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 2025
Uncommon Places - Joseph Schwab and the Development of Competency-Based Medical Education, Lori E. Dengler
Exploring Love Through a Different Lens - Examining the Intersection of ADHD, Dating Violence, and Perspective-Taking, Marissa Dias
Teacher Trauma-and-Violence- Informed-Care, Professional Development and Self- Efficacy, Shane D. Isakow
Non-Indigenous Counsellors Approaches to Work with Indigenous Clients, Laylin G. Keyes
Multimedia Story Software and L2 Vocabulary Learning, Xueqiao Liang
AI Education and Design Fiction, Li Li
Exploring Adjustment Experiences, Challenges and Resources of Rohingya Women Refugees in Canada, Nadia Mehdizadeh Jafari
The Personal in Practice: How Counsellors’ Awareness of their Social Location Impacts Counselling with Low-Income Clients, Melanie J. Moore
Insights from Informal Supporters: An Exploration of Arabic-Speaking Newcomer Women’s Experiences of Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse, Tarana F. Steinke
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
First Language Use in the Second Language Classroom in Public Secondary Schools in Jordan: Policy and Practice, Muath Algazo
Making Mindfulness Matter: Exploring the Feasibility and Co-regulation Outcomes of an Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention, Christina Marie Amico
Is There Adversity in Diversity? Racialized International Students' Experiences at a Southwestern Ontario University, Shamiga S. Arumuhathas
Pedagogical Confluences and Radical Imagination in the Brazilian Anthropocene, Adrianne Bacelar de Castro
Prediction of Teacher Well-Being through Beliefs: A Mixed-Methods Study of Educators, Annie Beatty
From Perception to Practice: Addressing Barriers and Facilitators in Daily Physical Activity Implementation in Ontario Elementary Schools, Hannah B. Bigelow
Monitoring the Quality of Children’s Community Mental Healthcare in Ontario: The Development of Pilot Quality Indicators, Boden D. Brock
The Association between Traumatic Life Events, Strengths, and Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Issues, Angela Celebre
CHALLENGES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTEACHERS IN ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING UNDER THE “DOUBLE REDUCTION” POLICY IN CHINA, Hanwen Chang
Educators’ Perspectives on Teacher Mental Health and Professional Development., Sybil HW Chan
To the Best of Their Beliefs: An Exploration of How Beginning Teachers Develop Inclusive Practice Beliefs, Jessica Delorey
Exploring the Experiences of Autistic Adults with ABA-Based Practices and Research, Grace Demerling
The association between prenatal maternal stress, infant brain volumes, and temperament during the COVID-19 pandemic, Amber L. Di Paolo
Beyond the portable classroom: investigating portable classrooms from secondary sources and reframing spatial needs in Canadian schools, Marzieh Forozantabar
Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Counsellors Work, Sneha George
Early Childhood Educators’ Multimodality Practice During the COVID-19: A Systematic Review, Mengjiao Han
Telehealth Autism Services: Service Providers’ and Users’ Perspectives, Lina Hawi
Educators' Knowledge and Confidence about Teaching Students with Exceptionalities, Allison E. Horsley
Improving Student Engagement in Online Learning: A Case Study of a Graduate Program in Canada, Ying Alyssa Huang
A Feasible Evaluation Approach for Community Organizations: An Evaluation of the Healthy Relationships Program with Vulnerable Youth, Maria C. Ibanez
Invisible Disability Matters: Faculty and Student Perceptions in a Canadian Initial Teacher Education Program, Umair Iqbal
An AI-Powered Mobile-Assisted Language Learning: A Systematic Review, Hyowon Jang
Note Taking and Second Language Vocabulary Learning, Zhouhan Jin
Wit(h)nessing Blasted Landscapes: Waste Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education, Cory A. Jobb
Caregiver Perceptions of the Impact of Psychoeducational Reports on Children with Learning Disabilities and ADHD, Rafia Junaid
Retrospective Pre-Post Evaluation of a Healthy Relationships and Mental Health Promotion Program for 2S/LGBTQIA+ Youth, Nikita Kalwani
Barriers To Working With Low Income Clients As Experienced By Counsellors, Riley Keast
Listening to Transgender and Autistic Voices: Reflecting on Affirming Research and Mental Health Practices, Kameron BM Kirbyson
Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Behavioural Phenotypes and Environmental Factors, Caitlin E. Leachman Miss
The experiences of lesbian and queer female teachers in Canadian schools, Chen Lin
Biliteracy Education in Cross-border Spaces: Case Studies of Curriculum between Canada and China, Wanjing Li
Amplifying the Experiences of Trans and Non-Binary Graduate Students at a Canadian University: A Case Study, Malcolm Macdonald
A Snapshot of Peer Relationships in Children and Youth: Pre- Versus During COVID-19, Jordyn Manis
