• Pride in Education: Conceptual Analysis of Pride in a Case Study 

  Krieg, Graham (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017)

  Pride may be a term in need of clarity, especially in consideration of citizenship and values education. This thesis outlines the background and etymology of pride from a modern western perspective and provides a conceptual ...
• The Effects of One-Dimensional Reasoning on Vocational Education: What if Marcuse went to NSCC? 

  Wells-Hopey, Debra G. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-06)

  This thesis will argue that NSCC is an ideological construct that is part of a larger apparatus of administered domination. Such a claim is highly contentious, yet I will seek to show that any critique of the college is, ...
• “Key to the Past”: Community Perceptions of Yup’ik Youth Interaction with Culturally Relevant Education 

  O’Rourke, Sean R. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-03)

  European colonization has dealt crippling blows to the psyches of Indigenous peoples across the world by devastating and, subsequently, marginalizing their cultures. This cultural trauma contributes to the poor mental ...
• Children’s Shared Understanding of Media Marketing 

  LeBlanc, Lyse Anne (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2016)

  Through an examination of the contextual relationship between theory of mind and media literacy, this exploratory research study contributes to the fields of both education and psychology, as well as the broader digital ...
• Creating Space for Historical Narratives Through Indigenous Storywork and Unsettling the Settler 

  Knickle, Margaret (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-05-10)

  The goal of my research was to contribute to the decolonization of education by demonstrating how the practice of Indigenous storywork, according to Principles of Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body and ...
• Investigating Knowledge, Motivational and Behavioural Effects of Providing Oral Health Information to Pre/Post Natal Parents 

  MacCallum, Teanne (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-04)

  Despite an improvement in oral health status in recent decades, dental decay is still the most common preventable chronic childhood disease worldwide. Decay-causing bacteria can be transferred from parent to child within ...
• The influence of role-playing games on perceived social competence: 

  Orr, Matthew (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-04)

  This study examined the relation between tabletop role-playing games and social competence in young adults. A mixed methods approach was used to extend previous research in this area. The Strengths and Difficulties ...
• Teacher Perceptions of Assistive Technology to Help Learners with Disabilities 

  Alatheeb, Eman (2017)

  Assistive technology is considered a significant element that provides major support for learners with disabilities owing to the opportunities it presents to improve their learning by facilitating easier interactions with ...
• Sixty years of the Nova Scotia math curriculum: What’s changed? 

  MacLean, Gregory (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-05)

  The Department of Education is currently in the process of revising the educational curriculum to align with the Western and Northern Canadian Protocol (WNCP). This change was motivated by concerns that the curriculum ...
• Vulnerable Children: Law and Policy in Nova Scotia School Boards 

  Hennessey, Stephanie (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-04)

  The Children and Family Services Act (1990) requires all professionals, who work with children, including teachers and other school personnel, to report suspected child abuse to a child protection agency. The Education Act ...
• Speaking In Circles: Indigenous Identity and White Privilege 

  Downey, Adrian (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-03)

  This thesis explores white-seeming privilege, a term developed by the author to describe the specific experience of racial privilege in individuals who look white but primarily identify with a different ethnic label. The ...
• Exploring the Meaning and Significance of Creativity in Education: A Narrative Inquiry of Saudi Female Graduate Students’ Experiences in a Canadian University 

  Almahmudi, Reem (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017-03)

  This qualitative study aims to explore the concept of creativity through the narratives of Saudi female graduate students in the Faulty of Education at a university in Eastern Canada. In-depth interviews reveal the ...
• Peer-Mediated Pivotal Response Treatment for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evaluating a Train-the-Trainer Process 

  Coveyduc, Kristen (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2016-09)

  Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are known to have difficulties with social communication. These difficulties often become more evident entering school. Peer-mediated (PM) interventions that are developed ...
• Children’s perceptions of school-based cognitive behavioural therapy groups for mild anxiety: A qualitative investigation 

  Gerrior, Katlyn (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2016-09)

  Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders in children. When considering treatment for anxiety, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one of the most researched interventions. However, a recent Cochrane ...
• Writing in the Key of Life: Inquiry into Writing Processes and Pedagogies 

  Domm, Kristin Bieber (Mount Saint Vincient University, 2016)

  This inquiry investigates the complexities of writing and teaching writing in linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms. What must we understand about language in order to teach writing well? How can inquiry into ...
• What is Experiential Education? Why this is so important (and how that can be dangerous). 

  Petersen, Bonnie Louise (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2016-06)

  The goals of this study are to determine whether there is a clear definition or shared understanding of experiential education, to explore the history of the concept of experience related to education and knowledge, to ...
• Key elements of effective mentoring in short-term practicum placements for American Sign Language/English interpreting students 

  Smith, Denise (Mount Saint Vincent Univeristy, 2016)

  Framed within the field of the psychology of coaching and mentoring, this study looks closely at five professional interpreter and four student experiences with practicum placements for student interpreters preparing to ...
• Nursing Students’ Exposure to Interprofessional Education Experiences: Exploring Narratives through a Lens of Transformative Learning 

  Kowalewski, Zbigniew (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2016)

  For schools of nursing located across Canada, the challenge of providing opportunities for student nurses to engage in educational sessions with students from allied professions has resulted in diverse approaches to ...
• Saudi Students’ Experiences of Learning English in English as a Foreign and Second Language Settings 

  Alzaharani, Nagah Awad (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2016-06)

  This study aims to shed light on the reasons that influence Saudi students’ learning experiences, self-esteem, and attitudes in English language education in the EFL context as linked to their language proficiency. However, ...
• Cursive or Right Click? A Critical Analysis of Lifelong Learning and Cursive Writing 

  Kocsis, András (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2016-06)

  Cursive writing is a skill that contributes to learning, yet in an age of increasing technology it is no longer being considered as an integral aspect of the school curriculum. Cursive writing helps in terms of cognitive ...

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