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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 2017
The Technical Vocabulary Of Newspapers, Jiahui Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Exploring the Experiences of Muslim Students in an Urban Ontario Public School, Asma Ahmed
Saudi Women's Experiences Studying At Canadian Universities Through The King Abdullah Scholarship Program, Noor Abdulrhman Ahmed
A Mixed Methods Approach to Challenging Stigma at a Faculty of Education, Melanie-Anne P. Atkins
How Elementary School Principals Manage Accountability Expectations, Carolyn M. Ball
An Examination of Risk Factors Among Male Children and Youth with Complex Special Needs, Alshaba Shiraj Billawala
Improving the Education of Leaders: An Exploratory Case Study in an Undergraduate Business Leadership Course Focused on Gender, Kanina Blanchard
Student Programming and Identity in French Language Studies at an Ontario College, Crystal Brown
Perspectives on Teachers' Work in One Ontario Remote First Nation Community, Dawn V. Burleigh
Exploring the complexity of policy enactment through stories: A sociomaterial informed study., Sarah Burm
Is Social Competence Achievable in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder?, Monica Caldeira
International Student Mobility in Higher Education in China: Tensions between Policies and Practices, Kang Chen
Dual-Credit Program Leadership and Student Engagement, Melanie A. Christian
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Youth Education: Caregiver Perspectives, Kyle Cleversey
Learning About Teaching Science: Improving Teachers' Practice Through Collaborative Professional Learning, Sarah E. Cloutier
An Examination of the Leadership Practices Related to School Culture and Organizational Learning in a Consolidated Grade 7-12 School, Krista E. Dalzell
Pathways to Inclusion: Organizational Practices and Collaboration in the Least Restrictive Environment in a High School in Northern California, Angelica G. de Koning
Mental Health Policies and Practices: Student Services Leaders Connect the Dots, Laurie E. Dodson
Evaluation of the Effect of a Behavioural Coaching Intervention on Faculty Adoption of Technology-Enhanced Teaching Practices, Nicole M. Domonchuk
An Investigation of Multiliteracies Pedagogies in Language Teacher Education: A Mixed Methods Study, Adrienne Doucette-Vanthuyne
Bullying Experiences Among First Nations Youth: Identifying Effects on Mental Health and Potential Protective Factors, Caely I. Dunlop
Developmental Evaluation of a Gender Bullying and Sexualized Violence Prevention Program for Adolescent Males: Preliminary Lessons on Engaging Boys, Matthew B. Gillespie
The Work of Elementary Principals in Supporting New Teachers in Ontario, Publicly-Funded, English Speaking Schools, Jennifer M. Gonyou-Brown
Organisational Improvement Plan: System of Care, Derek Haime
An Examination of Emotional Intelligence as a Potential Mediator in Educator Stress and Burnout, Kaitlin Hancock
The Effect of Speech-to-Text Software on Learning a New Writing Strategy, Katrina N. Haug
High School Boys' Experiences of a Violence Against Women Prevention Program, Mark WA Henshaw
Am I a Bully? A Mixed Methods Phenomenological Study of the Perspectives and Experiences of Girls Who Are Relationally Aggressive, Laura A. Hogarth
Exploring the Transition from Classroom Teacher to Vice-Principal in Rural Schools, Julie Hohner
The Relationship Between School Leaders' Behaviors and Teachers' Perceptions of their Value in Promoting A Culture of Inclusive Education, Grace L. Howell
Teachers’ Mental Health: The Relevance of Emotional Intelligence in Burnout and Quality of Life, Rebecca Hsiang
Investigating Preservice Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and Practicum Experiences, Fiona E. Hunter
High Fidelity Simulation: Panacea or Potential Problem?, Mark E. Hunter
Beyond Burnout: Educators' Experiences of Mental Health Issues, and Stigma in the Workplace, Jenny Kassen
An Examination of Risk Factors for Adolescent Engagement in Directly and Indirectly Self-Injurious Behaviours, Janell A. Klassen
Teachers’ Help-Seeking Perceptions and Workplace Psychological Safety, Sheila M. Linseman
Learning To Be Women: A Study of Adolescent Girls in Rural Ontario, Laura Lockhart
Canada's Bilingual Dilemma: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Katherine MacCormac
The relationship between different dating violence profiles, mental health problems and mental well-being among Canadian youth, Kelsey E. MacDonald
The Role of the Secondary Vice-principal and its Relationship with the Enactment of the Ontario Leadership Framework, Tracy McCarthy
A Study of the Relationships Between Empowerment, Decision-Making Style and Job Satisfaction in Female Middle Managers within Ontario's University Registrarial Units, Lee Ann C. McKivor
A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies into Practice: A Case Study in One Grade One Literacy Classroom, Xing Meng Ms.
