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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.
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Items in this Collection
- 9Socialization
- 2Social interaction in children
- 1Arab-Islamic Identity
- 1Behavior modification
- 1Child psychology
- 1Children
- 1Day, Lita L.
- 1Durber, Chelsea M.
- 1Kaufman, Patricia A.
- 1Marryat Holt, Elizabeth C.
- 1Phomin, Allan Jacob.
- 1Saleh, Lena O.
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Fall 2013
This thesis uses the case study of the Arab-Islamic Fulla doll to examine the relationships among globalization, consumption and cultural identities. Beginning with the question of how cultural products like the Fulla doll come to exist, I argue that the Fulla doll serves as an example of the...
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Early moral conscience development: The contributions of fathers’ authoritative parenting style and father–child mutually responsive orientations including the moderating effects of child temperament
DownloadSpring 2021
The current study examined the extent that fathers’ authoritative parenting style (APS) and father–child mutually responsive orientation (MRO) explained children’s moral conscience. Two dimensions of child temperament, fearfulness and effortful control, were investigated for moderating effects of...
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Nursing Student Moral Development in Preceptorship: Socializing for Authentic Caring Engagement in Nursing Practice
DownloadSpring 2015
Moral behaviour is the foundation of civil societies, and actions that impart goodness are necessary for the welfare of others and the evolution of humanity. In nursing education, preceptorship is a teaching/learning approach whereby learners are individually assigned to staff nurses in the...
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Understanding the Parenting Experience: Assessing the Relationship Between Parenting Stress, Parental Self-Efficacy, and Parental Emotion Socialization in a Community Sample of Parents
DownloadFall 2022
The current dissertation is comprised of three related studies that examine several aspects of parenting, with the overarching goal of generating knowledge that will advance parenting research and support parents in their parenting role. Collectively, the three studies aimed to investigate...