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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
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The Changing Work Routines and Labour Practices of Sports Journalists in the Digital Era: A Case Study of Postmedia
DownloadSpring 2015
The Canadian newspaper industry is changing rapidly, as convergence, concentration and digitization have eroded the daily newspaper’s once prominent place in the media hierarchy, to a position that is increasingly marginalized by expanding digital news sources. Daily newspaper’s sports coverage...
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The Characteristics of Tuberculosis Transmission in the Indigenous people of the Canadian Prairies
DownloadFall 2015
Tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the Indigenous people of Canada continues to be disproportionately higher than that of the non-Indigenous and foreign-born people. For more than a decade, the rate of TB in the Indigenous people of Canada has remained relatively constant despite recent population...
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The Characterization and Assessment of Transition Success in Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
DownloadFall 2024
Canada has one of the highest incidence rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) worldwide, particularly among adolescents and young adults. As the incidence of pediatric-onset IBD is projected to increase in the upcoming years, more patients will need to transition from pediatric to adult care....