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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 2020 2020

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

Improving international teacher retention in São Paulo international schools: what can leaders do?, Christiaan Rombaut

Exploring the Acquisition of American Sign Language by Deaf Kindergarten Children: Early Language Access and the Use of Appropriate Resources, Jenelle Rouse

Seniors, French, and Conversation Groups: An Investigation Into Seniors Who Pursue French As A Leisure Activity, Alan D. Russette

An Examination of Child and Youth Mental Health Service Urgency in Ontario, Valbona Semovski

Challenges and Social Supports of Chinese Parachute Kids in a Canadian Secondary School: A Case Study, Yueyi Su

The Psychosocial Functioning of Children with Chronic Health Conditions: A Meta-Analysis, Serena Thompson

Direct and Indirect Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) Expression: An Investigation into the Nature of NSSI and Childhood Maltreatment, Emma Truffyn

The Effects of Spoken Input on Learning the Spoken Forms of Second Language Words: Studies of Frequency of Exposure, Acoustic Variability, and Mode of Input, Takumi Uchihara

Digital literacies and competencies: Examining teacher candidates’ achievement, engagement, attitudes, and personalized learning in technology enhanced environments, Stefano Vacca

Development of Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practices in Canadian Teachers, McKenzie Vanderloon

Philanthropic And Impact Investment In Education: Examining The Implementation And Financing Of ICT Initiatives In Education In East Asia And The Pacific And South Asia, Daphne Lilia Varghese

University Partnership of the Confucius Institute: A Case Study in Canada, Yinan Wang

Understanding Indigenous and non-Indigenous Perspectives of Reconciliation: A Case Study, Kaitlyn Watson

Policy Transfer Across Borders: An Actor Network Analysis of Standards for Principals and Vice-Principals in China, Wei Wei

Integrating Gwich'in and Inuvialuit Perspectives in a Community School in the Northwest Territories: A Case Study, Janna M. Wolki

How can we Predict Incidental L2 Vocabulary Learning? A Meta-Analytic Examination of the Involvement Load Hypothesis, Akifumi Yanagisawa

The Sequelae of Psychological Symptoms Exhibited by Children Exposed to Trauma: A Developmental Perspective, Ying (Annie) Yang

Unique Challenges in Risk Assessment with Rural Domestic Violence Victims: Implications for Practice, Nicole L. Youngson

Listening-Based Activities Promoting Productive Knowledge of Formulaic Sequences: Examining the effectiveness of dictogloss, Xi Yu

Knock on the door: A feminist standpoint theory case study of internationally educated Chinese females finding academic positions in China, Chenzi Feng Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Community Based Support Group for Siblings of Children with Down Syndrome: A Pilot Study, Ashley R. Amicarelli

STEAM Education in Ontario, Canada: A Case Study on the Curriculum and Instructional Models of Four K-8 STEAM Programs, Marja G. Bertrand

Perceptions of Settlement Workers on the Needs and Challenges of Female Syrian Refugees, Sheffy Bhayee

Exploring Young Children's Encounters with the More-Than-Human: A Multispecies Ethnography, Sarah Kathleen Black

The Use of Social and Cultural Capital as Refugee Mothers Transition Their Children to Ontario Education, Courtney A. Brewer

Strengthening the School-Family Partnership: Parents' Experiences with the Parents in Partnership with Educators Program (PIPE), Courtney Cadieux

An Examination of Predictors of Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents receiving Mental Health Services, Angela Maria Louisa Celebre

Collaborative mind mapping to support online discussion in teacher education, Rosa Cendros Araujo

Contributors of Pre-Service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy for Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms: How Predictors of Self-Efficacy Change Over Time, Evan Charles

ESL Teachers' Self-efficacy toward Pedagogical Use of Digital Technologies: An Exploratory Case Study in the Ontario Context, Aide Chen

Constructing Opportunities: A Multiple Case Study of the Semiotic Demands and Supports in Elementary Classroom Curricula, Emma Cooper

A Situational Analysis of Municipal Early Childhood Education Policy Documents, Maureen Cullen

Teachers’ Professional Practice, Policy Enactment, And Indigenous Education In Ontario: A Case Study, Natalie Currie-Patterson

Immigrant Perpetrators of Domestic Homicide: Unique Risks and Service Needs, Randal David

Barriers to Policewomen's Promotion: An Ontario Case Study, Susan Dick

Teaching for Equity: A Case Study of Teachers’, Vice Principals’, and Principals’ Perspectives in Three High-Poverty Elementary Schools in Ontario, Canada, Abhilasha Duggal

Examining the Impact of Varying the Pace of Instruction on Skill Acquisition and Off-Task Behaviour in Young Children with Autism and Down Syndrome, Carly A. Esipu

How to support caregivers and the bereaved: Psychoeducation and personal coping techniques, Vanessa Eva Marie Eyre

The Predictive Validity of IELTS Scores: A Meta-Analysis, Tomlin Gagen

An Analysis of Social Media Use Within and Outside of College English Classes in China, Yuze Gao

An Exploration of Collaboration In Indigenous Language Revitalization In A First Nation Community, Sara General

Inclusion of Muslim Students in Ontario Public Education: A Qualitative Inquiry of Elementary School Principals, Farah Ghonaim

Prior Help-Seeking and Intuition of Danger in Domestic Homicide Victims., Kristina Giacobbe

Experiences of Social Inclusion and Exclusion of Deaf Children, Nicole R. Hiebert

A Critical Analysis of OECD's 'Global Competence' Framework, Britney Hunter

To What Extent Do L1 Speakers and L2 Learners Have Productive Derivational Knowledge, Emi Iwaizumi

Seeking the Global Generation:A Comparative Case Study of Youth from Canada, Georgia, and Saudi, Eva Jaberi

School Success After Trauma: Examining the Parallels Among Trauma, Bullying, and School Disengagement, Mikayla Jeffery

Help Wanted: Investigating Help-Seeking Behaviour Among Post-Secondary Students in Relation to Their Mental Health and Well-Being, Stephanie Karam

English Language Teacher Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Michael James Karas

Pilot and Adaptation of a Social-Emotional Learning Program in Youth Justice Settings, Amanda J. Kerry

Can I Lend a Hand? Investigating the Promotion of Student Resiliency in a University Setting, Kevin Spencer Kilarski

Investigating The Design Of An Aesthetic Mathematical Experience, Maryam Koozehkanani

Death of the Clinic: Trans-Informing the Clinical Gaze to Counter Epistemic Violence, Diana E. Kuhl

Growing Citizens: Students’ Social Emotional Learning via School Gardens, Kathryn Markham-Petro

The Association Between Child and Youth Mental Health Service Urgency and Exposure to Childhood Interpersonal Trauma, Catherine Marshall

Inclusion and Policy Enactment in Teacher Education: A Focus on Pre-service Teacher Preparation for the Inclusive Classroom, Ayman Massouti

Promoting Mentally Healthy Classrooms: Evaluation of Online Mental Health Literacy Instruction in Pre-Service Teacher Education, E. Robyn Masters

A Social Skills Support Program For Children With Down Syndrome And Their Typically Developing Siblings: Effect On Sibling Relationship, Jill Y. Miko

The Educational Experiences of Female Latin American Students in Ontario: An Intersectional Analysis, Phillipa Myers

Teacher Professional Learning in Multiliteracies Pedagogy: Exploring the Lived Curriculum of Preservice and In-service Educators, Joelle Nagle

The Role of Child Protection Services in Preventing Child and Adult Domestic Homicides: Missed Opportunities and Barriers to Change, Laura Olszowy