• 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 ...
• Teachers' Perceptions of Student Life Stressors: Teacher knowledge of mental health issues and supports 

  Harrietha, Denise (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-04)

  Given that teachers are often the first to observe changes in behavior, both socially and behaviorally; assessing their mental health literacy is important in playing this role of early detection. The objective of this ...
• 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 ...
• Bringing the Public into Public Nutrition: How Engagement with Community-Based Participatory Action Research Has Informed Public Health Nutritionists’ Practice in Nova Scotia 

  Pabani, Nadia (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018)

  Background: Food insecurity is associated with increased risk of disease and poor health and well-being. Nova Scotian households have consistently experienced some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the Canada with ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• An Analysis of Racial Bias in Newspaper Coverage of “Bloody Sunday” and the March for the Right to Vote 

  McKitrick, Anne-Marie (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018)

  This study analyzed newspaper coverage of Bloody Sunday and the Selma-to-Montgomery march for the right to vote for Black Americans. Through critical race theory, news framing theory, and the theory of Orientalism, I ...
• 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 Public Debate About Privatizing Police Services in Ontario: Lessons from the UK 

  Reid, Charles, Stephen (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-07-26)

  In 2015, Kathleen Wynne’s government began a public consultation process of modernizing the Police Services Act (1990), arguing the public safety model must reflect a changing society. Throughout the past three years, the ...
• 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 ...
• Examination of the Ginseng Utility from the Perspective of the Nutrition Professional 

  He, Haoliang (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-08)
• Mobilities and Infectious Disease: ‘Othering’ in Canadian Political Discourse of Ebola 

  Long, Jessica (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018)

  A review of relevant literature demonstrates that discourse often constructs the population from countries dealing with an infectious disease outbreak as a risk. Government measures to manage and prevent the spread of ...
• 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 ...
• The Development and Status of School Psychology: Comparing and Contrasting Canada and Romania 

  Tudor, Adriana (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-06)

  School psychology is an essential service in Canada. The development of the field spans over 100 years. School psychology is overseen by regulatory bodies and training and development requirements are fairly consistent ...
• The Effect of Cooked Whole Navy Beans and Yellow Peas on Short-term Satiety and Food Intake in Children 

  Inagaki, Kana (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2018-05-28)

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