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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
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Spring 2014
Coach learning is a key component for developing quality coaches. While researchers have identified many ways that coaches learn, there is little agreement as to how coaches learn best. As a way of examining these discrepancies found in the research, this study’s aim was to explore how Canadian...
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Soldiers, Animals and Machines: A Foucauldian Analysis of the Making of the Contemporary Endurance Running Body
DownloadFall 2014
There can be little doubt that contemporary sport exists in a culture dominated by the circulation of rational and scientifically based knowledges (Andrews, 2008). It is not surprising, therefore, that to be considered effective, endurance running coaches are expected to design scientifically...
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Talent Identification and Carding in Canadian Track and Field: Is Our System Empirically Supported?
DownloadSpring 2015
The body of sport-science literature on talent identification (TI) suggests it to be a multi-factoral process aimed at targeting athletes with the potential for success in sport. The aim of this study is to provide a detailed examination of Athletics Canada’s (AC) Athlete Assistance Program (AAP)...