Faculty and Staff: Scholarly Work, Research, and Creative Activity
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Enhanced performance and visitor satisfaction in artisan businesses: A case study of the evaluation of the ÉCONOMUSÉE® model in British Columbia
(VIU Publications, 2019-09)This case study describes an innovative model that was developed to enhance business performance and visitor satisfaction in the artisan sector. ÉCONOMUSÉE® is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 in Quebec, Canada ... -
Teaching academic writing in higher education
(Asian Institute of Research, 2019-09)Academic writing is one of the most complex tasks students encounter in university. Both domestic and international students struggle with academic writing; however, international students also face language barriers and ... -
What characteristics account for who participates in adult basic education at Vancouver Island University? A case study of policy and practice
(University of British Columbia, 2019-09)This study is an in-depth examination of what accounted for participation in Adult Basic Education (ABE) at Vancouver Island University (VIU) from 1995 to 2015. I use a qualitative case study and discourse analysis to ... -
Two decades of variable retention in British Columbia: A review of its implementation and effectiveness for biodiversity conservation
(Springer Nature, 2019-07-23)Stand-level retention is an important component of sustainable forest management which aims to balance ecological, social and economic objectives. Long-term retention of mature forest structures at the time of harvesting ... -
Commissioning the acoustical performance of an open office space following the latest healthy building standard: A case study
(MDPI, 2019-07-09)Healthy building design guides are cogent and necessary. While elements that contribute to healthy buildings are multifactorial, the perception of sound versus noise is subjective and difficult to operationalize. To ... -
Woolly stories: An art-based narrative approach to place attachment
(University of Saskatchewan, 2019-06-01)When people join an institution, no assurance of positive social connection exists. The mechanisms of psychological attachment to institutions are not well understood. However, place attachment is a predictor of individual ... -
Fantasy Island
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019-04-11)Fantasy Island is a collection of poems by Vancouver Island University student and Nanaimo resident Jannine Grant exposing the illusions and impacts of colonialism on Vancouver Island and beyond. Historic and ongoing ... -
[Post-print] THRIVEable work environments: A study of interplaying factors that enable novice nurses to thrive
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019-04)Aim: The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the impact of the interplay between workplace and developmental factors that enable and disable thriving within the first year of nursing practice. Background: ... -
BC Digital Library initiative: Radical collaboration toward community infrastructure for Open Access
(BC Digital Library, 2019-01)The idea of the BC Digital Library is to provide a community good by “materializing” infrastructure that enables Open Access to knowledge and stories about and by British Columbia and its people. As an ongoing initiative, ... -
Remembering the legacy of Shirley Chan: Saving Vancouver's Chinatown neighbourhood
(Planning Institute of British Columbia, 2019)A profile of community activist Shirley Chan, and her role in saving Vancouver's Strathcona neighbourhood from expropriation and demolition during the 1950s and '60s. -
In the hot seat: experiences of faculty members adjusting to the role of department chair
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019)This study examined the lived experiences of faculty members in a post-secondary institution who had become the Chair of their department. The purpose of the study was to explore how the experience had affected the individuals ... -
Remembering the work of our elders: Ray Spaxman
(Planning Institute of British Columbia, 2019)A profile of Ray Spaxman, who has long been a leader in the field of planning, architecture, and urban design. -
SoTL: The party that no one really wants to go to
(Universities Canada, 2018-11-29)I sometimes imagine the scholarship of teaching and learning, or SoTL, as a party. And if it were a party, it’d be a good one: a little bit quirky and on the fringes (yes, still), held in a warehouse somewhere down by the ... -
Remembering the work of our elders: Arthur Manuel
(Observer Media Group, 2018-11-06)One of the great elder statesmen of social change whose vision and persistence has made a difference in our world is Arthur Manuel, who passed away suddenly in January 2017. -
[Post-print] Rapid analysis of fentanyls and other novel psychoactive substances (NPS) in substance use disorder patient urine using paper spray mass spectrometry
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018-08-15)RATIONALE: Drug overdose deaths due to fentanyls and other novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are on the rise. The higher potencies of fentanyl analogs compared with morphine require new technologies to identify and ... -
Postmodernism and educational research
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2018-07-18)Postmodernism is an elusive concept when we attempt to connect it to educational research methodologies. This paper is a review of the literature regarding postmodernist research methodologies in education. -
[Pre-print] Gravitational anti-screening as an alternative to dark matter
(Nova Science Publishers, 2018-07)The theory of gravitational anti-screening is an alternative to the current theory of dark matter. It is based on a model of the analogous screening of electric charges by virtual electric dipoles that is found in QED. ... -
Habits, beaches, dogs and leashes: Non-compliance with park regulations
(IUCN, 2018-05)Protected areas are important for both conserving natural resources and providing visitor experiences, but these two objectives are sometimes compromised when visitors do not comply with regulations. This issue was explored ... -
Sexually selected infanticide by male red squirrels in advance of a mast year
(Ecological Society of America, 2018-05)North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) anticipate when white spruce (Picea glauca), their primary food source, will produce large amounts of cones in infrequent and irregular mast years (Boutin et al. 2006). ... -
[Pre-print] The effect of substrate rearing on the growth, aerobic scope, and physiology of larval white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018-04-24)The effect of substrate on growth and metabolic rate was assessed in larval white sturgeon (Aciperser transmontanus). Yolk sac larvae (YSL) were reared in bare tanks or tanks with gravel as substrate from hatch until ...
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