Recent research has revealed that a school’s principal is a vital component in delivering quality education to the school’s students. With that in mind, it seems productive to examine effective principals and what they perceive as shaping their effectiveness. Recognizing that ef…
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This study explores the research productivity of Addis Ababa University (AAU) faculty. AAU was established in 1950 and is the oldest modern higher educational institution in Ethiopia. Recently AAU took steps to transform itself to become a pre-eminent African research university…
The following thesis presents an analysis of power and control in the English National Health Service. Notably, it focuses upon power and control over knowledge; over defining what is 'valid' knowledge; over the production of that valid knowledge; and over how, what, when and wh…
This thesis explores how research is implicated in the constitution of post-war environments, and gives an account of being and becoming a researcher in post-war Bosnia. My main contention is that when peace and conflict researchers conduct research in post-war contexts, their p…
Developing countries and the poor within them (i.e., the other) receive scant attention in management and organization studies (MOS). The field, thus, suffers from both ethnocentric and class biases. This research effort seeks to reduce these biases, particularly in the conversa…
Building research capacity in health services has been recognized internationally as an important pillar for the production of a sound evidence base for decision-making in policy and practice. The developing countries are currently facing an increasing epidemic of noncommunicabl…
Although the use of daylight has an important role in educational spaces, uncontrolled use of daylight can lead to some undesirable situations for occupants. It is generally accepted that recommended illuminance values change between 300 lux and 2000 lux in educational spaces. H…
Research is needed in Canada to understand refugees' health challenges and barriers to accessing health services. There are practical and ethical challenges for engaging refugees as participants This study observed five recruitment methods and three informed consent strategies f…
Forests in the North American Mediterranean Climate zone (NAMCZ) are increasingly defined by novel disturbance regimes and manifestations of climate change. Many regions in the NACMZ, including the yellow pine/mixed-conifer (YPMC) forests of the Sierra Nevada, California, that h…
Across postsecondary education in the United States, women continue to be underrepresented in executive-level leadership roles, in contrast to the fact that women earn the majority of degrees at all levels. This underrepresentation is notable in the context of Christian higher e…
Foreign aid is one of the most powerful tools at a single state’s disposal. Economically, it can provide much needed support to the poorest of countries or those facing catastrophic conditions. Politically, it can strengthen the current government’s position and provide them wit…
In this dissertation, I characterize the spatiotemporal dynamics of wild animal populations and communities via literature synthesis and three empirical studies. In Chapter 1, I review how historic foundations of macroecology and the theory of island biogeography inform ecology,…
Colonial encounters between Europeans and Indigenous people have long been an important topic in historical archaeology as scholars seek to explore their effects on Indigenous social, cultural, and material worlds. However, our current understanding heavily relies on studies of …
Most higher education institutions have mission statements articulating a commitment to serve the public good, and venerate the broader historical project of higher education as a force that improves the lives of individuals and communities. However, the public purpose of higher…
Forest-savanna transitions are often discussed as systems that operate next to each other withdistinct woody species and separated into pyrogenic and non-pyrogenic systems with sharptransition between the two systems. It is often hypothesized that fires cannot enter closed canop…
This project examines the changing geography of human-chicken relationships in Toronto, Ontario. Anchoring my project to themes of care and belonging, I first explore the city’s historical live animal debates through textual news media to highlight how arguments about the inhuma…
Eating disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), have been associated with a variety of risk factors, including genetic heritability, personality factors, and sociocultural factors. Western culture’s emphasis on thin body types in popular media has …
Sports analytics applies mathematical and statistical concepts to making relevant and efficient choices for proper club management in finances and performance in the field. This study models a technique to evaluate player performance based on games they have been involved with p…