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Education Theses and Dissertations

This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Education, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

The Enactment of Quality Assurance Policies in Ecuadorian Higher Education: A Case Study in the Public Universities in the Province of Manabí, Diego R. Sornoza Parrales

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and their Families, Carly B. Sugar

School Principals' Work in Grenada, Donna Swapp

An Integrative Study of the Effect of Early Learning with Touchscreen Technologies Using SAMR Framework: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review, Atefeh Taherian Kalati

Early Gaze Behaviours in Infants at High Familial Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder: association with brain development, Julia Teixeira Pinto Montenegro

Addressing Intimate Partner Violence: Effective Risk Management with Male Perpetrators, Simrat K. Tung

Student Engagement: The Role of Interpersonal Trauma and Polyvictimization, Jocelyn N. Van Dyke

Working Towards More Effective Sexual Violence Prevention Programming for Young Men in Canada, Aadhiya Vasudeva

Syrian Refugee Education in Lebanese Secondary Schooling: A Vertical Case Study, Georges Wakim

Investigating the Perspectives of Early Years Professionals’ Anti-Racist Practices, Amy Williams

The experiences of virtual kindergarten educators in technology-enhanced virtual classrooms: A guide to providing effective virtual teaching, Martin Wolak

Outreach Program, Cognitive Variables and STEM Identity: Mediation and Longitudinal Mediation Study of Middle and High-School Students’ Career Aspirations, Abdulehed Kasim Yarkin

Teacher Sensemaking on Computational Thinking, Siu Chung Yiu

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Soundfullness in early childhood education: An ecological sound art inquiry with educators and children, Malvika Agarwal

Psychotherapists’ Approaches to Transgender Affirmative Psychotherapy, Jordyn Banks

Assessing Self-Regulation in Grade 1 Writers: An Evaluation of the Reliability and Validity of the Interview on Self-Regulation in Early Writing, Ashley A. Bildfell

The Trickiness of Settler Colonialism: Indigenous Women Administrators’ Experiences of Policy in Canadian Universities, Candace Brunette-Debassige

Teacher Professionalism, Embodiment, and Surveillance: An Autoethnographic Study, Melanie Cloutier-Bordeleau

Exploring Teachers’ Perspectives on Child Anxiety: Opportunities to Promote Anxiety Management Skills in the Classroom, Sydney Coleman

Individual Differences in Executive Functioning and Psycho-emotional Well-being and the Impact of Acute Exercise on Children and Youth with ADHD, Madeline Crichton

A Systematic Literature Review: The Modalities, Pedagogies, Benefits, and Implications of Storytelling Approaches in Early Childhood Education Classroom, Xinyu Du

Global Citizenship Education and Scout Movement Curriculum in Egypt: Perspectives from Scouts and Scout Leaders, Tarek M. Faid

Managing Interpersonal Conflict: Adolescents With and Without Intellectual Disabilities, Olivia Faulconbridge

(Re)Thinking anti-racist pedagogies in early childhood education: An exploratory case study of the perspectives of Muslim Mothers in Ontario, Hanaa Ghannoum

Evidence-based programming for vulnerable youth: Successes and challenges of implementing healthy relationships programs in diverse settings, Rachelle M. Graham

Muslim girls' experiences with Islamophobia, sexism, and anti-Black racism in Ontario secondary schools: A case study, Sarah Halabi

Enhancing youth healthy relationships programming in Indigenous communities through co-creation and collaboration: A feasibility study, Kelsey Huson

Call for Inclusion: A Study of Global Citizenship Education and the SES Achievement Gap in Chinese Higher Education Institutions, Yang Hu

Exploring Effectiveness of Implementation of the MindUP Program Through Implementor Perspectives, Maria Jelic

A systematic review for identifying instructional design strategies and principles in extended massive open online courses (xMOOCs), Jingrui Jiang

Students adrift: An examination of school disengagement among clinically referred children and youth, Janell A. Klassen

Barriers to Safety Planning and Best Practices for Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence in Rural, Remote, and Northern Regions, Sara Kohtala

Systematic Review of STEM Attitude Measures, Meagan Koufis

Early adversity and positive parenting: Predicting executive functioning in children with ASD, Elizabeth A. Kuenzel