Through Others' Eyes: Understanding Dating Violence Attitudes Through Perspective Taking, Aly M. Moscovitz
Embracing the Race: How Black Women Principals Construct Their Professional Identities in Ontario Schools, Nyasha Nyereyemhuka
Principals' Work Experiences in Schools Serving Low-Income Households in Urban Ontario, Omotoyosi O. Ogunbanwo
Amplifying Black Canadian Youth Voices on Mental Health Service Utilization, Petra A. Owusu
Exploring Counsellors’ Insights into Effective Support for Clients with Low Income, Skylar Rego
Exploring the Professional Development Needs of Teachers Regarding Trauma-and-Violence-Informed-Care, Lisa M. Reynolds
A Feasibility Study and Process Evaluation of a Parent-Led Anxiety Intervention Grounded in Modular Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Amy R. Rzezniczek
Adverse Life Events and Trauma-Informed Care: An Examination of Outcomes and Treatment Considerations, Armush Salahadin
Strengthening service integration across the mental health care system: An exploration of service complexity and resource intensity among youth in Ontario, Valbona Semovski
Views of Multiculturalism in Canada: A Metaphor Study, Kayvan Shakoury
Evaluating a Daily Physical Activity (DPA) Toolkit for Elementary School Teachers, Shelby T. Singh
Learning the pronunciation of English words from textual input: Should we listen first?, Liwen Situ
Fostering Friendship and Acceptance in an Inclusive Summer Day Camp, Emily Villani
Phonological development in Chinese–English bilingual children: A systematic literature review, Lihan Wu
Elementary Language Teachers: Teacher Agency and Curriculum-Making, Samia Mostafa Zayed
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Mental Health Presentations of Young Children, Sarah Adam
Latina Immigrant Women’s Experiences of Higher Education and Leadership: An Intersectional Perspective, Isabella Alencar Maroja Chaves
Exploring Translanguaging and Identity among Jordanian Graduate Students in Ontario, Mohamad Almashour
Hiring Criteria and Employability of ESL/EFL Instructors in the TESOL Job Market in Canada and the United Arab Emirates, Shaden S. Attia
Systemic, Institutional, and Teaching Factors in the Delivery of Interprofessional Education Curriculum in Canada, Mohammad B. Azzam
Championing Inclusive Education in Canada: Voices of Educators, Advocates, and Researchers, Sydney K. Bota
Science Attitudes of Students Enrolled in an Introductory Environmental Science Course, Rajan Brar
A Scoping Review of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Higher Education, Sarah Caimano
Single-Subject Writing Strategy Instruction: A Meta-Analysis, Madelyn A. Casola
Factors that contribute to Teachers' Self-Efficacy for Inclusive Teaching: :A Thematic Analysis, Evan Charles
Systematic Literature Review: Literacy Practices in Chinese Immigrant Families, Qingning Chen
Undressing Consent –Preliminary Evaluation of a Campus Sexual Violence Prevention Program, Angelina M. Cleroux
Disabling Consent: Discourses of Disability and Inclusion in Ontario's Early Childhood Education and Care in 1994, Laura E. Coulman Ms.
Professionals' Application of Intersectionality with Marginalized Youth: Considerations for Teen Dating Violence Prevention Programming and Beyond, Bradley Kyle Daly
Culture and Identity in Relation to Mental Wellness for the Haudenosaunee Community, Rammiyaa Devanathan
About dying and death: Thanatology's place in medical curriculum, Jill Dombroski
Settlement Workers in Schools’ (SWIS) Support for K-12 Refugee Students: A Resilience and Compassion-Based Approach, Raghad Ebied
Using Virtual and Augmented Reality to Teach Children on the Autism Spectrum with Intellectual Disabilities: A Scoping Review, Emily M. Erb
Investigating the Language and Identity Negotiations of Second Generation Canadian-Born Muslim Students at the Post-Secondary Level, Yasmeen Arianna Hakooz
An Exploration of Experiences of Ontario Teachers with Animals and Their Perception of Animals in the Classroom, Avery M. Harte
Identifying Cognitive Profiles in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Using Online Cognitive Testing, Abagail Hennessy
Interpersonal Victimization and Polyvictimization: An Examination of Mental Health Service Complexity, Gabrielle K.C. King Ms.
Learning Verb-Noun Collocations Through Multiple-Choice Exercises: Do Distractors Benefit or Hinder Later Recall?, Mengxue (Alyssa) Li
Being and becoming multilingual within Canadian FSL education, Katherine MacCormac
“Is that my agenda or is that serving the client?”: Perspectives of Social Justice-Oriented Counsellors on Working with Clients Who Express Oppressive Views, Lily G. MacKenzie
Higher education students and digital literacies: A systematic literature review, Filipe Malafaia Cerqueira
Exploring the Impact of the Khan Academy Digital Platform on Elementary Students' Anxiety and Problem-Solving Skills During the post Covid-19 Pandemic., Roksana Mirzaei Ranjbar
Reimagining Climate Relations with Feminist Earth-Based Spirituality through Common Worlds Ethnography with Young Children, Meagan Montpetit