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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"School of leadership studies"”.
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Exploring Responsive and Supportive Cancer Care for Racialized Adolescents and Young Adults
… Committee: Dr. Cheryl A. Heykoop, Supervisor (School of Leadership Studies, Royal Roads University) Tiffany T. Hill, Committee Member (School of Leadership Studies, Royal Roads University) This thesis focuses on exploring responsive and supportive cancer care for racialized adolescents and …
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Amplifying Participants’ Perspectives of Beneficial Psychedelic Facilitation to Shape Future Practice
… inquiry methods due to the contextualized nature of psychedelic experiences. This study explored participants’ perspectives on beneficial psychedelic facilitation to inform organizational best practices at Ambio Life Sciences using decolonizing methodologies, arts-based methods, on-time journaling …
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Enhancing Leadership Capacity Through Systems Thinking: A Personal Journey of Transformation Through an Appreciative Inquiry Lens
… thinking capacities fostered transformative leadership praxis. Grounded in an appreciative inquiry framework and informed by arts-based methods, including iterative sketching and the design and construction of a stained glass panel, the study examined how my self-understanding shifted through …
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The Role of Love in Leadership: Maintaining Healthy Boundaries
This thesis explored how to promote love-led leadership while maintaining healthy boundaries in the nonprofit sector. The methodology was action research and the methods included photovoice and a survey. This study yielded four findings, four conclusions, and three recommendations. Key findings …
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Enhancing a Nonprofit Organization’s Capacity to Provide Service and Advocacy to Women: A Participatory Action Research with Zonta Club of Victoria
… research inquiry explores how Zonta Club of Victoria (Zonta), a nonprofit organization in Victoria, British Columbia, might enhance its capacity to provide service and advocacy to women. Through applying the participatory action research (PAR) methodology and abiding by the ethical …
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Applying a Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to Embody and Demonstrate Reconciliation in the Recreation and Parks Sector
… and recommendations identify the current state of reconciliation in recreation and parks services, the ideal state of reconciliation in recreation and parks services, tools and resources needed to support reconciliation in recreation and parks services, and challenges to overcome throughout this …
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Shaping Tomorrow's Leaders: Exploring the Moose Jaw Police Service Promotional Process to Address the Leadership Needs and Challenges within Modern Policing
… the question, “How might the experiences of Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) sworn members enhance the promotional process to best address the leadership needs and challenges of 21st century policing?” Using action research methodology, this study utilized focus groups and interviews to …
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Amplifying Clear, Caring, and Courageous Leaders to Cultivate Compassionate, Quality Practice Environments
… explores how clear, caring, and courageous (CCC) leadership practices can be intentionally amplified to foster compassionate and high-quality practice environments within Fraser Health. Employing a multi-method qualitative action research design grounded in Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and …
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Exploring Health Care Aides' Perspectives on Work Life in Long-Term Care
… (b) personal safety, (c) communication with leadership, (d) staffing concerns, and (e) training needs. The conclusions are that an ideal work life is characterized by enhanced supports for providing complex resident care, personal safety at work, improved communication with leadership, …
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A Paradigm Shift To Utilizing Uncomfortable Conversations
… in critical heuristics systems and a theory of boundary critique. I also applied an appreciative lens throughout inquiry questions and discussions with participants. Data came from self-reflective journaling sessions, one-on-one interviews with well-known subject matter experts, as well as …
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Enhancing Misinformation Response in Local Government Communication: A Systems Inquiry with the Alberta Municipal Communicators Association
… (n=101) and focus groups with communication professionals. Key findings revealed limited access to formal training, inconsistent leadership support, psychological strain among practitioners, and underutilization of artificial intelligence tools. Participants emphasized the value of peer …
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Leading from Within: A First-Person Study on How Meditation Might Enrich Leadership Praxis
… revealing truths about stress, conflict, and leadership that language alone cannot hold. It is from this embodied dialogue that the central inquiry of this study emerged: How might meditation enrich my leadership praxis? Motivated by a desire to deepen my awareness of my physiological …
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An Indigenous Exploration of Arts-Based Reconciliation Education
… knowledges, pedagogies, and lived experiences of diverse Indigenous Peoples. The reconciliACTION spiderweb of recommendations, such as a reconciliation readiness framework, may support Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, educators, and learners working to enact the Calls to Action in …
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Interweaving the Strengths of Relationality and Hierarchy in Emergency Services: A First-Person Approach to Enhancing My Leadership Practice
… it can be hard to imagine what alternative leadership models might look like. This notwithstanding, relational leadership models have existed for time immemorial across North America, rooted in Indigenous community practices. With over a decade of progressive leadership experience in the …
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The Significance of ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa
… Nation Council incorporate the significance of ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa (Ktunaxa Homelands) into the organization. An Indigenous Research Methodology was utilized, which included a focus group and a kitchen table conversation as methods. Ktunaxa Elders and Knowledge Holders participated in the …
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A Paradigm Shift To Utilizing Uncomfortable Conversations
… in critical heuristics systems and a theory of boundary critique. I also applied an appreciative lens throughout inquiry questions and discussions with participants. Data came from self-reflective journaling sessions, one-on-one interviews with well-known subject matter experts, as well as …
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Supporting Diverse Perspectives Through Meaningful Patient Advisor and Provider Co-Design Partnerships
… Health Services (AHS) has progressed its culture of meaningful patient engagement by committing to effective partnerships anchored in co-design principles. However, challenges still need to be addressed regarding including more diverse perspectives in its approaches. This qualitative Action …
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Decolonizing Frontline Healthcare in a Rural-Urban Indigenous Community Health Center
… this study seeks to understand the experiences of providers in their decolonizing journey at Central Interior Native Health Society (CINHS). Seven focus group sharing circle participants and six interview participants responded to questions developed by the inquiry team, exploring areas of …
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Being Superconnected: A First-Person Inquiry into the Influence of the Embodied Principles of Aikido on the Practice of Leading Self
This study focused on the influence of the embodied philosophy and principles of aikido on the practice of leading self. Inspired by the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, who noted the aim of aikido “is to carry the training into everyday life. If it stops with technique, it has no real value” …
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Enhancing Positive Disability Management Outcomes in the Fraser Health Authority: Learning from Nurses’ and Disability Managers’ Experiences
… within the past year and disability management professionals. Through a survey, a written submission from one participant, and a small group discussion, the research examined experiences, barriers, and potential improvements in the disability management process. The study adhered to all Royal …
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