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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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Autecological studies of Luzula confusa: a plant's response to the high arctic environment on King Christian Island, N.W.T.
Download1977
An examination as to what adaptations were advantageous in survival and growth of Luzula confusa at Cape Abunathy.
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Autecology of Kobresia bellardii: why winter snow accumulation patterns affect local distribution
Download1974
Investigates Kobresia bellardii's limited alpine microenvironment in the Colorado Front Range.
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Authoring Themselves as Mathematical Learners: Students' Experiences of Learning to Learn High School Mathematics
DownloadSpring 2014
High school mathematics students often complete homework and study for unit tests without support to consider how these actions could contribute to their mathematical learning. However, students can, through the process of learning to learn mathematics, to bring into view how they learn...
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Fall 2015
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder caused by the lack of paternal expression from chromosome 15q11-13. The PWS phenotype includes hypotonia and failure to thrive during infancy, followed by hyperphagia, insatiable appetite, cognitive delay, problem behaviors, and social impairments...