored the research question: What strategies can the Students Commission of Canada (SCC) enact to enhance its governance and decision making? The SCC is a national charitable nongovernmental organization with ... -
Enhancing excellence through teamwork
This action research project examined the model of a high-functioning faculty team within the School of Health Sciences (SHS) in a Canadian college in the Middle East. The objective of which was to assist the organization ... -
School leaders supporting teachers' mental health
This action research project examined school leaders’ role in supporting classroom teachers’ mental health within Prince Edward Island schools. The study explored the question: How can Prince Edward Island’s school leaders ... -
Rapid rehousing practice at a shelter for homeless youth
This inquiry used an action research methodology to engage a youth emergency homeless shelter (YES) in Peterborough, Ontario, around better supporting their clients. Through this inquiry, the following research question ... -
Engagement in the Canadian Red Cross : supporting Inuit youth to create change in their community
This study explored how Inuit youth could be engaged in the development of Canadian Red Cross (CRC) Respect Education programs. While CRC delivers Respect Education programs across Canada, this study focused on service ... -
Fostering social presence on the virtual learning teams in the Master of Arts programs in the School of Education and Technology at Royal Roads University
Social presence is a key factor in student satisfaction and success in online courses and a marker for whether one has an online learning experience that is engaged, vibrant, and connected, or simply perfunctory. Royal ...
RSS 1.0