Browsing Brock Theses by Title
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A narrative journey of teacher reflexivity and authenticity in technological environments /
(Brock University, 2007-06-29)This qualitative narrative inquiry was driven by my desire to further explore my personal discovery that my utilization of educational technologies in teaching and learning environments seemed to heighten a sense of ... -
A Narrative Study of Patient Encounter Accounts of Physicians, Nurses, and Medical Receptionists after Two Decades of a Paradigm of Patient-Centered Care
(Brock University, 2014-12-02)Despite recent well-known advancements in patient care in the medical fields, such as patient-centeredness and evidence-based medicine and practice, there is rather less known about their effects on the particulars of ... -
Narratives of Experience in Education: Living and Working Through Poverty in a Rural Community
(2013-04-02)In this study, I use my own experiences in education as a former elementary student, research assistant, and as a current secondary school teacher, to examine how living in a marginalised rural community challenged by ... -
National energy policies of the Federal Republic of Germany and Canada in the 1970s and 1980s: are economic and/or environmental concerns responsible for change?
(Brock University, 1991-07-09)The thesis presents a comparison of the national energy policies of the Federal Republic of Germany and Canada from 1973 until the late 1980s. The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether economic and/or environmental ... -
The National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft: An Examination of the Impact of Brand Associations Attached to the Russian Hockey Players
This research was conducted to investigate whether negative brand associations attached to Russian hockey players impact their draft rankings during the National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. A quantitative analysis ... -
Nationalism and Sporting Culture: A Media Analysis of Croatia’s Participation in the 1998 World Cup
(Brock University, 2013-12-16)The past two centuries have witnessed the rise of nationalist movements and widespread nationalism. As these movements gained strength in Europe, sport played a role in their development. Media representations of sport ... -
Native women, theory and research : contexts and contestations
(Brock University, 2004-07-14)In this thesis I outline a critical approach to interpreting the considerable academic literature on Aboriginal women in North America. I locate the scholarship concerning Native women within an understanding of three ... -
A naturalistic observation of the play behaviour of children with autism spectrum disorders /
(Brock University, 2001-07-14)Cognitive and social levels of play engaged in by four-to-eight-year-old children with autism spectrum disorders were examined in naturalistic classroom settings. In addition, play at home was compared with play at school ... -
Naturally Occurring Affect Predicts Verbal and Spatial Working Memory Performance
Some research has shown that induced affective states that vary in valence have differential effects on verbal and spatial working memory performance, such that positive affect improves verbal working memory and impairs ... -
The nature experiences of wilderness recreation leaders : throwing a stone
(Brock University, 2005-05-21)Through this descriptive exploratory study, the ways that wilderness recreation leaders experience nature are illuminated, deconstructing the assumed environmental benefits of and practices used in outdoor recreation ... -
The nature of avidyÄ in Buddhism and VedÄ nta
(Brock University, 1975-07-09)This thesis deals with the nature of ignorance as it was interpreted in the Upani~adic tradition, specifically in Advaita Vedanta, and in early and Mahayana Buddhism , e specially in the Madhyamika school of Buddhism. ... -
The nature of bullying among secondary school students /
(Brock University, 2000-05-21)The purpose of this research was to determine the prevalence and effect of bullying in a secondary school. Six hundred and fifty-nine student volunteers completed a survey which included a quantitative component of 40 ... -
The nature of the highly artistic student in visual arts at secondary school /
(Brock University, 2008-06-09)This qualitative investigation examined the nature of 7 highly artistic visual arts students at 2 secondary schools in southcentral Ontario. Through interviews, questionnaires, observations, and artwork documents, this ... -
Navigating the Complex Interactions between Preinjury Characteristics and Postinjury Outcomes Following Mild Head Injury: Does Trait Mindfulness Play a Role?
Despite increased awareness of the link between mild head injury (MHI) and long-term negative functional outcomes, there is a relative paucity of research investigating modifiable risk factors that contribute to chronic ... -
The Naxalite Movement in India : origin and failure of the Maoist revolutionary strategy in West Bengal, 1967-1971
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The near ultraviolet absorption spectrum of phosgene /
(Brock University, 1971-06-09)The near ultraviolet absorption of phosgene has been assigned to a * 1 1 ~.--n, A;-- Al electronic transition from vapour phase spectra recorded under conditions of high resolution and low_t~mperature. Progressions in ... -
A needs assessment of public health professionals: supporting the implementation of Ontario 2010 revised elementary health and physical education curriculum
(Brock University, 2011-03-08)Based on the Comprehensive School Health framework, Ontario's Foundations for a Healthy School (2009) outlines an integrated approach to school health promotion. In this approach the school, community and partners ... -
Negative and positive priming in poor and good readers : an ERP study
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Negotiating a Gendered Neo-Calvinist Pillar: Immigrant Loss, Transformation, and Lifelong Learning
Employing a critical feminist perspective, I conducted a sociocultural analysis of the lifelong learning of Dutch neo-Calvinist women who immigrated to Canada shortly after World War II. The purpose of the research was a ... -
The neo-liberal state and the crisis of public service broadcasting in the Anglo-American democracies /
(Brock University, 2001-05-21)The NeO'liberal State and the Crisis ofPublic Service Broadcasting in the Anglo-American Democracies The purpose ofthis analysis ofthe present condition ofpublic service broadcasting in the Anglo- American democracies ...