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Working memory performance of children born preterm: The effects of prematurity and training
DownloadFall 2015
Research clearly shows that preterm children have working memory (WM) impairments. However, the WM profile of preterm children is still unclear as the methodologies used in different studies are highly varied. It is unable to gain insight into the relative strengths and weaknesses of the...
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Working Together? Settlement Services and Immigrant Employment in Mid-Sized Canadian Cities
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This dissertation challenges the narrative of Canada as a welcoming and inclusive nation. Critical race theory and intersectional feminism provide a framework that assesses newcomer labour market experiences from the perspectives of two different stakeholder groups, immigrant professionals and...
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Wraparound School Supports: Exploring Students’ Experiences of Meaningful Relationships with Caring Adults
DownloadFall 2022
Relationships are not only important to healthy youth development but may be the key ingredient which make intervention programs with youth successful. This study used data from evaluation of a wraparound school initiative called All in For Youth which has, among others, an aim of building and...
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Writing (fictional) lives: the relationship between biography and fiction in the work of Carol Shields
DownloadFall 2009
This thesis examines the intersections between biography and fiction in three novels and one biography by Carol Shields: Small Ceremonies, Swann, The Stone Diaries, and Jane Austen. By writing about biography and biographers in each novel, Carol Shields foregrounds the subject of biography and...