Retrospective theses: Recent submissions
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Conceptions of and experiences with inclusion for a cohort of caregivers of secondary students with intellectual and multiple disabilities in an Ontario high school
(2001)The primary purpose of this qualitative study is to examine the conceptions of and experiences with inclusion of students with intellectual and multiple disabilities by a cohort of participants from one Ontario high ... -
Lived experiences of seven senior high school students in a french immersion program
(2001)This qualitative study investigated the lived experiences of seven senior high school students in a French Immersion program. The participants, four females and three males in grades eleven and twelve in a dual-track ... -
Personalist pedagogy of John MacMurray
(2001)This study attempts to determine what contribution British philosopher John Macmurray makes to contemporary issues in education. Specifically, it seeks to determine how the philosophy of personalism, a variant of which ... -
Biodiversity and forest management : five forest management plans evaluated
(2000)The five forest management plans evaluated are: Trout Lake, Nipissing, French-Severn, Kapuskasing, and, Whiskey Jack. -
Lived experiences of six students who choose to re-enter a nursing program
(2001)In light of an impending nursing shortage, student retention is a priority concern for nurse educators. In this study, the lived experiences of six students of nursing who leave an undergraduate program and subsequently ... -
Factors influencing attrition of students in a baccalaureate nursing program
(2001)A nursing shortage is looming in Canada (Canadian Nurses Association, 1997, November 4). It is inperative that as many students graduate from nursing school as possible in order to alleviate this problem. This purpose o ... -
Restructuring education in Ghana : a case for reconceptualizing educational aims
(1999)This thesis examines three decades of educational reform in Ghana between 1970 and the present. Government reports and secondary literature reveal that Ghanaian reformers sought to democratize and transform education but ... -
Mimetic roots of Flannery O'Connor's The violent bear it away
(1998)Literature from classical antiquity to the end of the eighteenth century was predominantly mimetic; that is, the general function of literature was to present a heightened imitation of reality, and, in particular those ... -
Growth and yield of teak (Tectona grandis Linn F.) plantations in Northern Ghana
(1998)Teak (Tectona grandis Linn F.) is a popular exotic species in Ghana, widely grown in industrial plantations and small scale community woodlots. In spite of its importance, limited information exists on the growth and ... -
Electron-photon interactions in quantum dots : coupled oscillators
(1995)A coupled oscillator model is developed for the far infra-red response of a quantum dot, and this model is used to predict the vacuum-held Rabi splittings of a dot-cavity system. -
Native student traditional tribal values and secondary school retention
(1997)This qualitative study examined the relationship between Native student traditional tribal values and beliefs and the secondary school retention of seven Amerindian secondary school graduates. It is a departure from ... -
Experiences of seven alumni who attended Shingwauk Residential School as children 1929-1964
(1999)This oral history report documents the recollected experiences of seven Native"students" who attended Shingwauk Residential School between 1929 and 1964. From qualitative analyses of transcripts three general themes emerged: ... -
Effects of radiation therapy knowledge and misconceptions on patient anxiety
(1996)Radiation therapy often produces considerable anxiety in patients. One reason for this anxiety is the uncertainty that often surrounds this treatment. Since studies have shown that many patients experience the most distress ... -
Perceptions of education : voices from an isolated reserve community in Northern Canada
(2001)This qualitative study describes the perceptions held by the stakeholders of education in a self-governed northern isolated community of the goals of education and curriculum for Aboriginal children. The study recognizes ... -
Behavioral confirmation of loneliness in dyadic conversations
(1995)This study was designed to examine the self-fulfilling nature of the social stigma of loneliness. It was hypothesized that individuals (perceivers) would be less warm and friendly in dyadic conversations with persons ... -
Interpretive study of Native women in post-secondary education
(2003)The purpose of this interpretive study was to explore Native women’s experiences in post-secondary education, in order to assist in developing a greater understanding of the needs of Native women who were students in ... -
Enhanced single school model : one Faculty of Education's variation of the professional development school
(2003)The Enhanced Single School Model (ESSM) was created to provide teacher candidates with an extended practicum during their professional year. It included two core teaching blocks and weekly volunteer time at a single school ... -
Green(ing) schoolgrounds in the Toronto District School Board : an investigation of potential
(2004)Literature review includes : school ground greening research (learning, social & behavioural development of children and adults, restoration and behavior, play, environmental awareness and stewardship, health, health ... -
Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of diosgenyl saponin analogues
(2008)Saponins are naturally occurring glycosides that are widely distributed in the plant kingdom and lower marine organisms. Saponins consist of a carbohydrate chain attached to either a steroid or triterpene aglycone. Diosgenyl ...