Investigating the Experiences of Faculty Members and Administrators with Quality Assurance and Accountability in Higher Education in Ontario, Melanie Lawrence

Combating Racial Microaggression in Higher Education: a case study of East Asian students' experiences on campus space, Vivian Leung

Common Worlding Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education: Storying situated processes for living and learning in ecologically precarious times, Kelly-Ann MacAlpine

Ontario High School Science Word List (OHSWL), Mohamed Mahfouz

Mandated to Move: Teacher Identified Barriers, Facilitators, and Recommendations to Implementing Daily Physical Activity, Lauren Martyn

Understanding Service Gaps and Support Opportunities in the Treatment of Childhood Anxiety, Chelsey R. Masson

Curriculum, Theory and Practice: Exploring Nurses' and Nursing Students' Knowledge of, Attitudes Towards and Self- Efficacy in Caring for The Elderly in Canada, Amany Farag Mohamed

Exploring the Feasibility of a Concurrent Mindful Awareness Program, M3, for Children in a Community Setting, Alyssa E. Mueller

A Systematic Literature Review of Intergenerational Literacy Studies, Ling Niu

Investigating All-Gender Bathrooms in Ontario Schools: A Multi-Sited Case Study, Kenan Omercajic

Adversity, Neurodevelopment, and Cognition in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Alissa Papadopoulos

Lina Saadeddin_Supporting Transition Resilience of Newcomer Groups (STRONG) - Examining Impact of STRONG on Youth, Feasibility of Community Implementation, and Parental Engagement, Lina Saadeddin

Individual Differences in Lifestyle Factors and the Effects of Acute Exercise on Executive Functioning in Children and Youth with ADHD, Jasmyn Skinner

Seeking Host Community Perspectives in a U.S.-based Service Learning Program: A Case Study, Vanessa R. Sperduti

Teachers’ and Students’ Experiences Using Social Media as a Pedagogical Tool Within Classrooms: A Systematic Literature Review, Rozan Trad

Sustainable Coping Among Experienced 911 Operators, Lisa Vanderloop

Jamaican Secondary School Principals' Work and Occupational Well-being, Annette R. Walker

Using a Self-Paced Reading Task to Examine the Comprehension Monitoring Abilities of Children with and without ADHD, Olivia J. Ward

Learning New Words from TED Talks: Strategic use of L1 subtitles and L2 captions, Injung Wi

Neither Seen Nor Heard: Surviving Children of Domestic Homicide, Alexis Winfield

A Case Study of EFL Learners’ Identity and Investment in a Private Educational Company in China, Jing Yan

Caring for Teachers: Exploring Pre-Service Teacher Well-Being, Self-Efficacy, and Vicarious Trauma, Bernadette Yeo

Internationalization of Regional Higher Education in China: A Critical Policy Case Study of A Transnational Double-Degree Program, Hailiang Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Racialized Women's Experiences of Sexual Violence and Harassment in Canadian Higher Education: An Intersectional Analysis, Shirin Abdmolaei

Providing Trauma and Violence Informed Care to Preservice Teachers: A look into perceived behaviours and self-efficacy when working with children impacted by interpersonal and structural violence, Christina Amico

The Use of Reading Strategies in Second Language Adult Learners, Taninder Atwal

Toward Common Worlds Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education: A Response to the Challenges of the Anthropocene, Adrianne Bacelar de Castro

Exploring the Experiences of High School Syrian Refugee Students with Interrupted Formal Education and their Teachers in ELD Classrooms, Hiba Barek

Understanding the Effects of Physical Activity on Executive Functioning and Psycho-Emotional Well-Being in Children with ADHD, Hannah B. Bigelow

Standing on the forefront of school mental health: Building upon capacity in teacher candidates through mental health literacy and trauma-and-violence-informed-care, Richelle L. Bird

Is Responsible Leadership Possible? Exploring the Experiences of Business Leaders, Educators, and Scholars, Kanina Blanchard

Becoming a cosmopolitan teacher: Empirical and theoretical inquires, James S. Budrow

Leadership Effectiveness in International School Contexts: A Synthetic Mapping of Emergent Literature, Michael C. Butler

