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Project Work-From-Home Parent
Get PDF2023AbstractThis thesis explores how healthcare organizations can facilitate a work-life balance (WLB) for parents who work from home (WFH). The study focuses on female healthcare workers with dependents aged 15 and younger in a private healthcare organization. Employing action research influenced by appreciative inquiry and incorporating principles of positive organizational development, the study employed surveys, interviews, and a focus group to investigate WFH parents' WLB strategies. The research adhered to the Royal Roads University Research Ethics Policy.
Key findings highlight the benefits of WFH, such as improved WLB, increased family involvement, and flexibility. However, challenges must be addressed, including work-life boundaries, lack of support, and isolation. Flexibility emerged as a critical factor, and organizations are encouraged to implement flexible work arrangements, support resources, and open communication to enhance WLB. The study underscores the importance of trust, positive management, and unstructured flex time to ensure success. Strategies developed by WFH parents, such as clear communication and dedicated workspaces, offer valuable insights. In conclusion, this study emphasizes the complex nature of WFH on WLB, urging proactive measures to mitigate challenges and foster work-life integration for WFH parents in healthcare organizations
Tlʼë chin Trʼë jè l : coming together to explore our Trʼondë k Hwë chʼin epistemology of leadership
No full textThe Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin people have a rich history connected to land and people, at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon Rivers. This study explored our Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin epistemology of leadership in hopes of applying its findings to transformative change in educational leadership in our community, in the current public school system. The use of a
Critical Theory framework and the application of a combination of Participatory Action Research and an Indigenous Research Methodology, allowed me as a Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin citizen
to respectfully ask Elders and Knowledge Holders to collaborate with me in this research.
Through multigenerational focus groups, we engaged in conversation around leadership, decision making and values that guide us as Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin citizens. Conversations centered around
cooperative decision making cradled in caring, respectful relationships among multi-generational members of community. Stories were shared of how knowledge and responsibility are passed
down through listening, reciprocity and mentorship and how all of these relationships are deeply tied to place
Foundations of instructional design practices in online learning
No full textEffective instructional design decisions can be made when they are founded on evidence-based research into the science of learning and the science of instruction. Together these disciplines form the foundation and provide the framework to guide the instructional design process to ensure successful student learning. This Project addresses the Critical Challenge Question (CCQ): How can an understanding of the science of learning and the science of instruction support effective instructional design practices for online learning? Through the process of conducting a literature review on this topic, many overlapping concepts and connections were found among the constructs, theories, principles, and models. This research was the basis for my MEdL Project Build, a website resource for myself and other educators who seek to design instruction that results in effective and successful learning for all students
Flash flood drivers, devastations and directions in UNESCO biosphere reserves: Evidence from a systemic map
No full textThis paper answers a key primary question: "what evidence exists on the drivers, devastations and directions of flash floods in biosphere reserves?"https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/27471/Eze&Siegmund.pdf?sequence=
Methodological Guide for Cumulative Impacts Management Through Environmental Impact Assessment in Peru
No full text2023The Environmental Impact Assessment has been a great tool to prevent environmental damage, however the individual scope of this tool limits the analysis of the interaction of the impacts with the impacts of neighboring projects, to generate cumulative impacts. The objective of this research is to propose a guide for the management of cumulative impacts through EIA in Peru. To achieve this objective, an analysis of the cumulative impact of international best practices was carried out. Additionally, a comparison has been made of the evolution of legislation in this matter that Canada has had, and the cumulative impact that has occurred in the mining corridor in Peru has been analyzed. Based on this information, a six-step guide has been proposed to include the evaluation of cumulative impacts in EIA, without modifying the current legislation and considering the existing sources of information in Peru
From personal trauma to compassionate curiosity: understanding emotional wellness needs through the lens of a/r/tography
No full textInclusion in special education has created many new and impactful ways to enhance a student's learning. However, a limited amount of research has been conducted regarding the value of arts-based learning in special education and social emotional learning. Art provides an often-unrecognized way of knowing. The prevalence of trauma and emotional wellness needs are common among adolescents and are on the rise. Teachers are in need of finding ways to understand and support these students that have experienced various trauma and emotional wellness needs. This research study asks “how can my experiences through a/r/tography encourage compassionate curiosity for our students dealing with emotional wellness needs?” I have never been able to express my past trauma verbally and I recognize that for many students it is very difficult for them to express their experiences or emotions verbally. This study utilizes an a/r/tographical methodology throughout the inquiry to discover and explore a stronger connection between my experiences, arts based learning and emotional wellness. I created a series of five paintings under the umbrella theme “secrets keep us sick”. I used reflective poetry in order to fully understand the emergent themes from the paintings. Key findings relate to invisibility of trauma, trauma and behaviour, and the power of art for transferring internal experiences to external representation. The findings of this study suggest arts-based learning practices that can support students’ emotional learning, with recognition of the complexity of the impacts of trauma and emotional disorders.https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/27322/Seifridt.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=
