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  • Warehouse escape: an interactive game to teach search and sort algorithms 
    Bashir, Maimoona; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2022)
    In computer science, algorithms can be one of the most challenging concepts for beginners to learn. One approach to teaching challenging concepts is the use of game-based learning (GBL). In this work, we investigate the ...
  • Water and city-regionalism : discourse, power and hidden dynamics 
    Nicol, Lorraine A. (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of EconomicsArts and ScienceDepartment of Economics, 2013)
    Region-based solutions present a promising avenue to water management in water stressed regions by providing increased flexibility. But regional solutions require the messy reworking of networks of power among multiple ...
  • Water requirements of a Southern Alberta riparian cottonwood ecosystem 
    Orchard, Trina; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological SciencesArts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 2015)
    The eddy covariance (EC) method was used to determine the amount of water used for evapotranspiration (ET) over the 2014 growing season by a Southern Alberta riparian cottonwood ecosystem in Lethbridge, AB, Canada. Isotopic ...
  • Watershed-scale controls on snow distribution in a montane watershed 
    Dixon, James David Neil; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Geography, c2011Arts and ScienceDepartment of Geography, 2011)
    Snow accumulation in mountain headwater basins is vitally important to southern Alberta, where snowmelt supplies more than 80% of annual downstream runoff. This study evaluated two snow measurement techniques, and snow ...
  • "We came to Canada and we were going to make it": oral history, agency, and post-Second World War Dutch immigrant children and adolescents in Alberta 
    Toth, Elaine; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of HistoryArts and ScienceDepartment of History, 2019)
    This project reconceptualizes the immigrant child in a way that underscores their experience as distinct from that of an adult. There is little qualitative research on the histories of Dutch child immigrants and the findings ...
  • "We were having conversations that weren't comfortable for anybody, but we were feisty" : re-conceiving student activism against reproductive oppression in Calgary and Lethbridge during the 1960s and 1970s 
    Patton, Karissa; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of HistoryArts and ScienceDepartment of History, 2015)
    This thesis examines student activism against reproductive oppression in Calgary and Lethbridge during the 1960s and 1970s. The purpose is to highlight the strong and multi-facetted character of student activists’ fight ...
  • Wearing four hats: the role of local government in the making of planned innovation parks in China 
    Bai, Qianhui; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of GeographyArts and ScienceDepartment of Geography, 2018)
    Building innovation parks has been adopted by many governments to promote regional innovation capability and economic growth. Due to the decisive role of Chinese government and the special innovation park governing system, ...
  • Weaving phenomenology : the lived experience of home-based client-centred occupational therapy 
    Lee, Judy; University of Lethbridge. School of Health Sciences (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, School of Health Sciences, 2007School of Health Sciences, 2007)
    The metaphor of weaving and the methodology of phenomenology are used to expose eight ordinary people’s lived experience of receiving client-centred occupational therapy at home. This qualitative study reveals the themes ...
  • Web-based drawing software for graphs in 3D and two layout algorithms 
    Barahimi, Farshad; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2015)
    A new web-based software system for visualization and manipulation of graphs in 3D, named We3Graph is presented with a focus on accessibility, customizability for applications of graph drawing, usability and extendibility. ...
  • Weighing matrices: generalizations and related configurations 
    Pender, Thomas; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer ScienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2022)
    It is the purpose of this thesis to explore the relationships that exist between weighing matrices, including their generalizations, and various other combinatorial configurations. Principally, it will be shown that any ...
  • Weight cutting a biomechanical investigation of the effect on martial arts striking performance 
    Evans, Jared, Scott (Lethbridge, Alta. University of Lethbridge, Dept. of KinesiologyArts and ScienceDepartment of Kinesiology, 2013)
    Weight cutting is a phenomenon that exists in combative weight-class-based sports. The goal of this research was to investigate the effect of weight cutting on striking performance parameters amongst mixed martial arts ...
  • Whacky Wizards: designing and assessing an online interactive program for elementary music education 
    Brooks, Leonard Garth; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of MusicFine ArtsDepartment of Music, 2022)
    Music, a subject once taught almost exclusively by specialists, is increasingly the responsibility of generalist teachers at the elementary level. This research documents the development, creation, and implementation of ...
  • What are they good for?: Ultrasonic vocalizations as social communication signals in rats 
    Burke, Candace J.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of NeuroscienceArts and ScienceDepartment of Neuroscience, 2022)
    Rats emit ultrasonic vocalizations in a variety of appetitive and aversive contexts. Although the reason why these calls are emitted is yet unknown, two prominent theories exist, the affective state theory and the social ...
  • What can behavioural structure tell us about motivation? Insights from object play and foraging in Balinese Long-Tailed Macaques 
    Pelletier, Amanda (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of PsychologyArts and SciencePsychology, 2017)
    Current research is not unanimous on whether object play is motivationally linked to foraging, due to a lack of systematic comparison of the behavioural structure of both activities. This thesis aimed to address this gap ...
  • What does it mean to "stand on guard for thee"? Detuning the Canadian national anthem 
    Stewart, Tyler J; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Cultural, Social, and Political ThoughtArts and ScienceDepartment of Cultural, Social, and Political Thought, 2021)
    At their core, national anthems attempt to unite citizens of the nation through music. While “O Canada” might endeavour to unify the country in song, this research-creation project unsettles and detunes the anthem to ...
  • What is grief and what can it teach us? 
    Dill, Sandra; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1999Education, 1999)
    While a growing body of grief research focuses on how death affects the lives and the menatl well-being of survivors, death continues to be a mystery and the ultimate human crisis. Grief is now emerging as a concept of ...
  • What makes school a positive experience for 12 junior high school students? 
    McFadzen, Kathryn; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2001Education, 2001)
    This study examined the perceptions and needs of junior high school students considering the question, What makes school a positive experience for 12 junior high school students? Previous research indicates that many ...
  • What puts the 'terror' in terrorism 
    Rejman, Karl; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2003Arts and ScienceDepartment of Philosophy, 2003)
    How are we to combat terrosrism? Is terrorism ever morally justified? When is it rational to become a terrorist? What is so terrorizing about terrorism? The answers to these important questions depend on the most fundamental ...
  • What they need : delivery of career development to grade twelve students 
    Bloxom, Joan; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2003Education, 2003)
    Rapidly changing social and economic conditions can impart significant challenges to high school career decisions. Recent career education initiatives have been structured to support this school-to-work and school-to-pos ...
  • What voters want, what campaigns provide : examining Internet based campaigns in Canadian federal elections 
    Farries, Greg; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2005Arts and ScienceDepartment of Political Science, 2005)
    This paper examines differences between what voters want from a campaign website and what political parties are actually providing on their campaign websites. A series of focus groups were conducted and the results of those ...