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 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
Counsellors' Beliefs on Social Justice and the Medicalization of Counselling, Christopher Mullin
Interventions based on Mindfulness for Socio-emotional Skill Building in Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Systematic Review, Nethnie Thilakna Nandadasa
Learning to Teach for Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice: A Mixed Methods Case Study of Initial Teacher Education in Ontario, Canada, Kate Paterson
Teaching Experiences of Elementary School Teachers: An Analysis in the Post-COVID Era, Ankita Rawat
A Search for Role Clarity: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the RN and RPN Entry-to-Practice Competencies That Shape Nursing Curriculum in Ontario, Canada, Elizabeth M. Seabrook
The Effects of Audiovisual Input on Second Language Learning: A Meta-Analysis, Dru M. Sutton
Exploring Parenting, Children’s Mental Health, and Service Complexity Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Abigail Withers
Exploring Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions about the Use of School Gardens in Education for Sustainability, Dona Ishara Madushani Yahampath
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Implementation of TES: A case Study, Ahlam Ayoub
Making Mindfulness Matter with Arabic Speaking Families: A Process Evaluation Study, Amal M. Baobaid
An Exploration of Educators' Experiences Implementing the MindUP Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Emily A. Barry
Weaving Child-plastic Relations in the Ecuadorian Andes, Alexandra M. Berry
Motives for Caregivers of Children with FASD Who Connect with a Caregiver to Caregiver Mentor, Jocelyn J. Blake
Acting Out Gender: Embodied criticality and performance-based pedagogies, Danielle K. Carr
Exploring Factors That Affect English Language Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs in the English as a Second Language Context, Alexandra Charnina
Exploring the Effects of a Chinese Heritage Language School on the Identity Construction of its Adolescent Students, Angela Dong
Walking the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Talk: Promoting STEM Teacher Candidates’ Views, Understandings, and Implementation of Differentiated Instruction, Mohammed Estaiteyeh
Exploring the Underrepresentation of Women Coaches in Canadian University Sport, Hayley Finn
The Past, Present, and Future Direction of Computer Science Curriculum in K-12 Education, Steven Floyd
Opening a Crack to let the Light in: An Exploration of an Online Group Adolescent Compassion Focussed Therapy Intervention, Euan PB Fraser Tait
Reading Strategy Intervention and Reading Comprehension Success in Bilingual Readers, Bailey Frid
Identifying Intersectional Complex Practice Behaviours in IPV Services for Marginalized Women, Amrit Kaur Gill
Re-conceptualising How We Respond to Secondary Gifted Learners' Needs: A Critical Narrative and ANT Approach Investigating Programming and Placement Within Ontario's Current Public Education System, Melissa D. Gollan-Wills
Evaluating the Impact of a Compassion Focused Therapy Group on Parent and Caregiver Psychological Flexibility, Katarina M. Guillen
Creative Common Worlding with Research Creation in Early Childhood Education, Sarah M. Hennessy
Exploring the Use of Interactive Videos in an L2 Listening Test, Shanshan He
Screen time use and Children’s Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Amira Hmidan
Examining Canada’s Scientific Literacy Through COVID-19 Tweets, Samantha Jewett
Bribery in Higher Education in Former Soviet Countries: A Systematic Review, Roya Karimli
The Right to Education Act and Private Schools in Delhi, India: Experiences of Households from Scheduled Caste Groups, Anushka Khanna
Second/Foreign Language Learners and Narrative Film Comprehension: An Intercultural Reception Study, Natalie Killick
Spaced Practice and Second Language Vocabulary Learning, Sukyung Kim
Beginning Teachers’ Development of Inclusive Practices: A Longitudinal Multiple-Case Study Approach, Tsz-Wing Zita Lau
Steering at a Distance: A Qualitative Case Study of Institutional Autonomy at a Vietnamese Public University, Anh Thi Hoai Le
The Effects of a Video-Enhanced Intervention Package on the Science Practices of Students with Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Kailee Liesemer
An Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Students who attended Supervised Alternative Learning Programs in Southwestern Ontario, Rafaela Eneyda Lopez-Cobar
A Study on How Different Glosses Affect L2 Idiom Acquisition, Liting Luo
Critical Discourse Analyses of Early Education-Land Assemblages within Settler-Colonial British Columbia, Canada, Courtney A. Neidig
Examining the Lived Experience of University Students Receiving Academic Accommodations for Concussion, Mary C. Prior
Understanding Transitional Mental Health and Interpersonal Needs of Newcomer Youth During Resettlement: Seeking Guidance to Strengthen Mental Health Programming, Anjali Ruparelia
Guidance Counselors' Enactment of Educational Equity Policies: A Cross-Case Analysis of Ontario and Trinidad and Tobago, Kathleen Sandy-Thompson
Feasibility of STRONG in a University Teaching Clinic: Youth Impacts, Parental Perceptions, and Clinician Experiences, Nicole Anne Schilling
The Integration of Computational Thinking in Mathematics Education: The Current State of Practices in School, Outreach, and Public Educational Settings, Hatice Beyza Sezer
Learning Analytics for the Formative Assessment of New Media Skills, Negar Shabihi
An Examination on the Role of Culture and Socialization on South Asian Women’s Pursuit of STEM Education, Kinza Shaukat
Using Youth Voice to Inform Programs and Services Promoting Newcomers' Healthy Development, Alexandra C.G. Smith
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