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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
- 1Accepting feelings of difference
- 1Adolescent identity
- 1Agency in identity studies
- 1Bridging cultures and race
- 1Canadian-accredited schools
- 1China
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Fall 2017
Despite the widely acknowledged importance of university leadership, North American universities are facing a scarcity of senior faculty able or willing to take on leadership positions, including department chairships (Luna, 2012; Appadurai, 2009; Gmelch & Miskin, 2011). While professors often...
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Fall 2020
One of the most important responsibilities parents take on is deciding where their children will be schooled. Alberta offers the most choices of schooling types in Canada, including public, separate, charter, private and homeschooling (Bosetti & Gereluk, 2016). Parents engage in information...
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Resilient Resistance: Understanding the Construction of Positive Ethnocultural Identity in Visible Minority Youth
DownloadSpring 2019
Visible minority youth face racism daily at micro, mezzo and macro-levels and yet there is a gap in academic research that examines how these students can combat racism, as they experience it at the micro-level, in order to develop pride toward their minority culture and race. As such, this...
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Teacher Unionism and Teacher Professionalization: A Qualitative Case Study of Alberta Charter School Teachers
DownloadSpring 2020
Publicly funded charter schools in Alberta were created by the Alberta legislature in 1994. The stated rationale for charter schools was that parents and students needed more choice within the public education system (Alberta Education, 2011). However, at the time that charter schools were being...
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Tears at the Heart of Things: Moral Distress Among Principals of Canadian-Accredited Schools in China
DownloadSpring 2024
Moral distress arises when a person is aware of a moral problem, acknowledges a moral responsibility to act, yet is constrained from following a course of action congruent with their own moral judgement (Nathaniel, 2006; Jameton, 1984). Being hindered from doing what one believes to be morally...