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- 5University of Alberta, Department of Biological Sciences
- 2Wright, M.G.M.
- 1Adria, Marco (Supervisor)
- 1Al Sayah, Fatima
- 1Alexandra M. Candler
- 82Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of
- 82Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of/Theses and Dissertations
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- 5Biological Sciences, Department of
- 5Biological Sciences, Department of/BioSci OER
- 14Department of Educational Psychology
- 12Department of Educational Policy Studies
- 11Department of Educational Administration
- 8Physical Education and Recreation
- 4Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
- 4Faculty of Nursing
- 2Holt, Nicholas (Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation)
- 1Adamowicz, Wiktor (Department of Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology)
- 1Ball, Geoff DC (Pediatrics)
- 1Bonita Watt (Professor, Faculty of Education - Secondary Education Dept Associate Chair (Graduate), Faculty of Education - Secondary Education Dept)
- 1Buck, George (Educational Psychology)
- 1Caine, Vera (Faculty of Nursing)
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Fall 2012
There is limited information on families’ decisions regarding their (dis)continuation of weight management care. This thesis includes two complementary studies that examined this issue. First, an integrative review was performed to characterize predictors of and reasons for attrition in pediatric...
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Spring 2017
The overall purpose of this dissertation research was to gain a better understanding of deselection in competitive female youth sport by examining coaches’, athletes’, and parents’ experiences of deselection. Three studies were conducted, each focused on a different aspect of deselection. The...
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Understanding the Therapeutic Alliance in Young Offender Treatment through the Experiences of Male Youth
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Therapy with youth involved in the criminal justice system presents a variety of challenges. Especially challenging is the establishment of a therapeutic alliance, which psychotherapeutic research shows is a strong predictor in the success of therapy. The purpose of this study was therefore to...
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Unseen Forces or Ignoring Facts? Leadership Challenges in an International Baccalaureate School in Saudi Arabia
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Leadership in an International Baccalaureate (IB) school in Saudi Arabia faces plenty of challenges that prevent student learning, especially in the Diploma Program (DP). Recognizing the effects of culture on school leadership practices in this context, this capping paper identifies leadership...
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Unveiling the Veiled: Semiotic Analysis of Symbols and Power Dynamics in the Denver Airport Conspiracy Theories
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This capstone project, titled 'Unveiling the Veiled: Semiotic Analysis of Symbols and Power Dynamics in the Denver Airport Conspiracy Theories,' embarks on a thorough examination and undertaking of the public discourse surrounding the Denver International Airport, paying special attention to its...
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Vehicles for Change: Conversation and Collaboration in Support of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) constitutes a highly complex and controversial public health concern among researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and public citizens and can lead to devastating cognitive, physical, and functional impairments (Chudley et al., 2005; Streissguth &...
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Spring 2015
Canadian research on the phenomenon of waterpipe (WP) use has been slow to develop. Significant knowledge gaps have hampered tobacco control efforts in this area. This thesis presents results from three multidisciplinary studies that were designed to provide fundamental knowledge about WP use. ...
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Work environments and staff responses to work environments in institutional long-term care.
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Bookey-Bassett, S., Tourangeau, A. E., Pachis, J., Widger, K., Cranley, L.
Background: Structures and processes of care such as work environments and care provider responses to work environments have been shown to influence organizational outcomes. To improve health care quality, structures, processes, and outcomes of care should be considered. There is almost no...
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2017-10-16
SSHRC Awarded IG 2018: Through cooperative inquiry and critical co-design, the project will develop an interactive digital story app (i.e., digital fiction) that can be evaluated as a tool for media-enhanced bibliotherapy to help young women address issues associated with body image concerns. 40...