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Children's rights in rural Punjab : the story of a border-dweller
(Brock University, 2010-10-26)
There is currently a disconnect between the universal and general children's rights as
presented in the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child and the lived experiences
of children in various countries. ...
I must walk through the gate : an ontological necessity
(Brock University, 2010-10-26)
This research is a self-study into my life as an athlete, elementary school teacher,
leamer, and as a teacher educator/academic. Throughout the inquiry, I explore how
my beliefs and values infused my lived experiences ...
Manufacturing 'authenticity' : a case study of the Niagara wine cluster
(Brock University, 2010-10-26)
In this thesis, I use "Fabricating Authenticity," a model developed in the Production of Culture
Perspective, to explore the evolving criteria for judging what constitute "real" and authentic Niagara
wines, ...
Is more information always good? : investigating the impact of website interface features on e-retailer's sales performance
(Brock University, 2010-10-26)
A number of frameworks have been suggested for online retailing, but still there exists
little consensus among researchers and practitioners regarding the appropriate amount of
information critical and essential to the ...
Fitness to stand trial : how discourses of rationality, reasonableness and culpability inform the law and psychiatry to create standards of normal
(Brock University, 2010-10-26)
The objective of this thesis is to demonstrate the importance of the concepts of
rationality, reasonableness, culpability and autonomy that inform and support our
conception of both the person and the punishable subject. ...
Personal soundtracks on public transit : personal listening devices and socio-spatial negotiations of students' bus journeys
(Brock University, 2010-10-26)
One way of exploring the power of sound in the experience and constitution of space is
through the phenomenon of personal listening devices (PLDs) in public environments. In this
thesis, I draw from in-depth ...
Stereoselective synthesis of 5-substituted pyrrolo[1,2-c]imidazol-3-ones. Access to aldosterone synthase inhibitors and chiral precatalysts
(Brock University, 2010-10-26)
Compounds containing the pyrrolidine moiety are key substructures of
compounds with biological activity and organocatalysts. In particular, annulated
chiral pyrrolidines with alpha stereogenic ...
Teaching sexual abuse prevention skills to two children with intellectual disabilities through game play
(Brock University, 2010-10-26)
The current study examined the effectiveness of a sexual abuse prevention program
developed locally for children with intellectual disabilities. The program package included a
board game with informational storybooks ...
Two enantiodivergent syntheses of balanol and the chemoenzymatic synthesis of oseltamivir
(Brock University, 2010-10-25)
The present thesis outlines our latest findings on the reactivity of the Burgess
reagent with oxiranes. Structural, mechanistic, and computational studies are
presented. Included is the development of a ...
The impact of a digital children's literature program on primary students' reading motivation
(Brock University, 2010-10-26)
This qualitative study stemmed from a concern of the perceived decline in students'
reading motivation after the early years of schooling, which has been attributed to the
disconnect between the media students are ...