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Spring 2010
The following thesis explores the development of oil and gas resources in the province of Alberta between 1971 and 1985. At its broadest, this thesis uses the interaction of government, capital, and citizenry surrounding the exploitation of a non-renewable energy resource to examine the social...
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School-based outdoor learning in Alberta: Examining K-9 teachers’ success through mixed methods research
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While Western Canada’s landscape is diverse in outdoor teaching environments (Henderson & Potter, 2001; Ho et al., 2017), there is a lack of data identifying school-based outdoor learning (OL) experiences (Fägerstam, 2012; Landy, 2018) in K-9 classrooms. This research examines factors that...
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Screening of Brassica germplasm for resistance to Plasmodiophora brassicae pathotypes prevalent in Alberta, Canada
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Clubroot disease, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, poses a threat to the Canadian canola industry, and breeding of resistant cultivars is urgent. The objective of this study was to identify Brassica germplasm possessing resistance to Canadian P. brassicae pathotypes based on greenhouse...
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Seeds Sown into Me: An Autobiographical Narrative Inquiry into the Leisure Experiences of one Community Gardener
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This autobiographical narrative inquiry takes the reader alongside my familial stories of gardening and my lived experiences across three community gardens in Edmonton. By focusing on my experiences of gardening I demonstrate the power of narrative inquiry (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000) as an...
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Spring 2012
This study explored how seniors experience casino gambling and how they manage risks associated with casino play. The research focused on the patterns of seniors’ casino gambling, the purposes given for play, how seniors perceive and manage risk associated with casino gambling, and whether any...
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Spring 2016
The symbiotic union of art creation and art-based research found a practical application in research devoted to skin modification as a new frontier of communication among contemporary adolescents. Viewed through the lens of pedagogy, art, and adulthood, the study examined youths’ motivations and...