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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
- 2Canadian
- 1Aboriginal Head Start
- 1Aboriginal early childhood development
- 1Bicultural Children
- 1Case Studies
- 1Childrearing
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A Narrative Inquiry Into Thai Families’ Lived Experiences in Canadian Early Childhood Settings
DownloadSpring 2013
This narrative inquiry explores the educational experiences of two immigrated Thai families in Alberta. For these families, their children’s early childhood classrooms are their first encounter with schooling in Canada. My teaching position at a multicultural school led to wonderings...
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Cultural Approaches to Evaluating Indigenous Early Intervention Programs: A Case Study of Aboriginal Head Start
DownloadSpring 2016
There is a dearth of research on early childhood development (ECD) programs for Canadian Indigenous children and little has been written about their evaluation; many researchers argue that assessments concerning Indigenous children and programs require culturally appropriate approaches....
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Parents’ Ethnotheories of their Bicultural Children and of Parenting: Interpretive Case Studies with Three Intercultural Couples in Canada
DownloadFall 2021
I conducted three case studies spanning three different Canadian provinces to explore parental perceptions of childhood and childrearing held by parent couples in intercultural marriages in which one spouse was Canadian born and raised and the other was foreign born and raised and immigrated to...
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Teachers' Perceptions and Practices regarding Co-teaching: A Case Study in a Chinese-English International Kindergarten
DownloadFall 2020
This study investigated teachers’ perceptions and practices of co-teaching in a Chinese-English international kindergarten in China that serves children who are not Chinese citizens. The kindergarten employs teachers who work side by side in the same classrooms, in an arrangement known as...