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"Singing I Go Along Life's Road": A Musician's Grapple with Theory and Surrender to Practice
DownloadFall 2024
I would like the reader to accept the word “grapple” as the key piece of the title of this thesis, or at least as the most succinct and accurate descriptor for what it is and what it does. It applies reflection and storytelling to lay bare a research process that became the topic of the research...
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“So You Want to be an Author”: The Yellow Brick Road of Translation, Adaptation, and Translated Plagiarism
DownloadSpring 2015
During the Soviet era, the practice of retelling foreign fiction was relatively common. In 1939, translator Alexander M. Volkov, took the liberty of retelling a well-known Western tale. To be more precise, Volkov changed the title and the names of the characters, omitted and added some chapters,...
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“Sticking to it”: A Scoping Review of Adherence to Exercise Therapy Interventions in Children and Adolescents with Musculoskeletal Conditions.
DownloadSpring 2020
Background: Exercise therapy is a core component of treatment for children and adolescents with musculoskeletal conditions. As exercise therapy effectiveness hinges on adherence, improving exercise therapy adherence is crucial for recovery and reducing long-term consequences. Objective: This...
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"Stories Matter:" A Narrative Inquiry Exploring First-Generation University Student Persistence
DownloadFall 2014
Though postsecondary participation has increased overall, the rate of participation has risen more sharply for middle-class students compared with working-class students (Knighton & Mirza, 2002). Especially pronounced is Krahn’s (2009) finding that children from families where at least one...
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“Survival kicks in…and that’s that”: Exploring the Pathways of Aboriginal Women Into, Through and Out of the Gang Lifestyle
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This research project sought to explore the answer to the following research questions: 1) Which experiences do Aboriginal female gang associates identify as reasons for gang membership? 2) Which experiences do Aboriginal female gang associates identify as reasons for gang-exit? and 3) Were there...
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"The Bank Holds the Hammer": Power and Protection under Alberta’s Guarantees Acknowledgment Act
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In this thesis, I examine the history and purpose of Alberta’s Guarantees Acknowledgment Act (GAA). Through legal history and case analysis, I argue that the GAA contains assumptions about power and vulnerability that do not necessarily align with the practical reality of guarantee...