Service Providers' Perspectives on Muslim Women's Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence, Asra Milani
Exploring the Working-Lives of Unemployed and Underemployed Teachers in Ontario, Michael W. Mindzak
Leadership, Nursing, and Patient Safety Within a Hospital-based Learning Organization, Lara Murphy
Factors Associated with Disclosure of Domestic Violence at the Workplace, Laura Olszowy
Ethics for Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Finding Education in Poetics, Peggy M. O'Neil
Assessment Narratives: The Affordances of Video Inquiry for Formative Assessment of Multiliteracies, Mary C. Ott
A Corpus-based Comparison between the Academic Word List and the Academic Vocabulary List, Huamin Qi
The Impact of Prior Experience Employees’ Perceptions and Beliefs about Workplace Policies and Practices, Michael D. Saxton
How Schools Enact Equity Policies: A Case Study of Social Justice Leadership, Allison L. Segeren
Leadership Practices of Principals of Selected Public Secondary Schools in Kathmandu, Nepal, Shankar Singh
Truth Functions and Memory in English Language Learners, Eric Smiley Mr.
Accessibility and Self-disclosure of the Journey Through Mental Health: Youth Sharing Their Lived Experience, Caryl-Anne Stordy
Collaborative Work Environments: Development and Sustainability, Christy L. Thompson
Exploring Science Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Perceptions to Teach in Ontario’s Diverse Classrooms: A Mixed-Methods Investigation, Mithila Vidwans
Fostering the Mobilization of Knowledge from Professional Development to the Classroom, Robert J. Williams
Math Stories in Elementary Mathematics Education in China and North America, Bingqing Xu
How elementary school principals in an Ontario school board use resiliency strategies to manage adversity in their leadership, Catherine Elizabeth Zeisner
Motivation, Identity and L2 Reading: Perceptions of Chinese ESL Students in Canada, Binru Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Creating a Comprehensive Search Strategy for Research on Learning Disabilities Using the Pearl Harvesting Information Retrieval Framework, Salsabel Almanssori
Academic Literacies as Documenting Becoming Through Mixed Genre Texts, Ani Amirmooradian Malhami
Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Examining the Potential Impact of Direct and Indirect Forms of Childhood Maltreatment, Jenna S. Armiento
The Experiences of Second-Generation South Asian Female Students who are Attending Universities in Canada, Monisha Aurora
Toward epistemic empowerment of indigenous youth, Nazia Bano
Emotional and Spiritual Challenges of Aboriginal Foster Parents, Richelle L. Bird
Intercultural Learning for International Students in a Cross-Cultural Environment: A Qualitative Study with a Relational Cosmopolitan Lens, James S. Budrow
Experiences of Newcomer Youth in the Home Environment, Mikaela Burgos Cando
"What About the Boys" in Tights: Beyond the "Boy Crisis" and Into the Literacy Potential of Superhero Fiction, Jacob Cassidy
Examining The Socio-spatial Knowledge(s) Of Disabled And Mad Students In Higher Education, Mark A. Castrodale
Depression among Perpetrators of Domestic Homicide, Polly Cheng
Linguistic Identity and Investment in Grade 8 Core French Students, Heather B. Gauthier
Conjoint Therapy for Intimate Partner Violence Among Aboriginal Couples: Service Provider's Perspectives on Therapeutic Content and Activities, Parisa Ghanbari
Individual Education Plan (IEP) Development For Children With Developmental Disabilities In Ontario's Public Schools: A Narrative Case Study Inquiry, Karen P. Gregory
Pearl Harvesting Autism, Mariya Gruntovskaya
An Investigation into Writing for Scholarly Publication by Novice Scholars: Practices of Canadian Anglophone Doctoral Students, Pejman Habibie
Gender and Age Considerations in the Relationship of Frequency of NSSI and Emotion Regulation in Comparison to SSI, Kathryn Harrison
Caregivers' Experiences Raising a Child with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Aamena Kapasi
Muslim Female Students and Their Experiences of Higher Education in Canada, Farzaneh Khosrojerdi
Educational Assistants Supporting Inclusive Education in Secondary Schools, Amy C. Kipfer
Protective Factors and the Role of Gender in Childhood Mental Health: Application of the interRAI Assessment Protocol, Alexandria Lynch
Defending Liberal Education: Implications for Educational Policy, Christopher W. Lyons
Hearing the Unheard Voices: an In-Depth Look at Teacher Mental Health and Wellness, Kirsten A. Marko
Using a Pearl Harvested Synonym Ring for the Creation of a Digital Index on Giftedness, Nichole E. Mortimer
Ontario College of Teachers Cases of Teacher Sexual Misconduct, Taryn Mototsune
Investigating Trans-Affirmative Education Policies and Practices in Ontario, Kenan Omercajic
The Emotional Experience and Expression of Anger: A Child's Perspective, Craig A. Oolup
Writing Narratives with the Aid of Picture Stories, David S. Rayo
Examining gifted students' transition to university and its influence on learning, Adrienne E. Sauder
Resilience Factors in School Youth: Looking through Gender and Cultural Lenses, Diana Chanthury Saverimuthu