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  • Aging out of the child welfare system: transition to adulthood from the service provider perspective 
    Nixon, Sarah; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of EducationEducation, 2020)
    The challenges associated with the transition to adulthood for former foster youth are well documented within the current literature, but there is limited knowledge available on service providers’ perspective on this ...
  • Aistimatoom: the embodiment of Blackfoot prayer as wellness 
    Grier, Angela (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education.Faculty of Education, 2014-07-16)
    The purpose of this thesis was to identify culturally appropriate means of engaging with Blackfoot and Indigenous clients seeking counselling. Blackfoot prayer is symbolic of the entire sacred worldview and universe of ...
  • Anxiety, depression and hopelessness in adolescents : a structural equation model 
    Cunningham, Shaylyn; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2005Education, 2006)
    This study tested a structural model, examining the relationship between a latent variable termed demoralization and measured variables (anxiety, depression and hopelessness) in a community sample of Canadian youth. The ...
  • An archetypal inquiry into the gambler's counterfeit quest for wholeness : a phenomenological-hermeneutics investigation 
    Solowoniuk, Jason; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2006Education, 2006)
    A phenomenological-hermeneutic method of study was employed to ascertain whether archetypal psychology could contribute to the biopsychosocial model's understanding of gambling pathology. After analysis, four-stage process ...
  • Athlete's perceptions of sport and education : a comparision of high school 4A basketball players and midget AAA hockey players in Alberta 
    Morgan, Robert; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2003Education, 2003)
    This study focused on student athletes' perceptions of sport and education. The following research question was used to establish a framework for this thesis: Is there a significant difference in athletes' perceptions of ...
  • Athletic career transition and transferable skills 
    McKnight, Kerbi; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2007Faculty of Education, 2007)
    This study investigated how active female hockey players at the high school, university/college, and national/elite levels perceive that the skills acquired in sport transfer to another career or other facets of their ...
  • Better queer than dead! : positive identity in Latin American gay men in Canada 
    Avelar, Ricardo; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of EducationEducation, 2015-07-03)
    This study explored the lived experiences, narratives, and perceptions of Latin American Gay men in Canada. Participants included three foreign-born men, who immigrated to Canada in adolescence or early adulthood. The ...
  • Bookmarks : girlhood reading that marked us women 
    Arelis, Deanna L.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1995Education, 1995)
    This thesis is contained within the frame of a plot diagram, since it is a story about telling stories about stories. The conflict was initiated when it struck me that I had been living unawares inside a contradiction: I ...
  • Boys in the background : the impact of sports on males growing up in a small town 
    Pilling, Michael; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2003Education, 2003)
    In a small town in a Canadian prairie province where spots, particularly football and basketball, are the chief activities, many young men in school define their self-worth based on their thletic ability. To determine the ...
  • By the rivers of water : writing the roots of curriculum 
    Squance, Maria; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2001Education, 2001)
    This thesis portrays an attempt to write and learn from the whole of life within and through the framework of a thesis. Written in the place- and space-times of three years it both questions and searches for the meaning ...
  • Canadian counselling psychology graduate student knowledge of women problem gamblers 
    Becker, Mackenzie; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of EducationEducation, 2016)
    Problem gambling affects many people. Certain individual characteristics, like gender, may predispose individuals to become problem gamblers (PGs) at higher rates than others. For instance, women problem gamblers (WPGs) ...
  • The chemistry of education : a periodic relationship 
    H-Duke, Michelle; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2003Education, 2003)
    The purpose and focus of this research is to examine a chemistry of education and to build a metacognitive bridge between the two disciplines, chemistry and education, through autobiographical narrative development of a ...
  • Childhood physical activity engagement: a qualitative bioecological investigation of children and their parents' perceptions and experiences 
    Schaerz, Simon; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of EducationEducation, 2021)
    Many Canadian children are not meeting the minimum physical activity guidelines that are associated with healthy growth and development. The mechanisms that underpin childhood physical activity are complex and vary by ...
  • Clients' perceptions of the therapeutic relationship and its role in outcome 
    Thompson, Colette; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2003Education, 2003)
    Psychotherapy research indicates that the therapeutic relationship influences counselling outcome, though the mechanism by which relationship contributes to change is unkown. This study investigated clients' preceptions ...
  • The closed campus approach : a case study of one middle school 
    Bosch, Clark James; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1998Education, 1998)
    This study is an exploratory case study on one middle school's attempt at the alleviation of a number of problem areas through the implementation of the closed campus approach to scheduling. This work outlines a 2 year ...
  • Community in schools : an exploratory study of meaning and purpose 
    Simpson, James E. M.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1997Education, 1997)
    A large body of research literature connects the concept of community with schools and other educational organizations. This study: 1. Drew from that educational literature: (a) a typology of the different senses in which ...
  • Comprehensive guidance : student and parent perceptions of junior high student needs 
    Mailandt, Werner; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2002Education, 2002)
    A needs assessment was conducted to identify top priorities for the development of a Comprehensive Guidance Program (CGP). The assessment was given to junior high students (grades 7-9) and their parents. This thesis is a ...
  • Computer self-efficacy and classroom practice : what is the correlation? 
    Beaudin, Lorraine C.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1998Education, 1998)
    The present technological focus in education is requiring teachers to become computer-literate so that they are better able to integrate computer technology into their teaching. This thesis examines teachers' leves of ...
  • Conceptualizing attitudes toward immigrants among undergraduate students attending a university in Southern Alberta 
    Williams, Joshua Harry; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education. (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of EducationEducation, 2020)
    Canada is commended as a country that celebrates multicultural diversity; however, literature suggests that this may not universally be the case for individual Canadians. This research study utilizes the Social Dominance ...
  • Connecting in the coulee: a hermeneutic study of young children’s place-based experiences 
    Patten, Lisa Marie; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education. (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of EducationEducation, 2021)
    This study is a hermeneutic inquiry into the questions, How do place-based experiences cultivate a child’s sense of place? and How do place-based experiences impact student engagement? It explores student perspectives of ...