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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
- 3narrative inquiry
- 1EDID
- 1Early Childhood
- 1Familial Curriculum Making
- 1Familial curriculum-making worlds
- 1Narrative Inquiry
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A Narrative Inquiry alongside the Familial Curriculum Making Experiences of Urban Indigenous Children and Families
DownloadSpring 2019
This narrative inquiry is shaped by my experiences as an Indigenous Cree-Métis early childhood educator and expands upon my master’s autobiographical narrative inquiry thesis in which I make visible the importance of remaining attentive to familial curriculum-making worlds. My doctoral research...
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Co-Composing Knowledge Communities and Curricula: A Narrative Inquiry into Student Teachers’ and a Teacher Educator’s Experiences
DownloadFall 2022
What is knowledge? Whose knowledge matters? How can we build connections with people, share knowledge, and promote one another’s growth? These and many other wonders were embedded in my tension-filled stories about knowledge, curricula, and communities, both as a university teacher of English in...
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Narrative Inquiry Into the Experiences of Vietnamese Children and Mothers Composing Lives in Transition to Canada
DownloadFall 2021
In this narrative inquiry, I attended to the experiences of three newcomer elementary-age children and their mothers of Vietnamese heritage who were composing lives in transition to Canada. My passion for this inquiry came from my experience as a mother as I lived alongside my young daughters and...
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Teachers' Experiences of/with Trauma and Trauma-Sensitivity: A Narrative Inquiry into Trauma Stories and Stories of Trauma
DownloadSpring 2020
May 5th, 2016, during conversation with a former colleague who had been evacuated from Fort McMurray, Alberta due to a devastating forest fire, I began to wonder more deeply about teachers’ experiences in the midst of trauma and trauma sensitivity, particularly as I sensed trauma sensitivity was...