Exploring the lived experiences of park crowding for people with mobility disabilities: an interpretive phenomenological analysis
No full textIn Canada, municipal, provincial, and national parks are common sites for leisure activities, especially in the province of British Columbia (BC). As a result, crowding in popular parks has become a widespread concern in Canada. Research on the perceptions of crowding and social carrying capacity attempts to discover at what point the park user experience diminishes; however, there has been little focus on the experiences of people with disabilities. Commonly referred to as one of the largest minority groups in the world, people with disabilities are frequently underrepresented in conversations regarding tourism planning and outdoor recreation. A large proportion of people with disabilities have mobility disabilities (PwMDs), hence, PwMDs must be included in discussions that concern the park-user experience. An interpretive phenomenological approach was used in this study to explore the phenomenon of park crowding through the lived experiences of park users with mobility disabilities. By conducting semi-structured interviews in parks on Vancouver Island, BC and using Zoom video and audio calling, this study filled a critical academic gap within topics of crowding and nature-based leisure accessibility. Grounded in participants’ lived experiences, interpretive phenomenological analysis revealed four themes: bodily experiences with space, the helpful and harmful presence of crowd members, visibility and invisibility, and park infrastructure as an accomplice to crowding. Additionally, interviewees’ suggestions were compiled into recommendations to help park teams improve the crowded park experience of PwMDs and many other park users. Recommendation categories included parking, trails and pathways, bathrooms, signage, other design features of the built environment, and technological features. The study findings suggest that participants experienced constraints influenced by crowding and then negotiated such constraints. Well-known aspects of ableism influenced the crowded park experience within the design of the built environment and the behaviour of people encountered.https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/27369/Dudney.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=
The history of Coast Salish ‘woolly dogs’ revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous knowledge
Get PDFThis is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of the AAAS for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Science Volume 382, Issue 6676, (14 December 2023), DOI: 10.1126/science.adi6549.Ancestral Coast Salish societies in the Pacific Northwest kept long-haired “woolly dogs” that were bred and cared for over millennia. However, the dog wool–weaving tradition declined during the 19th century, and the population was lost. In this study, we analyzed genomic and isotopic data from a preserved woolly dog pelt from “Mutton,” collected in 1859. Mutton is the only known example of an Indigenous North American dog with dominant precolonial ancestry postdating the onset of settler colonialism. We identified candidate genetic variants potentially linked with their distinct woolly phenotype. We integrated these data with interviews from Coast Salish Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and weavers about shared traditional knowledge and memories surrounding woolly dogs, their importance within Coast Salish societies, and how colonial policies led directly to their disappearance.Includes supplementary materials.Research was supported by SI funds to LK. ATL, H-LL, and CS were supported by Smithsonian postdoctoral fellowships. Funding for stable isotope analysis provided by Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute federal and trust funds. PS was supported by EMBO, the Vallee Foundation, the European Research Council (grant no. 852558), the Wellcome Trust (217223/Z/19/Z), and Francis Crick Institute core funding (FC001595) from Cancer Research UK, the Medical Research Council, and the Wellcome Trust. VG was supported by an SSHRC-IG.Accepted manuscrip
“He covets”: the unspoken language of gender in The Silence of the Lambs
No full textWinning essay - English Department Competition 2022-2023Winning essay - FILM 10
Future Plans - Volume 2, Issue 1
No full textForeword / Pam Shaw -- Editorial / Liang (Cliff) Feng -- How 'smart' are smart cities? The case of Sidewalk Labs, Toronto / Don Alexander -- Generation urban: Financing family-friendly housing in Canada's urban centres / Kristin N. Agnello -- Corridor urbanism and the rise of the neighbourhood in the post-COVID city / Mark Holland -- A 15-minute Nanaimo? / Robert Turner & Alisha FeserIn this issue, you will find considerations on smart cities as a way to promote critical thinking of planning students, a deep dive into the development proformas of housing units at urban cores, and detailed discussions on corridor urbanism as we learn from the impacts of COVID-19.https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/23603/FuturePlansMarch2021.pdf?sequence=3There are two versions of Volume 2, Issue 1: one from March 2021 and one from November 2023.Foreword / Pam Shaw -- Editorial / Liang (Cliff) Feng -- How 'smart' are smart cities? The case of Sidewalk Labs, Toronto / Don Alexander -- Generation urban: Financing family-friendly housing in Canada's urban centres / Kristin N. Agnello -- Corridor urbanism and the rise of the neighbourhood in the post-COVID city / Mark Holland -- A 15-minute Nanaimo? / Robert Turner & Alisha Fese