Browsing Doctor of Social Sciences by Title
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Decision-making in United Nations peacekeeping operations : understanding the social processes that influenced decision-making in the United Nations mission in South Sudan from January to September 2014
(2019-03-19)The civil war that started in South Sudan in December 2013 changed the country and it changed the scale and scope of the United Nations mission that was there to assist it. The purpose of this research was to uncover how ... -
Deconstructing a high stakes deception : a case study of false claims of heroism
(2017-05-19)A high stakes deception surpasses other intentional forms of deceit because it is a strategic construction of distorted truths which supplies notable benefits to the Deceiver but purposely delivers deleterious outcomes to ... -
Designing for tenant wellbeing : a new approach to Canadian social housing
(2022-06-23)Increased focus on non-housing outcomes in the context of social housing in Canada continues. However, that focus remains predicated on existing systems, for the most part designed in the mid to late 1990s. To really ... -
Developing Organizational Leadership Capacities in Preparation for a Major Transition in Healthcare
(2015-06-11)The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and its hospitals have provided healthcare since the 19th century for the people of Montreal, the province of Quebec and beyond. Recently, its facilities were upgraded through ... -
The development of organizational resilience in the face of extreme events
(2021-06-24)With the research I conducted, I addressed a sustainability problem: organizational disaster resilience. Catastrophic events such as earthquakes affect millions of people worldwide, and disasters will continue to occur. ... -
Diasporans as informants in medical device design
(2020-10-30)Large gaps in contextual information exist for designers developing medical devices for low resource settings which can lead to failures in both medical device design and adoption. Over half of the world’s population live ... -
Dispelling stereotypes and building capacity : repairing the leaky pipeline between high school and post-secondary engineering education through participatory action research
(2018-05-02)Women make up 12.8% of the engineering population in Canada despite decades of efforts by engineering educators and practitioners to recruit and retain women. This dissertation builds on the historical context of feminist ... -
Evaluating the impacts of community food initiatives : a food systems approach
(2021-11-12)In an era where accountability and transparency are increasingly valued, the Cowichan Green Community (CGC) and Nanaimo Foodshare (NFS), two community food organizations operating in Central Vancouver Island, asked how ... -
Every one counts : examining Aboriginal youth incarceration by gender, statistics and Witsuwit'en laws
(2018-07-24)This dissertation examines the incarceration rates of Aboriginal youth in Canada as well as Witsuwit’en legal tradition regarding youth discipline. I explore Aboriginal youth incarceration rates, and examine regional ... -
An exploration into inspiration in heritage interpretation through virtual World Cafe
(2015-04-23)Inspiration in heritage interpretation was explored as an alternative to the traditional instrumental knowledge-based approach used in the field. Thirty-three professional interpreters from 21 agencies across North America ... -
Exploring assessment measures to enhance the practical understanding and application of recovery capital for addiction service providers
(2019-09-27)With the primary emphasis in addiction research being problem-focused, centered around the pathophysiology and psychobehavioural aspects of active addiction, there is much to learn and many inspiring discoveries to be made ... -
Factors required for an educational program that meets the cultural needs of Wayúu children aged 5-8 in La Guajira, Colombia
(2021-10-18)This dissertation focusses on cultural-appropriate education and the cultural needs of Wayúu children living in Colombia and Venezuela. Learning to read and write is a fundamental skill that serves as the foundation for ... -
Fisheries-related collaboration in the Skeena River Watershed : impacts and implications of historical conflict
(2016-05-27)Conflict has surrounded Skeena fisheries management on British Columbia's north coast for decades however limited Skeena-specific collaborative fisheries management research (Jones, 2006; Knox, 2008; Pinkerton, 1996, 2009b; ... -
From exploitation to education to efficacy : Indigenous experiences of motherhood
(2023-01-20)This dissertation explores the experiences of Indigenous women and their evolving feelings of parental efficacy while they attended a one-year post-secondary program for individuals who experienced sexual exploitation, as ... -
Gimaadaasamin, we are accounting for the people : support for customary governance in Deshkan Ziibiing
(2018-11-08)For nearly 150 years, Canada’s Indian Act has been an impetus of assimilation, dispossession, and cultural genocide of First Nations peoples. Today it continues its reign as the arbiter of First Nation-Settler Canadian ... -
Grow with flow! Flow and physical activity in young children
(2021-06-14)This summary paper presents three different perspectives on the phenomenon of flow: theoretical and foundational, presented as an academic course; analytical, presented as a research study; and practical, as demonstrated ... -
Home is where the heart is : the connection between home and the heart transplant journey
(2021-08-30)Every year more and more Canadians are diagnosed with heart failure. For some who receive this diagnosis, a heart transplant is required. Heart transplants are not performed in every province in Canada; thus, patients and ... -
Honour, culture & valuing change : research on local culture shift
(2019-11-20)Assertions that organizational change initiatives experience high rates of failure suggests knowledge about how culture shifts is incomplete. Framed in the context of Operation HONOUR, the Canadian Armed Forces’ effort to ... -
How can entrepreneurial learning be improved for early-stage creative entrepreneurs? A practitioner research study
(2021-08-18)This research used a practitioner research methodology to explore how entrepreneurial learning could be improved for early-stage creative entrepreneurs in the process of commercializing their ideas. Specifically, this ... -
Improving sanitation in the Niger Delta
(2017-05-11)Little progress has been made in addressing sanitation, water and hygiene in the Niger Delta, and currently an estimated 50 million people still practice open defecation in Nigeria. Using the exploratory case study method, ...
