• Girls and Women Exploring Intergenerational Learning Through Storytelling 

  McDonald, Cassandra (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2021-04)

  The purpose of this study was to explore through storytelling intergenerational learning between grandmothers, mothers and daughters from four different families, an Indigenous family, an African Nova Scotian family, a ...
• Portuguese Immigrant Women Who Work as Cleaning Ladies, or Domestic Workers, in Canada: Working Relationships Beyond Boundaries 

  dos Santos, Márcia (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2021)

  This thesis seeks to expand understanding of why Portuguese women enter domestic work (DW) instead of other types of jobs; how DW advantages and or disadvantages them; what are the key characteristics of the relationships ...
• How Does Children's Spelling Improve Their Literacy 

  Cote, Emily (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2021)

  Ample research suggests that spelling accuracy, measured using a binary correct-incorrect or on a continuum of correctness, is a primary way to predict future reading and spelling ability. Recent theory has proposed an ...
• “WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE?” EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXERCISE ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING IN SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 

  Stigter, A. Annemarie (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020)

  The present study examined the benefits of exercising and the direct effects of acute exercising on students’ cognitive functioning in the classroom. The researcher was interested to find out if short bouts of exercise ...
• The Contributions of Cognitive Abilities to the Relationship Between Inattention and Academic Achievement 

  Tsantilas, Demetria (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)

  The main objective of this study was to examine whether increased levels of inattentive and hyperactive behaviours were associated with lower scores on standardized tests of achievement in basic reading, spelling, and math ...
• The Interrelationship amongst Depression, Loneliness, Self-Regulation, and Academic Achievement in Canadian and International Students 

  Shahidi, Mehrdad (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020)

  Background: The number of international students in Western universities was estimated to be 7.2 million (CBIE, 2017, 2018) or 8 million in 2025 (Quacquarelli Symonds, 2020). In Canada, this number was 642,480 on December ...
• The Role of Mi’kmaw Art and Lifelong Learning in Sustaining Mi’kmaq Culture 

  Meuse, Holly (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-01)

  I remember living in a house with no running water, no electricity and only a wood stove in the kitchen. In late summer, just before I started school, we moved into a new home. In the new home, my father provided for his ...
• Assessing Self-Report Survey Scales of Discrete Emotions: A Systematic Review 

  Levesque, Nicolas (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)

  Research in the field of emotion is characterized by inconsistencies in theory and in empirical measurement of data. This systematic review of the measurement tools we use to capture said data sheds light upon the areas ...
• Classroom Emotions and Teacher Decision-Making Processes: A Qualitative Study 

  Young, Caleb Morgan (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)

  Teachers experience a breadth of emotions while teaching, but their effect upon decision making is not well understood. Using Fredrickson’s broaden-and-build theory as its theoretical framework, the present study investigated ...
• The Contributions of Oral Language Components to Reading Comprehension in Early Elementary Students 

  Walsh, Kathleen (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)

  Reading is a complex skill that is foundational to children’s learning in school. One popular theory of reading comprehension is the Simple View of Reading. This model posits that reading comprehension is comprised of ...
• Pinterest as a Resource for Health Information on Learning Disabilities (LD): A Social Media Content Analysis 

  Heymann, Carlotta (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)

  In the last decade, there has been a shift towards using online social networks to search for and consume health information. Pinterest, a social media platform that is frequently used by parents and teachers, provides a ...
• Social-Emotional Predictors of Teacher Well-Being 

  Barber, Christopher (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-09)

  There is a paucity of research examining teachers’ emotional experiences within the classroom and whether these experiences relate to their health. Using a novel approach to measuring emotion that considered a broad range ...
• Understanding the teaching experiences of new tenure track university professors 

  Caron, Jamie (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-06)

  As universities face increased competition to attract and retain students, greater attention is being paid to the quality of teaching in higher education. This thesis uses a small qualitative study to explore how two new ...
• A Comparative Analysis of Provincial Ministry Regulations on the Roles and Services Provided by Itinerant Teachers of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students 

  Al Mawlawi, Zainab (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-06)

  With the advent of universal newborn hearing screening, the advancement of technology and amplification systems, particularly with the development of the cochlear implant, as well as other developments in the outlook on ...
• Exploring children’s experiences of agency and participation in school decision-making: A case study 

  Polegato, Jillian (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-04)

  The purpose of this research was to explore elementary school children’s experiences of agency and participation in decision-making at school to add to the discourse surrounding children’s participation rights in Canada. ...
• How Objects in Spaces Help People in Places: Material Object Interactions Affecting Adults’ Informal Learning: Arts-Informed Research using Sculptural Mobile Forms 

  Mason, Stephanie M. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020)

  This work is a wide-ranging exploration into the ways adults can be supported to learn informally through material object interactions in public places. In keeping with my methodological lens of arts-informed research, I ...
• Advising Parents on How to Confront School Bullying: Analysing Four Guidance Books from Four Canadian Provinces 

  Muyini, Jubran (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2020-05)

  thesis uses discourse analysis and shows the ways in which definitions of bullying are socially constructed. Analyzing four parent guides from four different Canadian provinces, the thesis explores how prevalent bullying ...
• Rethinking the Nature of Youth Smoking Behavior: Investigating the Biopsychosocial Factors 

  Clark, Jennifer L. (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2001-08)

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the biopsychosocial factors that influence youth smoking behavior. Sixty-four high school students completed surveys for one phase of the study. Thirty-six other students ...
• The Relationship Between Selective Aspects of Metalinguistic Awareness and Degree of Second Language Acquisition in Emergent Readers 

  Clare, Lauren (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2001-09)

  The purpose of this study was to determine whether knowing a second language would be related to having greater phonological and word awareness skills than their monolingual peers. Three groups of kindergarten children, ...
• Race, Class, and Gender: A Snapshot of African Nova Scotian School Experiences 

  Bernard, Candace (Mount Saint Vincent University, 2001-03)

  This thesis explores multiple oppression based on race, class, and gender in relation to the school experiences of African Nova Scotians. An Africentric paradigm guides this exploratory, qualitative study. It attempts ...

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