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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
- 29Hope
- 2Narrative Inquiry
- 2Psychotherapy
- 2Resilience
- 1Abused women--Counseling of
- 1Adjustment (Psychology)
- 2Murdoch, Kenneth C
- 2Nekolaichuk, Cheryl Lynn Marie.
- 1Armstrong, Christopher W.
- 1Begom, Tamanna
- 1Bernard, Shelly.
- 1Chahal, Monica M
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Fall 2022
We rarely think of hope as a determinant of economic outcomes. Yet it has been shown to be a motivator of human behavior in the fields of psychology and anthropology. Recent studies have incorporated the longstanding psychological concept of hope into economics, but have failed to pay sufficient...
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The Lived Experience of Hope in the Successful Early Career Transitions of Semi-Elite Amateur Ballet Dancers
DownloadFall 2021
The early career transitions of semi-elite amateur ballet dancers have been found to elicit feelings of hopelessness (Sandham, 2012). Despite research highlighting the importance of hope in major change processes (Harris & Larsen, 2008; Jevne, 2005; Larsen et al., 2013; Larsen et al., 2014), the...
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Understanding Hope in HIV Care: A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Nurses in Ghana
DownloadFall 2017
In this research, I sought to understand how nurses working in HIV care in Ghana live and work with hope. I tried to make visible how hope enhanced their work over time. Over several months in the summers of 2015 and 2016, I lived alongside five registered nurses as we explored how hope had...
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Spring 2019
This study investigates the experience of hope for emerging adults who demonstrate resilience in the transition from government care to independent living. Hope is a complex emotional construct that has been shown to be important in supporting positive developmental outcomes; however, there is...