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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
- 1Blye, Clara-Jane Elizabeth
- 1Hansen-Ketchum, Patricia Anne
- 1Kuziek, Jonathan WP
- 1Linzmayer, Cara D.
- 1Moore, Ceri L
- 1Noel, Roxane
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Fall 2017
Demands on directed attention can result in attentional fatigue, inhibiting our ability to voluntarily direct attention to important features of our surroundings. Inherently fascinating environments, such as nature, have been shown to promote recovery of attention. Environments that do not...
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Fall 2010
Research evidence suggests that engaging with nature can promote health by reducing stress, improving cognition, fostering social connectivity, and supporting healthy behaviours such as physical activity, healthy eating, and pro-environmental practices. Yet there are empirical data gaps about...
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Exploring Ethnocultural Diversity in Canadian Parks: Perceptions and Experiences of New Canadians
DownloadFall 2024
The overall purpose of this dissertation was to gain a better understanding of how Canadian parks are experienced by New Immigrants. To achieve this goal three studies, each focusing on a different aspect of Canadian parks, were conducted. The first study examined how public policy and programs...
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Fall 2013
Due to the potentially devastating implications of sexual assault, investigating how women heal in the aftermath of this event is imperative. One method of healing which has received minimal research attention has been spending time in nature. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to answer...
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Fall 2012
In religious geography, anthropology, and other fields, Mircea Eliade’s sacred-profane dichotomy continues to be influential in the study of sacred space and sacred architecture. However, the limitations of this dichotomy become apparent when it is applied to North American Indigenous religious...
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Seeing the Forest and the Trees: A Multi-dimensional Exploration into Children’s Experiences with Nature
DownloadFall 2011
See previously submitted.
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Fall 2018
This thesis focuses on Abelard’s solution to the problem of understanding universals as presented in the Tractatus de Intellectibus. He examines this issue by asking what is understood when we consider the term ‘man’, a problem I call the ‘homo intelligitur [man is understood]’ problem. This is...