Exploring the Impacts of Learning Challenges for Children Not Yet Identified with a Learning Disability, Giuseppe D. Capozza

Barriers to Accessing Community Mental Health Services for Migrant Youth, Charlotte A. Carrie

Investigating an Approach to Integrating Computational Thinking into an Undergraduate Calculus Course, Erin Clements

Understanding Youth Mentors’ Experiences Mentoring their Younger Peers, Melissa Coyne-Foresi

"Over the years I've come to realize that every student has the right to learn": An Exploration of the Experiences that Influence Beginning Teachers' Beliefs about Diverse Learners and Inclusive Education, Jessica Delorey

A Study of Gender Representation in Silver Birch Award Nominees from 2009 and 2019: A Queer Theory Perspective, Sara DiMarco

What Do Students Say about Writing? How Student Experiences Can Inform Canadian Writing Studies Pedagogy, Christopher Eaton

Children’s Perspectives on the Social Exclusion of Peers with Behavioural Difficulties, Kayla Edwards

Challenges for police in safety planning and risk management for adults victims and children living with domestic violence: Barriers and promising practices, Carolyn Anne Fraser

The Flipped Spanish Classroom: Student Engagement, Satisfaction and Autonomy, Ana Garcia-Allen

Microdosing Mindfulness: Understanding the Effects of Brief Mindfulness Meditation in Children with ADHD, Marcus D. Gottlieb

A Systematic Literature Review: Literacy Practices and Roles of Chinese Parents and Chinese Heritage Language Teachers In Chinese Children’s Literacy Learning, Lu Han

Psychosocial Factors and Early Career College Faculty: Teacher Identity, Teaching Self-efficacy, and Sense of Belonging, Kathryn D. Hansen

Down Syndrome Caregivers’ Support Needs: A Caregiver Perspective, Katie Hart

The impact of multiliteracies and multimodality on ESL learners: Using Neuroimaging Technologies, Wenyu Huang

Construction and Preliminary Validation of the interRAI 0-3 Developmental Domains, Jo Ann M. Iantosca

Developing a Feasible Survey for Community Organizations to Evaluate a Healthy Relationships Program, Maria C. Ibanez

A Critical Discourse Study of Programmatic Literacy Curricula in Ontario: Knowledge, Power, and Discourse in an Age of Diversity, Susan Ibdah

Learning Experiences in International Exchange Programs: Perspectives of Chinese Undergraduate Students in Canada, Xue Ji

Entrepreneurial Teachers: The Novice and the Experienced, Najmeh Keyhani

Common Factors in Military Domestic Homicides: Implications for Prevention and Intervention, Mariah Krancevich

Project-based learning (PBL) in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM): Perspectives of Students with Special Education Needs (SENs), Kayla Lambie

Coping and Stress Related to Support Needs: Assessing Needs in Parent and Caregivers of Children with Down syndrome, Yejin Esther Lee

A Comparative Study on Artificial Intelligence Curricula, Li Li

Leadership-as-Disciplinary Stewardship: A Social Movement for Kinesiology’s Future Success in the 21st Century University, Jenna R. Lorusso

Mental Health Literacy and Ontario Secondary School Curriculum, Christine J. Manser

Motives of Caregivers for Children with FASD to Become Peer Mentors, Lydia Murray

Inclusive Leadership Processes and Practices that Improve Educational Social Justice Outcomes for Manitoba’s Children in Care – An Exploratory Case Study, Regine Nuytten

Formative Space: Literacy Practices in 21st Century Curriculum Making, Mary C. Ott

Peer to Peer Mentoring: A Multiple-Case Study Evaluating the LINKS Peer Support Program, Petra Owusu

Acceptability of Making Mindfulness Matter (M3): A Community Based Program For Families Experiencing Adversity, Emilia Pacholec

Trauma and Violence-Informed Care: Evaluating the Impact on Teacher Candidate Attitudes and Intended Responses Towards Problem Behaviour of Students Affected by Trauma, Michelle M. Philippe

India’s Right to Education Act: Parents’ perceptions on involvement in private schools and school responsiveness, Namarpreet K. Rodrigo