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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Treatment Variation and Its Association with Survival in Patients Diagnosed with Stage I-III Breast Cancers in Alberta 2002-2010: A Population-Based Study
DownloadSpring 2014
Standard treatments for patients with stage I-III breast cancers include 1) breast conserving surgery (BCS) plus adjuvant radiotherapy; 2) mastectomy; and 3) BCS alone (e.g. age > 70 in stage I for ER/PR+ status and received hormone therapy). Currently, there is a lack of information regarding...
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Fall 2023
Treaty and the Poetics of Social Transformation contends that treaties are important sites of collective, imaginative, and material struggle for anti-colonial social change in Canada. The Numbered Treaties are both crucial legal relationships and political concepts in critiques of Canadian...
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Treaty Entanglements: Exploring the Educational Significance of Treaty Understandings Amongst Alberta Preservice Teachers
DownloadSpring 2018
This research seeks an exploration of Indigenous-Canadian relationships through a hermeneutic engagement with and (re)interpretation of the Treaty relationships established through the numbered Treaty processes. Evidenced by the historical and contemporary absence of Treaty education and...
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Fall 2019
Surface mining in the Athabasca Oil Sands region has disturbed approximately 895 km2 of boreal forest, all of which will need to be reclaimed to a state that is both representative of, and as productive of the surrounding boreal forest. However, much remains to be understood regarding the effects...
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Tree population responses to extreme climate events to guide reforestation under climate change
DownloadSpring 2018
As climates warm and extreme climatic events occur with more frequency and severity, maintaining forest health and productivity may involve planting seed sources from warmer, drier areas. To guide such reforestation strategies, this work analyzes the risks of both climate change and assisted...