• The Role of Spirituality and/or Religion for Queer Individuals Negotiating Homonegative Beliefs and Values in Coming Out 

  Hattie-Longmire, Brenda (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-10-24)

  This dissertation investigates how out individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer who have been raised in a homonegative Christian faith and have experienced internal conflicts between their sexual identities and ...
• Examining the Relationships Between Parental Meta-Emotion Philosophy, Emotion Regulation, and Academic Motivation 

  Chase, Molly (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-09)

  The purpose of the current study was to fill a gap in the current literature by examining a theoretical model hypothesizing that parental meta-emotion philosophy is related to emotion regulation abilities in children and ...
• The Role of Two Extracurricular Programs in International Students’ Informal Learning Experiences in Atlantic Canada 

  Fu, Junfang (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-08)

  This thesis explores international students’ informal learning through two extracurricular programs in Atlantic Canada, by focusing on their community involvement, volunteering, and social interactions. With the unique ...
• Examining the Relationships Between Parental Meta-Emotion Philosophy, Child Temperament, and Children’s Peer Relationships 

  Fralic, Cassandra (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-09-06)

  The present study aimed to build upon the growing body of research on parental meta-emotion philosophy, child temperament, and children’s peer relationships. Past researchers indicate that an aspect of parental meta-emotional ...
• "What is Readiness?" Examining Views of School Readiness and Prosocial Outcomes in Children 

  LeBlanc, Chantal M. T. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-09)

  Beginning kindergarten is an important milestone for children, their families, and schools. The purpose of the present study was to quantitatively examine parents’ and teachers’ perceptions of school readiness based on ...
• Exploring the arts and literacy in curriculum: A cross-cultural comparison of Australia, Canada and France 

  Barton, Georgina; Lemieux, Amélie; Chabanne, Jean-Charles (Art Education Australia, 2018)

  This paper explores the relationship between the arts and literacy in schools in three countries: Australia, Canada and France. It begins by sharing research that has investigated how literacy education has impacted on ...
• Mapping holistic learning: an introductory guide to aesthetigrams 

  White, Boyd; Lemieux, Amélie (Peter Lang Publishing, 2017)

  Mapping Holistic Learning: An Introductory Guide to Aesthetigrams introduces the concept of aesthetigrams. These are participant-produced visual maps of aesthetic engagement. The map-making strategy was originally developed ...
• The Stuff that Heroes Are Made Of: Elastic, Sticky, Messy Literacies in Children’s Transmedial Cultures 

  Rowsell, Jennifer; Lemieux, Amélie; Swartz, Larry; Turcotte, Melissa; Burkitt, Jennifer (Language Arts, 2018-09)

  In this article, we feature the “Speech Bubbles, Graphic Stories, Flipbooks, Storyboards” research study that we completed in the autumn of 2017. We begin by describing the study’s methodology and research context. Next, ...
• The Menstrual Cycle, Caffeine, and Verbal Working Memory 

  Carter, Emma (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-08)

  Verbal working memory is a domain of cognition critical to educational success. It is influenced by caffeine, with moderate doses generally resulting in improvements as measured by behavioural performance, as well as ...
• Need for and Interest in Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning: Planning Evidence-Based Professional Development 

  MacFarlane, Maggie (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-08)

  Classrooms across Nova Scotia encompass a wide range of complex student-learning, - behavioral, and -mental health needs. Teachers should be equipped with an understanding of how social and emotional aspects of students’ ...
• The Effects of Acute Stress on Executive Functioning in a School-Age Population 

  Ferguson, Christina (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-08)

  Acute stress appears to impact academic achievement in part by impairing executive functions. Executive functions are cognitive processes that help to control our attention, working memory, planning and organizing skills. ...
• The Scar Runs through the Pupil: An Autoethnographic Inquiry 

  May, Amanda F. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018)

  This study delves into the phenomenon of student learning within the context of adversity. Trauma can interfere with the healthy and normal development of academic and cognitive skills needed for students to succeed in ...
• Learning to Lead in Health Care: A Narrative Inquiry of Physician Leadership 

  Jolemore, Shawn (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018)

  Active physician leadership within health care organizations can shape the way health care is delivered and contribute to improving and strengthening the system. Yet physicians often struggle to be effective in organizational ...
• Exploring Handwriting Use, Handwriting Instruction, and Handwriting Quality of First-Year University Students 

  Vickers, Mark, Taylor (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-08)

  Handwriting is perceived by some individuals to be a “dying art” (Sharp & Titus, 2016), despite its cognitive and academic benefits over typing (e.g., Mueller & Openheimer, 2014). Twenty-nine students completed paper and ...
• Through the looking glass and into the classroom: A narrative inquiry into student-to-teacher experiences of becoming and in-betweenness 

  Seselja, Diana (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-07-23)

  The purpose of the present study is to inquire into the experience and knowledge of preservice teachers in a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program using a narrative inquiry research methodology. This study explores experiences ...
• “Set our spirits free: Exploring the role of spirituality as an anti-oppressive agent in the formal education of African Nova Scotian learners” 

  Munroe-Anderson, Kesa (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018)
• The learning experiences of members of an Africentric Support Group at a small urban-based Nova Scotian university 

  Headley, Randy (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-04)

  The learning experiences of Black students at post-secondary institutions in Canada is not a commonly researched topic. However, it is an area of study that generates many questions, with little to no answers. My ...
• PLAYING WITH POSSIBILITIES: Facilitation of Theatre Collective Creation for Social Justice in the Secondary Drama Classroom 

  Morris, Aren .A (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2012-11)

  The purpose of this study was to inform and improve the practice of a secondary drama teacher using Theatre Collective Creation (TCC) in her classroom, particularly TCC as a means of exploring/experiencing social justice. ...
• A Conceptual Model for Optimal Integration of Information and Communications Technology in the Classroom 

  Saxena, Aoop (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2012)

  Teachers in many schools struggle to integrate Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as part of their teaching practice. Among the issues faced by teachers when attempting to integrate ICT into their classrooms ...
• Using Self-­‐Assessment for Blended Learning 

  Barclay, Alexandra (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2013-09)

  This study presents an examination of a self-­‐assessment practice and online synchronous conversations within an undergraduate teacher-­‐training course. The course was a blend of classroom learning, in-­‐field pre-­‐service ...

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